How to lock Signal using Touch ID or Face ID

2. 2. 2021

Popular chat app WhatsApp is currently experiencing a huge user exodus – and it's no wonder. Facebook, which is behind WhatsApp, wanted to update the terms of use of the mentioned application. There wouldn't be anything special about that, anyway, the terms were hiding that Facebook was supposed to get access to a lot of different sensitive user data. Quite logically, users don't like this, so they massively switch to alternatives in the millions. The most popular alternatives are the Signal and Telegram applications. In the following days, we will focus on these applications in our daily tutorials. Today we will show you how to lock Signal using Touch ID or Face ID.

How to lock Signal using Touch ID or Face ID

If you want to further strengthen the security of your device, including the chats in the Signal application, then it is not difficult. You just need to follow the following procedure:

First, you need to move to the native application Signal.
On the app's home screen, tap on the top left your profile icon.
This will bring you to a screen with sections for editing preferences.
On this screen, locate and click the box Privacy.
Here then it is necessary for you to lose a piece below a activated function Display lock.
Then another option will appear Screen lock time, where you set after what time the screen should be locked if necessary.

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So, using the above procedure, you can easily strengthen the security of the Signal app so that an unauthorized person cannot access it even if they manage to get into your unlocked device. After entering the Signal application, depending on the Screen Lock Time, it will be necessary to unlock it. Definitely think carefully about the time you set for the mentioned option. Given that biometric authorization is really fast, I recommend that you choose the Immediately option from the point of view of increased security. If you haven't switched from WhatsApp yet and are wondering which app to choose, take a look at the article I'm attaching below. In it you will find most of the popular alternatives with described positives and negatives - you will definitely choose one of them.

Topics: WhatsApp, Signal, face ID, touch ID, Facebook, touch, display, Settings, function, user

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Jana

10. 2. 2021 11:29

Please advise... I have installed Signal and in privacy protection I am missing the "display lock" that I had in the previous app. So I can't close and protect conversations. I would like to set my own code that is not the same as the phone screen lock. What with this?

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