WhatsApp Rolls Out Passkeys Support for Android

According to an announcement, WhatsApp's Android app will soon accept passkeys. Passkeys, a password-less yet secure method of login into applications, services, and websites, may now be used to access WhatsApp in place of two-factor authentication. This announcement comes after Google last week announced support for passkeys.

With this change, Android users of WhatsApp will no longer be required to employ two-factor SMS authentication, which is both unsafe and inconvenient. Users of Android devices may log back in quickly and securely using passkeys. Only your face, finger, or pin can open your WhatsApp account, according to a statement made by the firm on X (formerly Twitter).

WhatsApp previously tested passwords in its beta channel, but now it is available to regular users. There is still no information about WhatsApp password support on iPhone.

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The company says Android support will roll out in the coming weeks and months. Passwords can replace traditional passwords using your device’s authentication methods. Apple and Google already support passwords for their users. Last week, Google encouraged users to avoid using passwords in their accounts in favor of passwords.

To use passwords, you must unlock your device with a fingerprint, face scan, or PIN. They are 40 percent faster than passwords and are based on encryption, making them more secure.

"But while these are a big step forward, we know that new technologies take time to adopt, so passwords may be around for a while," Google said in a statement. Earlier this year, Google launched support for passcodes as an easier and more secure way to log into your account online, and received positive feedback.

Meanwhile, a modification to WhatsApp's Android user interface has also started to roll out, making it considerably simpler to operate the well-known messaging program with only one hand. The new interface is now going out to users on the stable update channel after the business originally released a bottom-tabbed design to beta testers of its Android app earlier this year (the iOS version of the app already has tabs at the bottom).

On the beta version of the app, WhatsApp has also just begun testing a newly designed user interface for iOS and Android with new colors and accents.