As with advancement in technology, our social medias are also getting more advanced. We see new features and new updates every other day on different social medias we are using. All these updates add to our comfort.

In this article we are going to discuss about the Passkeys feature of WhatsApp, as how to set up WhatsApp Passkeys feature on your device, and how to delete if you want, by following some easy and simple steps.

How to Set Up and Delete WhatsApp Passkeys Feature

This feature of Passkeys means to use the authentication feature of your phone, as facial recognition, fingerprint scanning or screen locking instead of setting a separate password for WhatsApp. This feature is updated for the Android users only yet, if you are using WhatsApp on iOS you will have to wait.

Set Up WhatsApp Passkeys

Follow the given steps to set up WhatsApp Passkeys feature on your account:

  1. Launch the WhatsApp app on your phone.
  2. Open the account Settings by tapping the three dotted menu.
  3. Click on Account.
  4. Now, press the Passkeys option.
  5. Next, click the Create a Passkey.
  6. To start the process of creating a Passkey on your account press Continue.
  7. To set your device authentication as your WhatsApp Passkey, press the Use Screen Lock option.
  8. Now, you can verify your account with figerprint, face or screen lock.

And that’s it, you have done it.

Delete WhatsApp Passkeys

Follow the given steps to know about how to delete WhatsApp Passkeys:

  1. Launch WhatsApp app.
  2. Go to the WhatsApp settings.
  3. Now, tap on Passkeys.
  4. To delete the configured passkey, press Revoke option under it.
  5. Confirm your action by tapping Revoke.

And that’s it, you have done it successfully.

FAQs:

Q: Why can’t I find Passkeys feature on my WhatsApp? How can I get it?

Ans: If you are an iOS user, you can not find it because this feature is not updated for the iOS still. But if you are using WhatsApp on Android and still not getting this feature on your device, then go to Google Play Store and search for WhatsApp and update it to the latest version, and you will get this new feature updated on your account.

Q: Can I find WhatsApp Passkeys feature on iOS and Web?

Ans: No, this feature is currently available only for Android devices and not for others.

So, this read was to help you know about how to set up and delete WhatsApp PAsskeys feature on your Android devices.

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