it is possible to lock the application to protect your private conversations

It’s happened to all of us. Someone picks up our smartphone to look at our vacation photos that we wanted to show them or test a game and there a Facebook Messengers chat window pops up. The thing can be problematic for some users and Facebook has understood this well. It is now possible to lock the application via an option called App Lock.

Facebook indicates that its online chat application will have the right to a new security option. At the opening, she will have to scan your fingerprint or face (via Face ID for example) to display the discussions. In fact, activating it will be fluid and should not be annoying on a daily basis. This should therefore prevent a bubble from appearing while someone else is on your smartphone.

To activate it, simply go to your profile, then in the Privacy menu. This update is currently deployed, but on iOS only. It will arrive on Android in the coming months, Facebook says. It is of course optional, you can very well leave the confidentiality as it is currently.

Classify your messages

Facebook also works to prevent users from receiving unwanted messages. Like on Instagram, it will be possible to classify received messages. The user can, if he wishes, choose who can send him a message or call him, block people or a category of people. For now, the Palo Alto firm has not given more details on how the thing works, but this new option should not differ from what we already know on Instagram.

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In any case, Facebook wishes maximize the privacy of its users for their comfort. It is also a way of showing that privacy is important for the network, which has already known several major data breaches in its history.

What about you, will you be using App Lock on Facebook Messengers? Tell us in the comments !