How to require fingerprint to download apps

Now, to lock apps with your fingerprint, you will need to enable Touch ID within the app you want to use. I'll use the app Mint as an example. Regardless of the Touch ID app you want to enable fingerprint app lock for, the ability to turn it on will most likely be found in the settings of that app.

Links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Fingerprint scanners make it easier than ever to secure your smartphone, reducing the need to type in a PIN code every single time. Huawei was one of the first to adopt a fingerprint safe, seen on the likes of the Ascend Mate 7 and other phones in its stable. Locking content behind a fingerprint has been a staple on Huawei phones and the latest devices still offer it.

From here, you enable the options for access safe and access app lock. OnePlus has delivered fingerprint app lock functionality for a few years now, dubbed App Locker. Enter your PIN to proceed, and you can choose Add apps to, well, add apps.

The page also gives you a toggle to hide notifications from these apps. Require After 15 Minutes—If you entered your password within the last 15 minutes, you won't be asked to enter your password again. Tap your name. Tap Password Settings, then choose the setting that you want.

Click Apple ID. Select the settings that you want for free downloads and purchases. If you have Touch ID turned on for purchases, you won't see this menu.

Select Users and Accounts. Some Android phones require you to press and hold Back and Home to unpin. Enter your pin, pattern, password, or biometric security option to. To enable the fingerprint app lock functionality, you'll need to visit apps is simply called AppLock, and can be downloaded for free from Google Play. After installing, when you open the app, it will ask you. Hold your device as you normally would when unlocking it, and touch the Touch ID sensor with the outer areas of your fingertip, instead of the center portion that you scanned first.

Tap something to buy. You'll receive a Touch ID prompt. To make a purchase, lightly touch the Touch ID sensor. Need help using Touch ID? Enroll up to five fingerprints.