The arrival of iOS 18 last September brought us a very interesting security feature, Protect any app with Face ID. In this article I will show you how to protect your applications using Face ID, the biometric identification system that arrived on the iPhone X in 2017.
Put Face ID on your apps
This new operating system feature will allow external apps to take advantage of Face ID, preventing someone from having your phone in their hands. can search where it shouldn’t. To do this, simply follow these steps.
Choose any app you want to protect. In this case it will be the social network Instagram
You must do a long press on the application icon. A pop-up menu appears with a few options, one of which is “Require Face ID.” With this you get that this biometric identification system is mandatory to access the content.
The system will ask you for confirmation.
From this moment on, the application of your choice is protected, better than ever, “by the face”.
In any case, it is a reversible option at any time. If you want to remove this protection using Face ID, long-press the app icon again and click the “Don’t require Face ID” option. Access to the application will be the same as always.
This way you add a extra layer of privacy to the applications you want.
Although I always say the same thing, the device is intended for exclusively personal use and no one should know your keys and passwords, in some cases some people know them. Provide this Extra protection is a way to protect yourself and others content that must be exclusively private.
Remember what the devices compatible with iOS 18, If you have not yet updated to this version, it is very important that you do so. You’ll get features like this, as well as security improvements.
Here is a list of iPhones compatible with iOS 18:
-iPhone 16
-iPhone 16 Pro
-iPhone 15
-iPhone 15 Pro
-iPhone 14
-iPhone 14 Pro
-iPhone 13
– iPhone 13 mini
-iPhone 13 Pro
-iPhone 12
– iPhone 12 mini
-iPhone 12 Pro
– iPhone SE (3rd generation)
A new feature that will help you significantly increase the privacy of the applications you choose. iOS 18 too includes some new features such as its own password management application, or even scheduled sending of messages or RCS compatibility.
