WhatsApp could soon let you use passwords for account security: Know more
Last Updated: 2026-07-24 15:08:42
WhatsApp is making account access stronger and could soon replace two-factor authentication with passwords. The platform has been changing and upgrading its focus on privacy of the users, even though it has AI running across features and ads are showing up in Status updates.
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WhatsApp may soon offer passwords for security.- Passwords could replace 2FA PINs for stronger protection.
- This feature is currently in development.
But account protection is a very crucial part of the messaging app and giving more options to the users feels like the right move. The details about password replacing 2FA on WhatsApp has been shared by tipster WaBetaInfo in a new post this week.
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Passwords over 2FA on WhatsApp
The tipster says WhatsApp is testing the option to use passwords in the development stage with beta users likely to get it working in the near future. The 2FA step on the app works through a six-digit PIN but it claims WhatsApp allowing passwords will accept both digits and letters. Breaking a PIN is definitely easier compared to passwords when used with the right process to protect the WhatsApp account.
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The tipster suggests WhatsApp removing 2FA is unlikely to affect those who have never enabled the security feature. Passwords will also be optional and will not work on your account by default.
WhatsApp is used for all purposes these days. You even have payments going through via UPI in countries like India that additional security is always warranted. You have people using screen patterns to stop others from accessing the chats, and passwords could be a stronger system to thwart possible intrusion.
WhatsApp has rolled out multiple features across platforms this week with a new update for its users. The platform now lets you use iPad for user logins or even creating an account.
Till date you need to link the iPad through a primary device to use it on the tablet but now it can become your standalone WhatsApp device as well and it is no longer a companion device for the platform. It even has a built-in PDF reader and editor now that works on the web and desktop versions.