How To Add Android Fingerprint Authentication To Your App

You probably know about different types of security authentications. You might be using one on your smartphone.

So according to you,

Which is the safest security authentication? Is it,

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I would say fingerprint authentication is the safest one, as it would require your consciousness and direct permission to unlock a device or app.

This emerged in the market with the advent of Android 6.0, when it allowed users to authenticate their smartphones with fingerprints.

Adding it to an Android app can be a daunting task for a business owner.

For this, you will need to modify the app's source code and add several sections for biometric authentication there. Note that this summarized tutorial is based on Android Studio. If you want the full tutorial, you can refer to any popular computer science/coding-related site to do it yourself. If I had to summarize the steps, it would be like this.

Step 1: Create a new project

Here you need to create a new project in the Android Studio and select your desired programming language.

Step 2: Add dependency and JitPack Repository

Here, navigate to the Gradle Scripts > build.grade. Then you need to add a piece of dependency code in the dependencies section. After this, you need to add the JitPack repository to the build file.

Step 3: Working with the AndroidManifst.xml file

Here you need to add a line of code (which I won't mention here, or this will be a tutorial instead) inside the AndroidManifst.xml file.

Step 4: Working with the activity_main.xml and background.xml file

Here, you need to navigate to the activity_main.xml file and add a long piece of code, and then do the same in the background.xml file, but with a different section.

But this is not the end. There are some final steps to the whole process. Without prior programming knowledge, it's quite a hassle to execute all this.?

Hence, it would be ideal to hire a company for your app development project and ask them to do it. Further, if you already have an app with no fingerprint authentication, you can ask the experts to integrate it into your app.

But before that, let's see:

Why is it necessary to add this feature in today's applications?

So, when you have an application for your company, you will require this fingerprint authentication for the security of your users.

There are reasons to make sure that users feel safe while using your app. For example,

While opening the app

If your app is related to financial tasks, one must require authentication for opening it. It's because financial apps store confidential data, which should be accessed only by the owner of that data.

Your user should find your app trustworthy enough to store their financial data. And this will happen when you include fingerprint authentication.

Every time they open the app, it will require them to put in their fingerprint for confirmation.

While doing any payment

If your app sells something, it will require your audience to initiate a payment process. Here comes the risk of any unauthorized person getting into the app and making a payment.

Or, might there be an unwanted payment done as the result of a kid's jiggery-pokery. Hence, in this case, if your app has fingerprint authentication, you can eliminate those risks. Without the user's confirmation, there will be no way anyone can initiate a payment.

These are some reasons why you should integrate fingerprint authentication into your app.

Fingerprint falls under the biometric authentication category, where a certain part or feature of your body is used for confirmation. Other biometrics are there, like, face unlock and voice unlock.

The best part with biometrics is that no one can guess or fake it, as every person has a unique set. So, there will be enhanced security for your users to use your app without any worries of data loss or unauthorized payments.

So, by now, you have probably guessed the importance of using fingerprint authentication in your app.

But if you are still confused, I will discuss some of the core benefits of using Fingerprint authentication.

Benefits of Fingerprint Authentication

Top-notch security

Passwords and pins, for most people, are their pet's name, some lucky number, or their modified phone numbers. Unfortunately, this type of data is easily accessible by fraudsters.

They can analyze your online data based and easily figure out these combinations. But when you introduce biometrics, a fraudster cannot access to your fingerprint in any way.

It is only you who have access to it. Also, unscrupulous people can't copy your fingerprint or crack it to unlock using a robot. It's because living beings, specifically humans and other mammals, only possess unique fingerprints.

Fast and convenient user experience

Unlocking an app through biometric authentication is easy and quick for users. There is no requirement of typing in a long password with numbers, letters, and special characters.

Instead, a simple touch on their fingerprint sensor will unlock the app. The internal process of unlocking it through your fingerprint might be technically complex, but to your users, it's easier than ever before.

Also, there are chances that users will forget their passwords, which is a common problem. But with biometrics, there is no question of you forgetting your biometrics!

Non-transferable

When unlocking the app, it will require users to apply their fingers for authentication physically. It is impossible to transfer a biometric digitally. As your users are the only ones possessing that biometric, there will be no chance of any unauthorized person claiming to have the same biometric.

Copy-proof

So, biometrics are unique to a person, and there is a one in 50 billion chance that two persons have the same fingerprints.

Also, it is nearly impossible to copy your fingerprint and use it to unlock something that has your biometric authentication.

I said nearly impossible because fingerprints are stored digitally. Otherwise, how will a device recognize with your fingerprint that it's you without having it stored on memory units?

But there are no chances of using that fingerprint to unlock something. Again, it's because it will require the user to apply their finger to authenticate physically.

If you want to provide top-notch security to your users, contact Swadesh Softwares to integrate Fingerprint Authentication in your Android app.?