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Biometrics to open the email app #7530

@FMorschel

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@FMorschel

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  • This issue only contains a request for one single feature, not multiple (related) features.

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6.714

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I'd like to keep my email more secure.
I live in a country where stolen phones are really common. There is a trend of phones being stolen while the owner has them unlocked, and they try not to click on the button to keep the screen on so they can access the data.

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I'd like to propose that the email app has a security feature similar to the one on the desktop app, where there is a need for a password.

My actual request would be to have a password to lock the email app and possibly allow biometrics to unlock it.

There could be a timer to lock it again similar to what WhatsApp already has.

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Options available on WhatsApp as a reference:

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The last switch was already asked at #7529.

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