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Set Time Value for Biometric Login

By default, users must reenter biometric ID credentials when the app is in the background for more than 15 minutes. You can set your own time value requirement by adding a custom attribute.

Required Editions

Setup for Mobile Publisher available in: Lightning Experience
Setup for Mobile Publisher available in: production only (not sandbox)
Available in Lightning Experience in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions
User Permissions Needed
To create and modify a Mobile Publisher project: Manage mySalesforce Apps
Important
Important Remember to wrap attribute values in quotation marks.
  1. From Setup, enter Mobile Publisher in the Quick Find box, then select Mobile Publisher.
  2. In the External Client Setting tab, select the external client app you want to change the biometric ID unlock time value for.
  3. In the Custom Attributes section, click the plus sign.
  4. For the attribute key, enter REQUIRE_BIOMETRICS_AFTER. For the attribute value, enter the value in minutes wrapped in quotation marks.
  5. Click Save.