Add fingerprint unlock option while restoring wallet

[Pavneet-Sing]

Description

Unable to use fingerprint unlock (Biometric authentication) when the wallet is reset then restored. It is an effect of clear fingerprint after wallet reset implementation.

Steps to reproduce

1. Setup wallet
2. Reset wallet from settings
3. Restore wallet, lock it and notice, there is no option to unlock via fingerprint

Actual result

No way to unlock wallet after reset

Expected result

Allow user to add biomatric authentication on wallet restoration screen

Issue reproduces how often

easy

Version/Channel Information:

• Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store version? NA
• Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Beta version? NA
• Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Nightly version? not yet, but will after 12076 PR

Device details

• Install type (ARM, x86): ARM
• Device type (Phone, Tablet, Phablet): phone
• Android version: Pie and above

Brave version

1.37.9

Website problems only

• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? NA
• Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? NA
• Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? NA

Additional information

It is an effect of clear fingerprint after wallet reset implementation.

Additional

Need a change in the restore wallet design or flow to enable biomatric authentication unlock.

cc: @jamesmudgett @SergeyZhukovsky

[phil-mason]

@Pavneet-Sing is anyone working on it or is there an ETA?
For me, it is annoying since before the restore, I was used to it.

[Pavneet-Sing]

@phil-mason It is not in progress and sorry for the inconvenience. We will escalate to add this in the upcoming release. Thanks for reporting.

[Brave-Matt]

+1

[phil-mason]

@Pavneet-Sing
Great, thank you very much for the information :)

[kjozwiak]

The above requires 1.50.117 or higher for 1.50.x verification 👍

[Pavneet-Sing]

Update: Using fingerprint to unlock wallet during reset wallet will available soon in the upcoming release brave/brave-core#17875 & brave/brave-core#17911
cc: @phil-mason @Brave-Matt

[srirambv]

Verification passed on Oppo Reno 5 with Android 13 running 1.50.120 x64 build

• Verified restoring an account via seed phrase prompts to enable Biometric unlock
• Verified enabling fingerprint unlock works on restoring wallet
• Verified on a restored account in older version, upgrade to 1.52.15 doesn't prompt for fingerprint unlock
• Verified restoring wallet with an already created wallet with fingerprint prompts to enable Biometric unlock