Chrome already uses the fingerprint sensor so you can block access to incognito mode tabs

Now you can add another trick for Chrome browser apart from these 24 that we recommend you to check out to manage it like never before. Chrome now boosts a phone’s privacy so from browser incognito mode you can lock or unlock the browsing tabs with the fingerprint sensor.

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Block access to your browsing history in Chrome

Via Android Authority, we know that Chrome for Android is getting a new feature that makes browsing in incognito mode even more private. The browser can now be proud to offer a new fit which allows you to lock and unlock your private browsing tabs with the fingerprint sensor.

And this novelty has to do with the support for biometric blocking that viewable on Google Drive for iOS just two years ago. That is to say, from the privacy screen settings of an iPhone, it was possible to block access to Google Drive with Face ID or Touch ID.

So even now in Chrome for Android, in addition to being able to use the fingerprint sensor to block access to browsing history in incognito mode, the other alternative is use a PIN; if for some reason the phone we have does not have a fingerprint sensor (which is quite rare at the moment).

Here’s how incognito mode works now

When you exit incognito mode, with all those tabs open, Chrome will block its access when you restart the browser. A gray screen is generated with ‘Incognito Unlock’ option at the bottom.

Si uno intenta abrir las pestañas de nuevo se requiere el uso del sensor de huellas o, como hemos dicho, el PIN que se puede usar también para desbloquear el teléfono.

Para poder usar esta nueva función hemos de irnos a los ajustes de Privacidad y Seguridad de la app para encontrar una opción llamada “Bloqueo de las pestañas de incógnito cuando salgas de Chrome”.

Como sucede en el despliegue de estas actualizaciones, es de forma regional, así que seguramente tengas que tirar de este flag para Chrome:

 chrome://flags/#incognito-reauthentication-for-android

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