A few months ago we learned that Google was updating Chrome so you can use the biometric authentication in the incognito tabs of your browser. Now it’s rolling out the update so you can block them and gain access with your fingerprint, facial recognition, or a PIN.
[Evita usar esta función de Chrome: tus contraseñas pueden ser enviadas a los servidores de Google]
Finally coming to Android
It must be said that this feature was previously available on iOS. Google in some aspects offer more affection to the Apple Mobile operating system.
The big G used a blog post to announce deployment of this update that helps block Chrome incognito sessions using biometric authentication on Android.
When using this new measure, you will need to Verify Your Identity via fingerprint or face whenever you return to an incognito tab when quitting Chrome or using another app.
In this way, private browsing is protected at the time when another person could take the mobile or we simply gave it to them to play with. This new function comes to the year since it was available on Android via a “flag”, this url which is typed in the browser to activate certain features under development.
Cuando se está bajo esta navegación privada, a través de esas pestañas de incógnito, la pantalla aparece en gris con el logo mismo cuando se vuelve a una protegida por esta característica.
Vía Engadget, tendrás que pulsar sobre el desbloqueo de incógnito para iniciar la autenticación biométrica o simplemente verificar tu identidad con el código PIN usado. Se puede verificar que la tienes ya en tu navegador Chrome desde el botón de tres puntos situado en la parte superior derecha.
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