Some most delinquent reports suggest that Google Chrome’s incognito tabs might be getting more confidential than it is with a new Fingerprint access feature.
It might appear typical for iOS devices, as iPhones have the feature of FaceID security over the system & apps, but for Android users, it is unique. Let’s delve into the details below.
Chrome for Android Getting More Private With Fingerprint Access
9to5Google has published all details about this new feature. They stated that in Google Chrome 105’s stable channel, they discovered a new setting that lets them lock incognito tabs and be unlocked with a fingerprint.
As you can witness, this option in the above image mentions, “Use screen lock to see open incognito tabs.”
This means if you were operating incognito tabs and closed chrome, you can see them again by utilizing your fingerprint to open them. And you will still have an option in the notification bar to exit all incognito tabs.
You can use this option by visiting Chrome’s Settings > Privacy and security > Incognito Lock tabs. You are likely thinking about which fingerprint it will use to unlock the locked Incognito tabs.
So it will detect the mainly selected fingerprint of the smartphone. Besides, there might also be an option to open them with a PIN, as in the three dots above.
And the option of “Unlock Incognito,” there is also an option to use another tab. Which might be related to an average tab or a new Incognito tab section.
When it Will Be Rolled Out
As of now, there is no detailed information about whether it is coming to iOS or not. But we can confirm its appearance on android smartphones. And it is not likely to be coming very later.
This means it is coming very soon to the stable version of the Google Chrome browser, as it is already available in Google Chrome 105’s stable channel.
