Android users can now hide Chrome incognito tabs with their fingerprint

Google has added a new feature to Chrome for Android that hides open incognito tabs unless unlocked with fingerprint data. This new feature is similar to the “privacy screen” option found in iPhone versions of Google apps such as Google Authenticator, Drive, Fi, and the iOS Google app. However, incognito tab lock for Chrome on Android works. a bit It’s different from the privacy screen in Google’s iOS app.

The Android version of Chrome lets you authenticate with your fingerprint or lock screen PIN, but iOS users can also use facial recognition to reveal porn incognito tabs. The iOS privacy screen is also a standard feature, but Android users have to take a few steps to use the Chrome feature, at least for now.

Incognito Reauthentication Lock will be available to all Android users in a future Chrome app update, but only at the time of writing as a hidden featureUnlike some unreleased features, if you have Chrome version 105 update installed, you can try it in Chrome stable.

How to enable Chrome Secret Reauthentication on Android

To enable the experimental flag:

1. Open Chrome on your Android device.

1. go to chrome://flags/#incognito-reauthentication-for-android
2. select “Effectiveness” from the drop down menu below “Enable device reauthentication in incognito mode.”
3. Tap “Reboot” when prompted. flag is enabled.

After restarting Chrome, you will need to enable this feature in the app settings.

1. go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
2. turn on “Lock incognito tabs when leaving Chrome (use screen lock to see open incognito tabs).”
3. Finally, confirm your fingerprint or lock screen PIN when prompted to enable the feature.

Once this feature is widely available in a future version of Chrome, there is no need to enable the experimental flag, but for now it is.

If you then close Chrome with the incognito tab open, your session will be “locked.” When you reopen Chrome, the browser hides those tabs behind the reauthentication screen.Tap “Release incognito mode” Then press your finger on the phone’s fingerprint sensor to regain access, or tap . “Use PIN” Unlock the tab that way. This only affects incognito tabs. When you reopen Chrome, you’ll still see your regular tabs.

[9to5Google]