Google explained the accident that occurred on July 24 as follows: “By changing the behavior of the product without proper protection of the functions”This change resulted in users being unable to find and save passwords.

According to Forbes, the problem has touched About 2% of Chrome users on Windows 127that is approximately 15 million peopleBut considering that Chrome is used by over 3 billion people worldwide, the actual number of affected users could be even higher.

A temporary fix provided by Google required users to launch the browser via a command line. “enable-features=Skip Unencryptable Passwords”many people found this objectionable.

However, Google reacted quickly and released a full fix for the bug on July 25. To apply the update, users simply had to restart their browser.

In a statement, Google apologized for the inconvenience and advised users who encountered the issue to contact the Google Workspace support team for further assistance.