Compilation Google Chrome for Android starts implementing the function return to incognito mode using a fingerprint or authentication method used to unlock the device. That’s a little close to what the company did in 2020 when it introduced “privacy screens” to some of its apps that required Touch ID or Face ID as an authentication method.

If we say that it has started to be implemented, it is because the user will most likely have to force it enabling the feature through the Symptoms section browser, through which it is possible to enable or force the activation of many features, the use of which is not recommended or is under development. To go directly to the one at hand, you need to enter the following in the address bar:

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

Once inside, you have to make a choice Allowed in the appropriate section and restart the browser, although it may be necessary to quit or close the application completely for the desired effects to take effect.

After that, the user only has to go to Settings > Privacy & Security to get to “Block anonymous tabs when exiting Chrome”, which is an activation option. Then you can tap again to restart the app to see that when you try to go back to the incognito card, you’ll be prompted to authenticate with your fingerprint, operating system PIN, or password pattern. He was drawing.

Authentication for anonymous card loading may soon be officially launched through the Chrome stable channel. In short, it is a small function with which Google intends to strengthen the user’s privacy a little more, especially against crooks who take a smartphone or tablet without their permission, as it would be necessary to see how this function works against remote threats.

Given Google’s apparent intention to focus this feature on fingerprint authentication, we take this opportunity to remind you that biometric authentication methods may not be as secure as they seem, especially the fingerprint itself, as it is a piece of data that a person leaves imprinted with such accuracy. Just touch the device.