Yesterday we learned that Google Chrome may have a sidebar search feature similar to Microsoft Edge. This allows users to highlight any text on a web page to search for more information online without opening a new tab. Search results appear in a panel to the right of the current web page, showing all related links, images, descriptions, and videos.

Now, it looks like another Edge feature is being added to Chrome, and this time it’s a security improvement.

Some Microsoft Edge users may not be aware of this, but the browser actually offers a “Sign in with device password” option. This adds a layer of security when you autofill passwords on a form by asking you to enter your device credentials before autofilling the password. Essentially, your device credentials act as a kind of master password to autofill your credentials on any website you browse through Edge. This is not Edge’s default behavior, but you can see how to enable it in the screenshot above.

Now, it looks like Chrome might get the same feature soon. Clever reader Leopeva64 discovered that this feature is now available in Chrome Canary. You can see it in action below:

As mentioned, Chrome improves Edge’s implementation a bit, with a Windows dialog for autocomplete that tells you which website you’re accessing. This is a great feature because it adds a layer of security. It’s also optional, so if you don’t want to deal with prompts every time you autofill your password, you can easily leave the browser in its default configuration.

There is no word on when this feature will finally reach the stable version of Chrome. It’s currently available on the Canary channel, so it will need to be tested with Dev and Beta before it becomes available. Given that it’s already available in Edge, there’s very little chance of it being turned off during development.