Google officially releases Android feature to lock incognito windows

Google is officially releasing the feature to lock incognito windows in Chrome with a fingerprint or facial recognition. This feature has been in testing by the company since September and is already available on iOS.

The feature will according to Google now released in phases and can be enabled via the Privacy *amp; Security settings. Enabling this feature requires users to log in with their fingerprint or facial recognition to re-open a previously opened incognito window after exiting the app.

Users can also enter their PIN to open the incognito window. The function is used in the app since September, provided that users activated a flag. With the official release of the function, users no longer need to use this flag.

Google continues to provide the Safety Check with personalized recommendations. Safety Check now warns the user if they use dangerous extensions or leaked passwords. With the personalized recommendations, the company can also warn users, for example, that a small number of sites have recently sent many notifications.

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