Google Chrome to soon add fingerprint-locking for incognito tabs: Here’s how it will work

Back in 2020, Google added a nifty feature to iOS called ‘Privacy Screen’ that required users to use Touch or Face ID authentication to use some Google apps. Now, Chrome for Android is getting a similar feature.

According to a recent report by 9to5Google, exiting Chrome when incognito tabs are open will instantly lock the pages. This is really useful if you want to hand your phone to someone to browse the internet.

How it works

Launching the browser and opening Incognito mode will now show a grey screen with the Incognito logo at the centre of the screen with an option below that says ‘Unlock Incognito’.