Security News > 2019 > August > Android Users Can Now Log in to Google Services Using Fingerprint
2019-08-12 17:33
If you're using Chrome on Android, you can now sign-in to your Google account and some of the other Google services by simply using your fingerprint, instead of typing in your password every time. Google is rolling out a new feature, called "local user verification," that allows you to log in to both native applications and web services by registering your fingerprint or any other method
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