On its official website, Google has announced a number of new features for the password manager in Chrome browser. Chief among these is support for biometric authentication on PCs, a feature that is only available on PCs and mobile devices.
Biometric authentication requires users to verify their identity with facial recognition or a fingerprint before Chrome can autofill their logins and passwords.
This feature ensures user security and privacy, but requires computers that primarily support face recognition or have a fingerprint sensor to be able to take advantage of the new features, which Google says will be available soon.
Google has added a number of other features to Chrome's password manager, including the ability to add notes to saved passwords to provide users with additional information when they sign in.
According to Google, it is also possible to transfer passwords from other password managers to Chrome if they can be exported as CSV and then downloaded directly to the browser via Settings.
In addition, the Chrome browser allows desktop users to easily access the browser's password manager, either directly from the browser's main menu or from the password entry window that pops up while browsing. In addition, a shortcut can be created that leads directly to the browser's password manager.
Google has also updated Chrome's password manager on iPhone and iPad, adding password verification, a key feature for identifying weak and reused passwords, as well as passwords that have emerged from major hacks and leaked online.
Google wants to better protect user accounts by improving the password manager in the Chrome browser, which could also reduce users' reliance on third-party password managers.
It should be noted that Google has already started offering access keys instead of traditional passwords to access accounts, requiring users to identify themselves using a fingerprint sensor or facial recognition technology instead of passwords.