It is uncertain when this will be available to all Android users but it is believed to be coming sooner than later. Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is at the forefront of a 5 billion class-action lawsuit which alleges users are being tracked during private browsing sessions. Once the update is rolled out, you can access this by opening Chrome, then going to Settings > Privacy and security > Lock Incognito tabs when you leave Chrome. You can use either your fingerprint or your PIN to do this.Īdditionally, you can return to regular tabs with the option to “Close Incognito tabs” as it is currently. Relaunching the browser and trying to open Incognito tabs, with the new feature toggled, will have a gray screen with the Incognito logo at the center and will require verification from you. On Android, you’ll need to use a fingerprint to return to your Incognito tabs if you’ve exited the Google Chrome app. This feature has already been introduced, to some extent, on iOS in 2020 for some Google apps where you require Touch or Face ID authentication to open the Privacy Screen. At this point, the judge has only said that the. You may soon get the ability to lock Google Chrome Incognito tabs on Android when you leave the browser and require fingerprint authentication to access. The lawsuit alleges that Google continues to track users in Chrome, even when they use incognito mode, and asks for as much as 2 billion in damages.
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