Google adds fingerprint support to Chrome on Android and Mac in the latest beta

The latest beta version of Google Chrome adds a useful update to the popular browser: support for fingerprint sensors on Android and Mac devices, which will allow developers to use biometrics as an additional layer of security, via 9to5Google.

The update will allow Chrome to use existing Android fingerprint sensors and MacBook Pro Touch ID sensors for its analyzes. It is unclear whether other forms of biometric security, such as Windows Hello fingerprint scanners or Touch ID scanners on older iOS devices, will also end up being updated.

The beta version of Chrome 70 has some other cool features: Bluetooth Web support is planned for Windows 10, allowing Chrome to communicate with other nearby Bluetooth devices. (Other versions of Chrome already had the feature.)

Google is also introducing a new experimental form detection API that will allow users to identify faces, barcodes, and text in images, including scanning QR codes.

Chrome will now automatically exit fullscreen mode when dialogs for items such as authentication prompts, payments, or file selectors will appear, so users can better decide when to complete these prompts.