Android 17 stable is officially rolling out to Google Pixels, here's what's new!

Google launches Android 17 stable for Pixel 6 and newer, bringing App Bubbles, enhanced privacy controls, and security ...
Android

Google Play Store purchases will use biometric authentication soon

Google will give you the option to use biometric authentication when making purchases on the Google Play Store. This will be an alternative to using the synced Google account password. The Android OS ...
Engadget

Chrome can now lock Incognito tabs on Android behind biometric authentication

Google is rolling out a feature to Android that will add an extra layer of privacy when you browse websites in Incognito mode. The tech giant has revealed in a blog post (via The Verge) that the ...
techtimes

Better Biometrics, Improved Settings to Come to Android 15, But For Beta Program For Now

Android 15 is progressing steadily, with Beta 3 now available for Pixel devices enrolled in the beta program. This release comes roughly a month after Beta 2 and introduces the much-anticipated ...
Android Police

Find My Device finally introduces biometric authentication

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

I've got to hand it to the SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro and its palm-vein authentication

With palm vein authentication, 3D face scanning, and fingerprint support, this smart lock is not lacking biometric options.
Android Police

Google Chrome's password manager will get biometric authentication on desktop soon

Arol is a tech journalist who worked as a news and feature writer for Android Police from 2021 to 2023. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum ...