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Google Chrome for Android is preparing to add support for Identity Check, an upcoming feature that will force apps to use biometric authentication when your phone is outside of a trusted location.

Identity Check was spotted on a OnePlus 13 running the Android 16 beta. The feature is expected to arrive on more Android phones with the Android 16 update coming later this year. It requires a change ...

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Identity Check requires mandatory biometric authentication, in addition to a PIN. The opt-in feature will engage when using your phone outside a trusted location. Google intends to start deploying ...

Google has announced a new Android "Identity Check" security feature that lock sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside a trusted location. The new feature is part of Anroid's ...

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