Available first for Pixel devices.
What you need to know
In an effort to keep your account secure, Google will regularly ask you to confirm your password when trying to access your account on a device you've been logged into for a while. Entering your password takes just a few seconds, but Google's now aiming to speed up the process by allowing you to authenticate your account using your phone's fingerprint sensor.
This new feature on the Google Security Blog on August 12, with Google explaining the technical aspects as follows:
As demonstrated in the GIF, using your fingerprint to access your account information is as easy as selecting the "use your lock screen" option and then scanning your fingerprint when the prompt appears on your screen.
In regards to the privacy of everything, Google notes that:
If you want to try this out for yourself, the feature is rolling out to Pixel devices right now and will be made available to all Android phones running 7.0 Nougat or later "over the next few days."
For those of you eager to try this out right now, it's first available on the and should be expanding to other Google websites soon.
What you need to know
- Google now allows you to log into your account using your phone's fingerprint sensor.
- It's now live on Pixel devices and rolling out to all phones with Android 7.0+.
- The feature can be demoed right now on the Google Passwords website.
In an effort to keep your account secure, Google will regularly ask you to confirm your password when trying to access your account on a device you've been logged into for a while. Entering your password takes just a few seconds, but Google's now aiming to speed up the process by allowing you to authenticate your account using your phone's fingerprint sensor.
This new feature on the Google Security Blog on August 12, with Google explaining the technical aspects as follows:
As demonstrated in the GIF, using your fingerprint to access your account information is as easy as selecting the "use your lock screen" option and then scanning your fingerprint when the prompt appears on your screen.
In regards to the privacy of everything, Google notes that:
If you want to try this out for yourself, the feature is rolling out to Pixel devices right now and will be made available to all Android phones running 7.0 Nougat or later "over the next few days."
For those of you eager to try this out right now, it's first available on the and should be expanding to other Google websites soon.