Google today announced a new autofill experience for Chrome on mobile devices that will use biometric authentication for credit card transactions, as well as an updated integrated password manager that will make accessing a site a little easier.
Chrome already uses the W3C WebAuthn standard for biometric authentication on Windows and Mac. With this update, this feature is now also available on Android .
If you've ever purchased something through the browser on your Android phone, you know that Chrome always asks you to enter the CVC code from your credit card to make sure it is really you, even if you have the credit card number stored on your phone. It has always been a nuisance, especially when your credit card was not close to you.
Now you can use the biometric authentication of your phone to buy those new sneakers with only your fingerprint, without the need for CVC. Or you can also unsubscribe, as you are not required to sign up for this new system.
As for the password manager, the update here is the new touch-to-fill feature that shows you your saved accounts for a particular site through a standard Android dialog. It's something you're probably already used to from your desktop-based password manager, but it's definitely an important new built-in convenience feature for Chrome - and the more people choose to use password managers, the more secure the web will be. This new feature will arrive on Chrome on Android in the coming weeks, but Google says that "it's just the beginning".
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