Chromebooks with fingerprint sensors are closer than ever

Biometric authentication is nothing new for laptops. However, no Chromebook, even Google's flagship Pixelbook, has ever had a fingerprint sensor or facial recognition. Sure, you could use your phone's fingerprint sensor via Smart Lock, but that's just not the same. A commit for face unlock was discovered on Chromium Gerrit just a few days ago, and now, one for fingerprint sensors has been spotted as well.

Speculation for fingerprint sensor-equipped Chromebooks has been around for some time, and there were even rumors that the Pixelbook would have one.

Chromebooks with fingerprint sensors are closer than ever was written by the awesome team at Android Police.