Google seems to be testing a tool to make browsing incognito even more private in Chrome for iOS.
The beta version of iOS Chrome has introduced a feature that requires Touch ID or Face ID to unlock Incognito tabs that you may not want others to access. With the feature turned on, returning to Chrome after a closed session will display a vague incognito tab and will require access to verification, for each release note captured by 9to5Google. Google said in a statement that the feature is intended to “add more security to your incognito tabs.”
To activate the function, go to settings, navigate to Privacy, and select Lock tabs incognito when you close Chrome. According to 9to5Google, the feature is not available for everyone running the beta version of Chrome on iOS. Google did not immediately return a request for comment on the feature and its wider release.
As mentioned by 9to5Google, a version of this privacy setting is already available in the main Google search application, although the privacy setting is triggered after you leave the session for 15 minutes. To activate it, open the main Google application, go to settings, Select Privacy and security, and switch to Enable Face ID for incognito mode.