Google Chrome just got 2 Killer Upgrades — What You Need to Know

Google Chrome just got 2 Killer Upgrades — What You Need to Know

If you have trouble remembering passwords online or typing in payment information, Google Chrome has a new feature for you.

The two updates, one to Chrome for Android and the other to the desktop version of the browser, make it easier to organize both passwords and payment information. According to Google, all two features will be available to all users "over the next few weeks and months."

On its official Chromium blog, Google announced that soon the desktop version of Chrome will allow people with Google accounts to access their saved passwords when they log in.

When they log in and save their new password, Chrome will give them the option of saving it to their device or to their Google account.

Of course, this is already possible with Chrome's sync feature. Syncing will bring all of your saved bookmarks, history, settings, and passwords together across devices, but you will need to turn on the sync option on each device.

With this new update, you will only need to sign in to your browser with your Google Account once. Since your account already stores this information, synchronization should be more intuitive.

Mobile Chrome users also have an important update: on Chrome for Android, after you sign into your browser with your Google Account, you will be able to access your stored payment information if your card number and address are stored in that account . You must enter the card's CVC (three numbers on the back of the card) to verify your identity, but you can also use your fingerprint to verify purchases.

This has also simplified the Google account login on Android. If you are already logged into Gmail, you can simply "single tap" from there to log into your Google account.

Google has added several new features to Chrome throughout this year. Previously, a special option was added to block pop-up notifications, and more recently, the browser added a new tabbed search feature.

In the past, Chrome has been something of a frustrating browser due to memory issues, but Google is slowly but surely improving it in a number of ways, and more changes will be made in 2021.

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