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Google Launches New Features for Gmail


Thu 15 Aug 2019 | 11:35 AM
Ahmed Yasser

Google search giant allowed sites such as: Gmail and YouTube to access them without the need for passwords to simplify logging in to Chrome and making it easier to access websites in less time.

The sites use fingerprint as an alternative to the Gmail password .This is the first time that Android has allowed the use of fingerprints for online verification of user identities. The phone must support the fingerprint locking system.

In addition the new feature will initially work on Google phones Beta, including Google's Pixel phones.

Google Launches New Features for Gmail

Google reported that users shouldn't be worried about their fingerprints being sent to its servers because the fingerprint is actually registered and stored on the device. After that, a cryptographic proof is sent to Google's servers.

The new capability follows Google's announcement in February that Android 7 and above were now certified under the FIDO2 standard which, along with companion standard WebAuthn, should reduce users' reliance on passwords.

On other hand, the combined standards could help stem some of the downsides of familiar login processes that require a password. Many people tend to create simple passwords so they're memorable, but that also leaves them vulnerable to cracking when passwords leak.

Later, Google launched project provide one million energy-saving Nest thermostats to families in need by 2023, and many Nest products are already made with post-consumer recycled plastic.

Also, the search giant already has a recycling program in place that provides a shipping label for users to send their old or unwanted Google products back to the company, although it is currently restricted to the US only.