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Anonymous
4 years ago

Biometric unlock on a Chromebook?

I just bought a new Chromebook that has a fingerprint scanner for unlock. As I'm already used to using TouchID, FaceID, and Windows Hello on other platforms, I was wondering if there's a way to conf...
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kevin_li
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4 years ago

Hi robert1p,

I'm sorry about the confusion there. But correct me if I was wrong:

Chromebooks can run Android apps and Linux apps, so I'd assume you installed the 1Password desktop apps based on one of the platforms. You can certainly see the Biometric unlock option in the desktop app settings.

However, the function only works when the app is in the corresponding environment. For example, 1Password for Android's Biometric feature will work on an Android device.

Currently, no desktop app is made explicitly for Chrome OS, and I apologize for the inconvenience and confusion there.