Google Chrome: The most popular internet browser on mobile and desktop. It provides a great browsing experience on almost all devices. Google pays attention to the little things to improve its user experience. Now Google is testing a new Chrome feature for Android to protect its users, which will automatically revoke site permissions. This will come in handy when we allow a website to send notifications, access the microphone or camera but forget to turn it off.
If we talk about what this feature does, then basically. This feature will remove permissions of websites that we rarely visit. This security feature is already available on the desktop, but now it will be made available on the mobile app as well. This feature is very important for all Chrome users as it will keep their account safe. Many times cybercriminals can insert malware or misuse permissions on websites without our knowledge. With this new feature, your device and Google account will be more secure.
Google Chrome for Android going saffer
An x user @Leopeva has shared this news on his x handle. He told that the upcoming feature is currently available in the latest build of Chrome Canary version. According to the source, the new Chrome feature for Android devices will auto-revoke website permissions to improve security. This feature will let users enable the option to allow Chrome to auto-revoke permissions from sites they do not visit frequently. This feature has been available on Chrome for desktop for quite some time, but this is the first time we have seen it on the mobile app.
Chrome Canary for Android now lets you choose how long a tab can remain inactive before being moved to the "Inactive tabs" section of the tab switcher, you can choose between 7, 14, 30 days, or never:https://t.co/zVWOEiy05M pic.twitter.com/H2mbSta3oX
— Leopeva64 (@Leopeva64) June 29, 2024
The screenshot shared by the source shows that we will find this new feature in the Site Settings page of Google Chrome. We can easily turn this setting on or off as per our convenience. When turned on, Chrome for Android will automatically revoke permissions given to websites that users have not visited recently. This will essentially improve the privacy of users. This will also ensure that sites cannot abuse permissions previously granted by users.
As we have already told you, this is just experimental right now. Still, it is possible that it will make it to the public build. If you don't like experimenting, you won't have to wait too long as Chrome 128 will hit the stable channel in August.
It is not yet clear when Google will roll out this feature for Android or iOS devices, but since it is available in the Canary version, it shouldn't take long to reach stable channel users.