Google is testing a feature 'Quick Unlock' in Chromebook

Bringing Chrome OS in line with iOS, Android, and Windows, and MacOS, Google has added a new feature - Quick Unlock - that lets you unlock your Chromebook using a fingerprint scanner.

The latest version - 58.0.3007.0 - of the dev channel of Chrome OS is offering a new option that allows registering as many as five fingerprints. The new feature can help you to use a fingerprint to unlock Chromebook on the lock screen after you have signed into your device.

By going to chrome://flags on a Chromebook, users can set up the feature. Go into the Settings app and configure the feature in the Screen lock section.

According to the Chrome Story report, the feature is available in the newest Chrome OS Canary build, as an 'experimental flag'.

The latest update comes a few months after Google started letting people unlock Chromebooks using a PIN number. With Quick Unlock, Google might become the first company to provide biometric scanners.