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Google Chrome for Android is working on adding support for an Identity Check feature that will force apps to use biometric authentication if your phone is outside of a trusted location.
Google's upcoming Identity Check feature is aimed at resolving this particular issue. Google Password Manager invoking Biometric Prompt with LSKF fallback Identity Check seems quite similar to Apple's Stolen Device Protection. When the Identity Check feature is enabled, it will force you to use biometrics to unlock apps.
Identity Check is reportedly going to secure some sensitive data in Google Chrome for Android too, but that will only work with the next release of, where they discovered code changes tagged"idcheck". The changes add a Chrome flag that would enable Android identity check for eligible features of the browser.
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