Chrome OS Smart Lock: unlocking your computer with your phone

Chrome OS Smart Lock: unlocking your computer with your phone

Google told us all about Smart Lock at Google IO. This feature would grant you the ability to unlock your Chroembook simply by having your smartphone close, ensuring your security and comfort without sacrifices. It has been 7 months since that announcement and today we are finally seeing the update hitting your laptops.

There are some restrictions, so stick around before you go testing and looking for updates. You need to have a phone with Android 5.0 Lollipop and a Chromebook with Chrome OS version 40+, as well as bluetooth. Google has a neat guide on how to use this feature, where they also tell us this won’t work with tablets just yet.

Opinion: You guys need to test this if you can. You won’t believe how convenient it is to not have to worry about passwords and codes when unlocking your devices. This may seem like a trivial issue to many of you, but believe me – it really makes a whole difference. I have been using Dislock, a similar service for phones that allows you to select “trusted” bluetooth devices. The phone bypasses security measures when connected to these. It’s a dream come true.