Friday, March 19, 2021

New feature: Password protected shared tabs

From now you can optionally set password protection for the shared tabs.

To share a tab with password protection

(1) Open the Dashboard and select the tab that you want to share.
(2) Click on "Tabs" under the tabs bar and select "Share Tab".
(3) Check the "Password protected" checkbox and enter the password.
(4) Click on "Share Tab".


To add password protection to an already shared tab

(1) Open the Dashboard and select the tab that has been shared previously.
(2) Click on "Tabs" under the tabs bar and select "Sharing settings".
(3) Check the "Password protected" checkbox and enter the password.
(4) Click on "Save settings".

To change the password of an already shared, password protected tab

(1) Open the Dashboard and select the tab that has been shared previously with password protection.
(2) Click on "Tabs" under the tabs bar and select "Sharing settings".
(3) Click on "Change password" next to the "Password protected" label and enter the new password.
(4) Click on "Save settings".


To remove the password protection from an already shared, password protected tab

(1) Open the Dashboard and select the tab that has been shared previously with password protection.
(2) Click on "Tabs" under the tabs bar and select "Sharing settings".
(3) Uncheck the "Password protected" checkbox.
(4) Click on "Save settings".

In mobile browsers

Tap on "Turn ON Tab and Category Editor" at the bottom of the Dashboard page then tap on "Share Tab" (or "Sharing settings" if the tab has already been shared) to access the Tab sharing settings.


Opening a password protected tab

When you open a password protected tab for the first time, you will see the below screen:
If you check the "Remember me in this browser" checkbox, next time the tab will open without asking for the password.

If you change the password for a shared tab, users who previously checked the "Remember me in this browser" checkbox will have to re-enter the new password.

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