Add new platformAuthenticatorIsAvailable helper

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diff --git a/packages/browser/src/helpers/platformAuthenticatorIsAvailable.ts b/packages/browser/src/helpers/platformAuthenticatorIsAvailable.ts
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+++ b/packages/browser/src/helpers/platformAuthenticatorIsAvailable.ts
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+/**
+ * Determine whether the browser can communicate with a built-in authenticator, like
+ * Touch ID, Android fingerprint scanner, or Windows Hello.
+ *
+ * This method will _not_ be able to tell you the name of the platform authenticator.
+ */
+export async function platformAuthenticatorIsAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
+  return PublicKeyCredential.isUserVerifyingPlatformAuthenticatorAvailable();
+}