Microsoft Edge (Chromium based) - News, Discussions & Updates

[sumitroy]

Microsoft Edge New Tab UI has slightly changed. Now only the icons have a transparent background. Also there's one button to hide quick links.

 

[Siva]

iOS version updated with the ability to set edge as the default browser on the iOS 14.

 

[marvel44]

Microsoft plans to introduce a feature called Sleeping Tabs into the company's Microsoft Edge 87 web browser.The feature is designed to reduce the browser's resource usage by unloading background tabs automatically.

The feature is available as an experimental flag in the browser currently; you need Microsoft Edge 87 at least, which is currently available as a Canary channel version.

A look at Microsoft Edge 87's Sleeping Tabs feature - gHacks Tech News

 

[Bapun]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1308436365806166016

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[Bapun]

Today, we are excited to announce that Microsoft Edge WebView2 for Win32 C/C++ is generally available and ready for use in production applications! With today’s announcement, we are officially releasing a forward-compatible WebView2 SDK along with production-ready WebView2 Runtime. These can be used in any Win32 C/C++ application, and are supported across existing Windows versions.

Announcing Microsoft Edge WebView2 General Availability

 

[sumitroy]

Microsoft Edge Dev now available for Linux

Download Microsoft Edge Insider Channels

Download Microsoft Edge Insider Channels

Blog post: Introducing Microsoft Edge preview builds for Linux

 

[sumitroy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326570794269339649

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[sumitroy]

Improvements to history in Microsoft Edge

We know you have all been eagerly awaiting history sync, and we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve started rolling out support for syncing your browsing history and open tabs across devices. We’re also excited to reveal some improvements we’re making to the way you access your history. The new history experience is designed to help you quickly get back to the sites you’ve visited previously, including tabs you’ve recently closed or have open on other devices.

 

[sumitroy]

Introducing new Fluent Iconography for Microsoft Edge

We recently released the first of many visual updates we have planned for Edge as we modernize and evolve our design language. First, we’re focusing on our core system iconography which hasn’t been updated since the days of our second Microsoft Design Language (MDL2), circa 2014.

The new icon system builds off the visual design updates first seen in our refreshed Microsoft app icons, which includes the latest Edge logo. We’re now rolling out the first of 2 phases to update the app iconography. This phase will impact many of our high-touch user interfaces, including tabs, address bar, as well as navigational and wayfinding icons found in our various menus.

New icons

 

[Siva]

Introducing new Fluent Iconography for Microsoft Edge



New icons

When are these guys going to fix the huge size issue on the overall interface! It's just ridiculous that they don't look into it, despite several users giving feedback multiple times.