A new option to close tabs with double-click is spotted in the Canary branch of Microsoft Edge. It addition to the cross button and a couple of keyboard shortcuts, it allows you to close tabs with your mouse faster. The new behavior can be enabled or disabled in Edge settings.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Edge Dev 104.0.1287.1 is out with 3 new features and several improvements
This week's Edge Dev 104.0.1287.1 is now available to Insiders and for downloading from the official website. In the official announcement, Microsoft reminds once again that Internet Explorer is no longer supported starting today, and recommends switching to Edge. Today's release doesn't offer much. There are a few new features, and a short list of improvements and fixes.
Microsoft Edge gets deeper integration between Collections and Bing
Microsoft is implementing tight integration between Collections, Bing, and the "Follow creators" feature. The Bing's saved videos and pictures will be available directly from Collections. The "Follow creators" feature could soon become part of the Collections.
Sleeping Tabs in Edge already saved above 273 Petabytes of RAM
Microsoft has announced on Twitter that their tab freezing feature is extremely effective for Edge users. Just in 28 days it saved more than 273 Petabytes of RAM. This is around 39.1 MB per tab.
The first release of Edge 104 is now in the Dev channel, Edge 103 in Beta
Microsoft Edge 104.0.1271.2 enters the Dev channel, following the previous announcement for Edge 103 being the last build in there. From now, Microsoft will release Edge 103 builds to the Beta channel. Edge Beta 103.0.1264.13 is the first update from the 103 branch. Here are the changes.
Microsoft Edge 102 stable is out, remains the world’s second popular browser
Microsoft today released a new stable version of the Edge browser. Version 102.0.1245.30 doesn't bring much on the consumer side. There are a few new policies for IT pros, and security fixes.
Microsoft Edge receives a built-in note and file sharing feature called Drop
Microsoft is working on a built-in file and note sharing service for its Edge browser. The new feature is called "Drop". The data you are sharing via the Drop service will be synced across all your instances of Edge, regardless of the platform. E.g. a note filled in on Windows will be available on other Windows devices, along with Edge on Linux and Android running under the same Microsoft account.
Edge will be able to import data from other browsers every time you launch it
Microsoft Edge has got another change made to its browsing data import mechanism. Earlier, importing your passwords and history from Chrome and Firefox could only be a one-time action. Now it can be set for each time your launch Edge, but only for Chrome.
Edge Dev 103.0.1264.2 is the last release from the 103 branch, comes with new features
Microsoft is about to switch to Edge 104 in the Dev channel, so they released the last binaries from the Edge Dev 103 branch. Developers are teasing "many new and exciting things" coming to the browser. As of now, the Dev channel hosts Edge Dev 103.0.1264.2, which comes with the following list of changes.
Microsoft Edge is getting several enhancements
Microsoft announced several improvements to the Edge browser at Build 2022. There are new features coming to PWAs on Windows, enhancements for Edge DevTools. Finally, WebView2 becomes available for UWP apps (WinUI 2).
