Back in April 2021, Microsoft was tinkering the Workspaces feature for Chromium-based Edge. A "Workspace" is a set of tabs isolated into a session inside one window. This is actually a great idea that aready exists in Opera and Firefox. Thought the latter will require you to install an extension.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge can now automatically generate Alt descriptions for images
Microsoft today announced a new feature for Microsoft Edge that allows the web browser to automatically generate image descriptions with an empty ALT attribute. First of all, this innovation is intended for visually impaired users using screen readers.
Microsoft Edge Dev 100.0.1185.7 is out with Xbox Clarity Boost enabled by default
Microsoft just released Edge 100.0.1185.7 to Insiders in the Dev channel. The Redmond firm is about to push it to the Beta channel, and subsequently update the Dev channel with version 101. The release changes defaults for Clarity Boost in Xbox Cloud Gaming, auto-signing behavior, and brings a few more group policies. Finally, there are some fixes, one of which reduces the number of extensions that block Startup Boost.
Edge Canary has received a new Web App Sidebar feature
Microsoft is working on a new feature for its Edge browser called "Web App Sidebar". When enabled, it adds a right sidebar to a PWA or website running in app mode with extra options. Those include the ability to manage the app contents, as well as to run a search query using Bing.
Microsoft Edge 99 stable is out with new features
Microsoft today released Microsoft Edge 99 to everyone running the stable app version. It includes several new features, such as PDF thumbnail navigation, primary password protection for saved logins, and associate URLs to with specific profiles.
Edge Dev 100.0.1181.0 allows setting a primary password for auto-fill
This week's update to Microsoft Edge has brought a few new features and a ton of fixes to the Dev channel. The browser version 100.0.1181.0 is now available for download. It includes such options like a primary password for auto-fill for extra security, new group policies, the ability to remove recent searches on mobile, and more.
Microsoft Edge now supports full-screen view in PDF reader, allows hiding annotations
The most recent Edge Canary release has brought a couple of new features. You may recall the document properties feature spotted in earlier Canary releases. Now it allows hiding annotations added to PDF, all at once. Besides, you can now open the built-in PDF reader full-screen.
Edge Dev 100.0.1169.1 adds page thumbnails to PDF viewer
Microsoft has released an update to the Dev channel of the Edge browser. Version 100.0.1169.1 ads two long requested features. There are page thumbnails for easier navigation in the built in PDF viewer. Also, the user can now set a custom password as a primary password to unlock a saved password before using in with autofill.
Edge is about to become the second most popular browser
There is no secret that no browser can currently dethrone Google Chrome from its dominant position. Google’s browser holds an immense 65% of the market with no signs of going down. Although the first place is unreachable at this point, other browsers are actively fighting for the second spot. And it appears that Microsoft is winning.
Microsoft Edge is getting integration with Skype’s Meet Now
Microsoft is testing tight integration with Skype's "one click to call" solution. Select Insiders can now use Skype Meet Now right from the browser.
