As you may remember, both Google and Microsoft include a Tab Search feature that allow finding the required tab by its name or URL. Both browsers use the implementation of the underlying Chromium project. Microsoft recently replaced most "Chromium" interface solutions with its own, modern flyouts, and the same is happening to the Tab Search.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Edge and Chrome come with QR code URL sharing enabled by default
As you may remember, both Edge and Chrome include a tool that allows generating a QR code image for a page URL. This option was hidden behind a flag, but now it is available out of the box. Google started rolling it out for the public, and Edge follows this practice.
Users with older computers may soon be running out of updates for Edge
Update: Chrome users are also affected. It is a change in the Chromium project.
It has come to our knowledge that some Edge users started receiving a notification message regarding the browser's updates. When trying to install an update, Edge sent a notice that it will soon stop updating itself because the computer’s hardware is no longer supported.
Microsoft Edge Legacy will be removed in April with Patch Tuesday
Recently, we reported that Microsoft has started removal of the legacy Edge app from the OS. This information is now officially confirmed. New Microsoft Edge will replace Microsoft Edge Legacy with April’s Windows 10 Update Tuesday release.
Microsoft brings Password Autofill to Chrome and mobile platforms
Today, Microsoft announced a big update to its Authenticator app and a new Autofill extension. These updates will help you keep all the passwords safe in your Microsoft Account and make them available not only in the Edge browser but also in Chrome and the apps on your smartphone.
Edge Stable 88.0.705.63 released with a fix for CVE-2021-21148
Microsoft today released Edge Stable that includes a fix for a critical vulnerability, known as "CVE-2021-21148". It is a bug in Chromium, and it affects all browsers that use this open source project.
Show or Hide Downloads Menu When Download Starts in Microsoft Edge
Here's how you can show or hide Downloads Menu when a Download starts in Microsoft Edge. Microsoft has updated the user interface of Downloads in the Edge browser. The change is already available for a number of users in the Canary and Dev channels. Besides the new look, it also adds the option to automatically open the download pane once a download starts.
Microsoft Edge 89 reached the Beta channel with tons of improvements
Microsoft Edge 89 is now available in the Beta channel, more precisely it is version 89.0.774.18. The stable version 89 will become available in early March. There are a lot of great changes, which of course should be familiar to Dev and Canary Edge users.
Enable or Disable Sync for Profile in Microsoft Edge
You can enable or disable Sync for a profile in Microsoft Edge and change its individual options. Microsoft Edge allow you to sync its settings and browsing data, that including favorites, preferences, extensions, addresses, history, and much more. This implemented via a Microsoft Account that stores your data in the cloud and transfers it across your devices.
Edge Stable with native Apple M1 support is now available
It did not take too long for Microsoft to release a native Apple M1 version of the Edge browser. If you try to install the stable version of Microsoft Edge on your new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini, the installer will prompt you to choose between the “Mac with Intel chip” and “Mac with Apple chip”.
