Microsoft is actively working on the Dev version of the Edge Chromium browser. Today's release is a candidate for the next Beta version, so it comes with various fixes and improvements made to reliability of the app.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Edge Chromium Is Now Default PDF Reader, Here is How to Change This
How to Stop Microsoft Edge from Being Default PDF Reader
With recent Canary releases, Microsoft has changed Edge Chromium so it has become the default PDF reader app in Windows 10. It now handles PDF file associations. Here's how to revert this change.
Edge Dev 79.0.308.1 allows syncing tabs between devices, and more
Microsoft is releasing a new build to Dev Channel users of the Chromium-based Edge browser. Traditionally for Dev channel builds, the update features a number of features previously seen in Canary builds, along with fixes and improvements.
Edge Chromium Receives Weather Forecast and Greetings on New Tab Page
Yet another change has been spotted by Edge Insiders. Now, the new tab page can display the weather forecast and personal greetings right on the new tab page.
Edge Removes The Block Option from Media AutoPlay Blocking
The latest Canary update of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser brought a change to the Media AutoPlay Blocking feature. Previously, the user could choose between Allow, Limit, and Block. Now the Block option is removed from the GUI and is hidden behind a flag.
Edge Chromium: Tab Freezing, High Contrast Mode Support
With the latest Canary build, Microsoft Edge Chromium has got a new 'Tab Freezing' feature, along with advanced support of the native High Contrast mode in Windows 10.
Microsoft Edge Dev 79.0.301.2 is out
Microsoft is releasing a new build to Dev Channel users of the Chromium-based Edge browser. Traditionally for Dev channel builds, the update features a number of features previously seen in Canary builds, along with fixes and improvements.
Edge Chromium: Block Third-party Cookies for InPrivate Mode, Extension Access to Search
Microsoft is actively working on their newest Chromium-based Edge browser. It is a version that shares almost nothing common besides the name with the UWP/Metro Edge browser. The apps comes with extra features added by Microsoft, like Bing Translator, Microsoft Account, and a few of Microsoft's very own features like Read Aloud, Reading View tweaks, and more. Today's Canary build includes a number of privacy improvements.
Microsoft Gradually Gets Rid of Rounded UI in Edge Chromium
As you may already know, Microsoft is currently working on a new version of the Edge browser. It is a version that shares almost nothing common besides the name with the UWP/Metro Edge browser. The new Edge app is a Chromium-based browser, with extra features added by Microsoft, like Bing Translator, Microsoft Account, and a few of Microsoft's very own features like Read Aloud, Reading View tweaks, and more.
Edge Now Allows Disabling Feedback Smiley Button
The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser comes with a smiley button on the toolbar that allows sending your feedback with a single click. Some users would like to remove that button, so Microsoft has added such an option to the latest Canary build of Edge.