Chromium is a popular web browser engine used in most popular software, including Google Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Yandex Browser, and Microsoft Edge (in its pre-release version). While providing the impressive rendering speed and web standards compatibility, Chromium is known for draining the device battery and consuming a lot of RAM. Microsoft is working to improve its behavior in this area.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Edge Dev 77.0.235.4 is out, see the change log
Microsoft is releasing a new Dev build of the Chromium-based Edge browser. Unlike the Canary branch which is already switched to Chromium 78, the Dev channel remains on Chromium 77. The change log for version 77.0.235.4 comes with a number of new features and fixes. Let's check out the details.
Microsoft Edge Chromium: Never Translate, Prepopulate Find with Text Selection
Microsoft today released a new Canary version of Edge. It adds a minor change to the built-in translator feature. Also, in Edge 78.0.241.0 the 'Prepopulate Find with Text Selection' is finally activated and available to everyone.
Enable Caret Browsing in Microsoft Edge Chromium
How to enable Caret Browsing in Microsoft Edge Chromium
Yet another new feature has landed on the Canary version of the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. Starting in Edge 78.0.240 you can enable the caret browsing option. There is a special flag for that.
Enable Windows Spellchecker in Microsoft Edge Chromium
How to Enable Windows Spellchecker in Microsoft Edge Chromium
As you may recall, Microsoft has made efforts to add the ability to use the built-in spell checker in Windows in Chromium-based browsers. First introduced in Chrome Canary, this new feature has finally reached Microsoft Edge Chromium. Here's how to enable it.
Edge Dev 77.0.230.2 is out, here’s what’s new
Microsoft is releasing a new development version of their Chromium-based Edge browser. The change log for version 77.0.230.2 comes with a number of new features and fixes. Let's check out the details.
Stable Update Channel Made its First Appearance for Microsoft Edge Chromium
Users who track the development process of Microsoft Edge Chromium are know that currently the browser is available in three channels: Beta, Dev, and Canary. The Stable channel which holds app builds designed for the production environment made its first appearance, giving us an idea that we should get the first stable version of the browser pretty soon.
Enable IE Mode in Chromium Edge
How to enable IE Mode in Microsoft Edge Chromium
As you may remember, Microsoft has removed the IE Mode feature from Microsoft Edge. THe company has limited it to enterprise customers and IT admins. They have also stated that the feature was released to the public for testing purposes only. Here is a bit of good news - you can re-enable IE Mode when needed with recent versions of Edge!
IE Mode is Removed from Chromium Edge
The IE Mode feature made its first appearance in Edge build 77.0.200.0. It was opening a new tab that was simply redirecting its URL to the Internet Explorer browser. Starting in Dev build 77.0.211.1, the ability to open web sites in Internet Explorer mode was finally working properly in a new tab inside the Edge browser. Now the option is removed from the Chromium Edge app.
Chromium Edge Now Replaces Classic Edge When Installed
A new change is introduced in Windows 10 version 1903. Starting in Windows 10 build 18362.266, the OS hides the classic Edge browser when you install the Chromium-based Edge browser.
