Category: Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge Updates On PC and Mobile
Just recently, the software giant did something they have never done before, released new Windows 10 insider preview builds for both PC and mobile.
So why exactly are these build a worth trying? Well, at least on the mobile side, Edge no longer feels like a pre-alpha piece of software, which is not saying much but still. It does feel way smoother than before and brings the following new features:
– Ability to change the default search engine to Google, at least for some of the users and here we are still stick with Bing and there is no way to do so. Yes, advanced settings are broken.
– Overall performance and usability improvements.
– Much improved UI for easier and faster access.
– Search suggestions now use much more screen real estate, which is good.
– Data sync across different devices although it seems to be broken as well.
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Ability to Change the Default Search Engine Coming to Microsoft Edge
On Windows 10 Mobile.
Well, it looks like one of the most annoying thing about Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Mobile will soon be gone.
According to one of the leakers on Twitter, users will be able to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge on the Windows 10 Mobile operating system. When? Just like most of the things with WP, “soon”.
Who knows, maybe the build that is coming early this week will be the one who brings this feature back, as IE Mobile had it.
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Microsoft Edge Extensions Delayed, Again
Sort of?
Well, it looks like Microsoft Edge won’t be that usable during this year after all, at least for most users. According to the software giant itself, the extensions were pushed back to 2016 and according to our own sources, it’s likely to happen sometime in spring of 2016, so don’t expect anything in January or so.
In the statement, they said that Microsoft is “committed to providing customers with a personalized web experience, which is why bringing extensions to Microsoft Edge continues to be a high priority. We’re actively working to develop a secure extension model to make the safest and most reliable browser for our customers, and look forward to sharing more in a future Windows 10 update in 2016.”
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Microsoft Starts Abusing Windows 10 Users to Gain Market Share
When Opera complained about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows 7 to the EU and asked to include the famous browser ballot screen, we thought it wasn’t the best decision for the consumers as most have no idea what they are doing on their machines and an extra pop-up could have confused them even more.
Then, Mozilla complained that setting Firefox as default web browser in Windows 10 is not exactly as straightforward as it should be, and then we too did not understand what was the fuss all about. It was easy, at least for us.
Well, third time is the charm, as it looks like Microsoft has started nagging Windows 10 users to give their (incomplete and broken) Edge browser another go. According to the latest report, this is what happens in the latest Windows 10 preview (build 10568) when you switch to Chrome, Firefox or any other (better) web browser:
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Latest Edge Builds Reveal New Features
Recently, Microsoft has pushed new Windows 10 builds for both PC and Mobile and with that came an updated version of Microsoft Edge, which does bring some needed changes.
Starting with the mobile, it looks like the user interface has received some necessary changes, including: slightly changed fly-out menu when tapping on … (see screenshot below)
In addition to that, you can now access Favorites, Reading List, History and Downloads much faster, and without having to visit the Hub. As far as other changes go, there is now also a toggle for syncing Favorites and Reading lists (yay) and ability to import favorites from other web browsers.
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Edge Might Have Around 40 Million Active Users: 1 Out of 3 Pick It Over Competitors
Math and more math.
Few days ago, Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 has now been installed on more than 110 million PCs. Naturally, that made us wonder: how many of those people have tried Microsoft Edge and most Importantly, how many of them actually kept using it.
While there are tons of different metrics we could use to determine the number of real Edge users, such as: active Opera Desktop Users (from their quarterly reports, 55 million in July) vs. Opera / Edge market share (1.36% and 2.40% respectively), which would give us an indication that ~97 million use Microsoft Edge, we have decided to go the other way and compare Windows 10 market share vs. Edge market share.
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Leaked Windows 10 Build 10558 Confirms Upcoming Edge Features
Earlier this year, we have learned about some of the upcoming Microsoft Edge features, like tab previews and such. Now, it looks like the recently leaked build of Windows 10 has pretty much confirmed all that and even more.
The latest version, which could be released to the Windows 10 Insiders next week (after the Windows hardware event), includes the following Edge improvements:
– Tab previews / thumbnails
– Dockable F12 Developer Tools
– Ability to open folder where the file has been downloaded
– New icon for web notes
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Windows 10 Build 10551 Reveals New Edge Features
No extensions support in sight.
Even though Microsoft has promised to bring extensions support later this year, it looks like the recently leaked Windows 10 build still lacks one of the most widely requested and pretty much critical feature for today’s modern web browsers.
So what exactly was revealed? The ability to synchronize your bookmarks (yay, although it’s switched by default) and a proper mouse support, which means that you will finally be able to open links in a new window by simply clicking the scroll wheel.
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Microsoft Edge Will Natively Support Skype Later This Year
And few other bits.
In the world where everyone wants to move away from the plug-ins, it looks like developers behind Microsoft Edge feel the same way.
As detailed in the recent Skype Blog post, Microsoft’s web browser now supports ORTC API, which enables features like scalable video coding and simulcast. Therefore, users soon won’t have to install any Skype plug-ins and will be able to make video or voice calls without any effort.
While the is no exact ETA (as it’s software after all), the software giant did say that Skype for Web will be coming later this year.
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Microsoft Edge Will Be Coming To The Xbox One, Extensions Is A Priority
And few other bits…
Today, Microsoft’s Edge team has hosted another AMA on Twitter, resulting in some new (yet expect) information.
For example: a long time ago the software giant has confirmed that Xbox One will receive Windows 10 later this year and unsurprisingly, today they have also confirmed that Microsoft Edge will be included as well.
When asked about extensions, it was revealed that it is a priority for Microsoft and that they are still working on it, no ETA yet though.
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