Microsoft has finally released a stable version of the Edge browser. Let’s hope Microsoft gets it right this time. It definitely seems to have a faster loading time than Google Chrome. The first look of the browser was sleek and fast. Chrome Cleanup has been replaced with Windows Defender SmartScreen filter.AAD Sign-in (Sign in with your Microsoft ID (, Hotmail or even Work/school account).Translation ( Microsoft replaced Google Translate with Bing Translate).
Grammar Tools (Microsoft replaced Google’s grammar tools with its own).Reading view (Chrome 75 will come with this feature).Accessibility improvements like support for Narrator, high contrast and caret browsing.Some features of the new Edge browser include the following: This means you will be able to login to your Microsoft account and sync your settings and data to be used for backup and synchronization across multiple devices. For essentials like synchronization of data to the cloud, Microsoft has replaced the functionality with its own OneDrive synchronization. Microsoft Edge featuresĪs expected, Microsoft has turned off almost all the services which Google provides in Chrome like synchronization with Google Cloud, Chrome cleanup, Google Now, Chrome OS features. It will be interesting to see Google's response on this change in Edge.This can be a good strategy from Microsoft as Microsoft has got the most used Operating System, Windows 10, and if it builds a good Chromium-based browser which comes built-in to the Operating System, people will no longer be tempted to download and use Google Chrome. Microsoft will eventually add more features after making the basic functionality stable enough for daily use. As of now it only allows you to open the downloaded file in an external app, share it, and delete. Once you download it, it will open full screen in the viewer of Edge for Android.Īs I said earlier, it doesn't offer much.Select Enabled from the drop-down list for the Trigger Mini App Pdf Viewer option.Tap in the address bar, and type or paste the following URL: edge://flags/#edge-miniapp-pdf-viewer.How to enable the built-in PDF viewer in Edge for Android Open Google Play (or other app store if you use one) and check for updates to receive the most recent Edge for Android version. Ensure that you have installed the most recent Edge Canary or Dev on your smartphone before you continue. If you want to give it a try, you first need to enable a flag. Once you download a PDF from the Internet with Edge for Android, it will automatically open the file in the built-in PDF viewer. There are no customization options, but it does its main task - it displays the content of PDFs. Also, it currently exists only in Dev and Canary channels of Edge.Ĭurrently, it doesn't offer much. As it is a work in progress, the PDF Viewer in Edge for Android is hidden behind a flag.
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