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Edge on the Dev channel is updated: now synchronize passwords and forms with the mobile version

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Microsoft has released a new update for Microsoft Edge. The Chromium-based browser receives a new version within the Dev channel that takes the browser to the version with build number 78.0.262.0. Microsoft Edge on the Dev channel can be downloaded here.

The Dev channel, the most conservative of the existing ones to get hold of the new Edge, offers a compilation that focuses primarily on error correction and adding some new features with which to achieve a better user experience. Let’s see some of the news that it brings.

Among all the news, which are marked in the changelog labeled NEW, it highlights how they have improved the synchronization system with Edge mobile. The mobile version of the browser now supports password synchronization and form fill data with the desktop version of Edge. An improvement that comes both for personal accounts and for work and school accounts.

Along with this novelty, we find a series of new features, labeled as new:

  • To try to avoid situations where the browser starts but the web pages are not loaded, it will now try to reduce when it detects that it is running with administrative privileges.
  • The added user interface to communicate that data deleted through Clear browsing data will also delete that data on other devices that have logged in with the same account.
  • An administration policy is added to go to an intranet site for a single word written in the address bar instead of starting a search.
  • Improved reliability of the start of Application Guard.
  • Improved the success rate of data import from Chrome.
  • Fixed an issue where extensions could not be installed from the Microsoft Edge extension store due to a CRX REQUIRED PROOF_MISSING error.
  • A crash is corrected during the first execution experience.
  • Fixed an issue where opening an IE mode tab sometimes leads to subsequent IE mode tabs that open after the first failed to navigate.
  • Fixed a crash when using Collections.
  • Fixed an issue where websites sometimes crash when loading
  • Fixed an issue where the browser sometimes crashes after a web page navigates somewhere.
  • Fixed an issue where PDF files were sometimes not loaded correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where trying to delete multiple favorites or items from history sometimes failed.
  • Fixed an issue where the default search provider does not change when the browser is changed to a language in a region that uses a different default search provider than the current one.
  • Fixed an issue where the clipping tool in the comment screenshot editor does not work with touch.
  • The number of places where single sign-on can be used has been improved.
  • Fixed an issue where changing the size of a window with an IE mode tab sometimes did not change the size of the IE mode tab content correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where pages were unnecessarily translated again if the translation pop-up is dropped without changing any of the settings.
  • A problem is solved where the indicator to show that a page has been translated does not appear during any of the subsequent translations if a page is translated several times.
  • Fixed some inconsistent words in the pop-up window that appears when an update is available to install.
  • Fixed an issue where comments were sent unexpectedly when the Enter key on the keyboard is pressed anywhere in the comment submission dialog box.
  • Fixed an issue where dragging products from certain websites to a collection sometimes results in some of the data not being added to the collection.
  • Fixed an issue where dragging an item to a collection sometimes breaks the ability to select items in that collection.
  • Fixed an issue where rearranging several items in a collection also reordered items that were not meant to be rearranged.
  • Fixed an issue where images in a collection are sometimes not processed correctly when shared via email.
  • Fixed an issue where highlighting text in PDF sometimes does not work properly.
  • Fixed an issue where bookmark icons did not appear on the bookmark administration page.
  • Fixed an issue where the color of the window sometimes does not change when the focus is lost.
  • Fixed an issue where tab titles were sometimes difficult to read in inactive windows.
  • Fixed an issue where an incorrect size button was shown when hovering over the tab closure button.

Other improvements

  • Collections are now available on the Dev channel
  • A button has been added in the address bar to access favorites.
  • Support for the native Share functionality of Windows 10 has been added.
  • Enabled the built-in abusive ad blocker that was added to Chromium last year.
  • The ability to export Collections to Word has been added.
  • A management system has been added to use two separate site lists for IE mode and independent IE instead of having them share the same list.
  • Fixed some problems where the browser cannot load any web page.
  • Fixed an issue where scrolling with the two fingers on the touchpad sometimes blocks the browser.
  • Fixed an issue where the browser crashed shortly after starting.
  • Fixed an issue where Edge was initially locked when used in certain languages.
  • Fixed an issue whereby the browser crashed on Mac when logging in with a professional or educational account.
  • Fixed an issue where Netflix videos did not play due to a “missing component” with the error code M7354.
  • Fixed an issue where installing extensions from the Microsoft Edge extension store failed with the error “Package is not valid: CRX REQUIRED PROOF_MISSING”.
  • A crash is corrected by opening an Application Guard window.
  • Fixed an issue where web pages were not loaded in an Application Guard window.
  • Fixed an issue where Tracking Prevention causes some websites to not load correctly.
  • It solves a problem where trying to navigate forward / backward using the swipe gesture in situations where navigation is not possible leads to a broken displacement.
  • Fixed an issue where the Read aloud bar sometimes disappears unexpectedly.
  • Fixed an issue where the two-finger scrolling on the touchpad occasionally stops working.
  • It solves a problem in which the experience of the first execution does not correctly import the data in previous versions of Windows.
  • The success rate of importing data from other browsers is improved.
  • The contrast between active and inactive windows and tabs is enhanced for better visibility.
  • Fixed an issue where the wrong search provider keyword sometimes appears in the address bar when multiple search providers are installed.
  • Fixed an issue where downloaded files sometimes cannot be deleted from the pop-up download UI.
  • Fixed an issue where the link to go to the site’s permissions configuration page from the context menu of the applications page does not work on Mac.
  • Fixed an issue where the Global Media Controls button that came from Chromium upstream is present even when there are no tabs with media in them.
  • Fixed an issue where the menu … on some Configuration pages (for example, site permissions) opens out of the screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the PDF toolbar sometimes does not appear.
  • Changed the Administrator mode popup to show in fewer scenarios.
  • It solves a problem whereby the dialog to restart the browser due to changes in the configuration of the diagnostic data appears several times during a single browsing session.
  • A problem is solved whereby the active tab at the beginning is sometimes an anchored tab instead of a new tab.
  • Fixed an issue where images are sometimes not saved when exporting a Collection.Fixed an issue where images were not represented correctly in Saved Collections.
  • It solves a problem in which the first execution options were shown that do not apply to the current user.
  • Fixed an issue where search engines changed by extensions were not displayed correctly in the drop-down menu in the address bar.
  • Fixed an issue where shortcuts to sites in IE mode could not be created in the taskbar.
  • Fixed an issue where the download UI was not displayed correctly in an IE mode tab.
  • A problem is solved where the use of multiple IE mode tabs in a single session sometimes leads to all IE mode tabs after the first non-persistent configuration set in the first.
  • Fixed an issue where the Search box on the page was too small for certain window sizes.
  • Updated user interface in the F12 development tools to correctly display the Edge UA chain instead of a generic placeholder.
  • Fixed an issue where some chains in the F12 development tools were not located.
  • Fixed an issue where the use of F12 development tools in some languages ​​shows everything in English instead of the selected language.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes lacked profile images for users of work / school accounts.
  • Fixed an issue where adding and deleting profiles sometimes caused an additional profile to remain.
  • Fixed an issue where the API to determine if Windows is in S mode returns the wrong value.

Functions Removed

  • The request to restart Edge to install an update from the Application Guard windows has been removed.
  • The profile login button in the Application Guard windows has been removed.
  • The default theme alert in F12 development tools has been removed.
  • Some non-functional context menu items were removed from the Reading View.
  • Zoom functionality has been temporarily disabled from the menu … when in Reading View

Remember that you can download the new Edge in this link on any of the channels on the platforms where it is available. If you already have it installed, just go to preferences within the browser and check if you have any pending updates.

The Global Media Control button that was recently added to Chromium has been disabled through a flag.

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