Edge on the Dev channel is updated: it is now possible to sync passwords and forms with the mobile version

Microsoft has released a new update for Microsoft Edge. The Chromium-based browser receives a new version on the Dev channel that brings the browser up to 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 the new Edge, offers a compilation that focuses mainly on bug fixes and adding some new features to achieve a better user experience.Let's take a look at some of the novelties it brings.

Among all the novelties, which appear marked in the changelog with the NEW label, it stands out how they have improved the synchronization system with Edge mobile. The mobile version of the browser now supports syncing of passwords and form fill data with the desktop version of Edge An enhancement that comes to both personal and mobile accounts. 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 web pages don't load, it will now try to slow down when it detects that it is running with administrative privileges.
• Added UI to communicate that data cleared via Clear Browsing Data will also clear that data on other devices signed in with the same account.
• Add an admin policy to go to an intranet site for a single word typed in the address bar instead of starting a search.
• Improved the reliability of Application Guard startup.
• 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.
• Fix a crash during first run experience.
• Fixed an issue where opening an IE mode tab sometimes leads to subsequent IE mode tabs being opened after the first one failed to navigate.
• Fix a crash when using Collections.
• Fix an issue where websites sometimes crash on loading
• Fixes an issue where the browser sometimes crashes after a webpage is navigated somewhere.
• Fixes an issue where PDF files would sometimes not load correctly.
• Fixes an issue where attempting to delete multiple favorites or history items would sometimes fail.

• Fix an issue where the default search provider does not change when the browser is switched to a language from a region that uses a different default search provider than the current one.
• Fix an issue where the comment screenshot editor's snipping tool doesn't work with touch.
• Improved the number of places where single sign-on can be used.
• Fixed an issue where resizing a window with an IE mode tab would sometimes not resize the contents of the IE mode tab correctly.
• Fixed an issue where pages were unnecessarily retranslated if the translation popup was dismissed without changing any of the settings.
• Fix an issue where the indicator to show that a page has been translated does not appear during any subsequent translations if a page is translated multiple times.
• Fixed some inconsistent words in the popup that appears when an update is available to install.
• Fixed an issue where feedback was unexpectedly sent when the keyboard Enter key is pressed anywhere in the feedback submission dialog.
• Fix an issue where dragging products from certain websites into a collection sometimes results in some of the data not being added to the collection.
• Fix an issue where dragging an item into a collection sometimes breaks the ability to select items in that collection.
• Fix an issue where reordering multiple items in a collection would also reorder items that were not intended to be reordered.
• Fixes an issue where images in a collection sometimes do not render correctly when sharing via email.
• Fixes an issue where highlighting text in PDF sometimes doesn't work correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the favorites icons would not appear on the favorites management page.
• Fix an issue where the window color sometimes doesn't change when you lose focus.
• Fix an issue where tab titles were sometimes hard to read in inactive windows.
• Fixed an issue where hovering over the tab close button would show a button that was the wrong size.

Other improvements

• Collections is now available on the Dev channel
• Added a button in the address bar to access favorites.
• Added support for native Windows 10 Share functionality.
• Enabled the built-in abusive ad blocker that was added to Chromium last year.
• Added the ability to export Collections to Word.
• Added a management system to use two separate site lists for IE mode and standalone IE instead of having them share the same list.
• Fixed some issues where the browser can't load any web pages.
• Fixed an issue where two-finger scrolling on the touchpad sometimes crashes the browser.
• Fixed an issue where the browser would crash shortly after launching.
• Fixed an issue where Edge would crash on startup when used in certain languages.
• Fixed an issue where the browser would crash on Mac when signed in with a work or school account.
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• Fix an issue where Netflix videos would not play due to a missing Component>"
• "Fixed an issue where installing extensions from the Microsoft Edge extension store failed with the error Package is invalid: CRX REQUIRED PROOF_MISSING."

• Fix a crash when opening an Application Guard window.
• Fix an issue where web pages would not load in an Application Guard window.
• Fixes an issue where Tracking Prevention causes some websites to not load correctly.
• Fix an issue where attempting to navigate forward/back using the swipe gesture in situations where navigation is not possible leads to broken scrolling.
• Fix an issue where the Read Out Loud bar sometimes disappears unexpectedly.
• Fixes an issue where two-finger scrolling on the touchpad occasionally stops working.
• Fixes an issue where the first-run experience does not correctly import data in earlier versions of Windows.
• The success rate of importing data from other browsers is improved.
• Contrast between active and inactive tabs and windows is improved for better visibility.
• Fix an issue where the wrong search provider keyword sometimes appears in the address bar when multiple search providers are installed.
• Fixes an issue where downloaded files sometimes cannot be removed from the download UI popup.
• Fixes an issue where the link to go to the site permissions settings page from the context menu of the applications page does not work on Mac.
• Fix an issue where the Global Media Controls button that came from upstream Chromium is present even when there are no tabs with media in them.
• Fix an issue where the … menu on some Settings pages (for example, site permissions) opens off-screen.

• Fixes an issue where the PDF toolbar sometimes does not appear.
• Changed the Admin mode popup to show in fewer scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where the dialog to restart the browser due to changes in diagnostic data settings appears multiple times during a single browsing session.
• Fix an issue where the active tab at startup is sometimes a pinned tab instead of a new tab.
• Fixed an issue where images were sometimes not saved when exporting a Collection.
• Fixed an issue where images were not rendering correctly in Saved Collections.
• Fixed an issue where first-run options were displayed that did not apply to the current user.
• Fix an issue where search engines swapped for extensions would not display correctly in the address bar dropdown.
• Fixed an issue where shortcuts to sites in IE mode could not be created on the taskbar.
• Fixed an issue where the download UI was not displayed correctly in a tab in IE mode.
• Fix an issue where using multiple IE mode tabs in a single session sometimes leads to all IE mode tabs after the first non-persistent setting set to the first.
• Fixed an issue where the Find on Page search box was too small for certain window sizes.
• Updated UI in F12 Developer Tools to correctly display the Edge UA string instead of a generic placeholder.
• Fix an issue where some strings in the F12 developer tools were not localized.
• Fix an issue where using the F12 developer tools in some languages ​​shows everything in English instead of the selected language.
• Fix an issue where profile pictures were sometimes missing for work/school account users.
• Fixed an issue where adding and removing profiles would sometimes cause an extra profile to remain.
• Fix an issue where the API to determine if Windows is in S mode returns the wrong value.

Removed functions

• The Global Media Control button recently added to Chromium has been flagged disabled.
• Removed the prompt to restart Edge to install an update from Application Guard windows.
• Removed the profile login button in Application Guard windows.
• Removed default theme alert in F12 developer tools.
• Removed some non-functional context menu items from Reading View.
• Temporarily disabled zoom functionality from menu … when in Reading View

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