
Like you can do on Apple Safari with iCloud, with a universal Microsoft Account, you can sync your Microsoft Edge favorites, settings, addresses, passwords, and much more, across all of these platforms. In 2020, a report indicated Chrome usage decreased from 69.94% in September to 69.25% a month later while Edge use increased from 8.84% to 10.22%. The new version of Microsoft Edge is available across multiple platforms, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Windows, and Android. Microsoft Edge has seen growth recently, gaining market share from Chrome. Microsoft removed the legacy version from Windows 10 in April. Microsoft Edge originally ran on its own engine, but Microsoft switched to the open source Chromium engine also powering other browsers, including Google's Chrome and the Vivaldi browser. The company added more features in later versions of the product, introducing sign in and sync support for personal Microsoft accounts in March this year.Įdge for Linux graduated from the Dev channel to the Beta channel in May, signaling it was more stable and introducing more features. Microsofts Edge browser was released in 2015 and is their replacement for their now obsolete web browser Internet Explorer.

The preview version didn't include all user features, including omitting the ability to sign in via Microsoft accounts.


Microsoft launched the Linux version of the browser in October 2020, making it initially available in preview builds and aiming it primarily at developers. "This milestone officially rounds out the full complement of major platforms served by Microsoft Edge through stable channel: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and now Linux," said the company.
