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Microsoft's Edge Browser Now Generally Available For iOS, Android (zdnet.com)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-browsers dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft announced in October previews of new Edge browser apps for iOS and Android. On November 30, Microsoft officials are announcing that these apps are no longer in preview and are generally available for users in select markets. By making Edge apps available on non-Windows operating systems, Microsoft is hoping to do more than give Windows 10 users who use Edge a more convenient way to sync their bookmarks, tabs, etc., across devices. Microsoft also is doing this to improve its "Continue on PC" feature that it's been touting for Windows 10. With "Continue on PC," users will be able to share a web site, app, photo, and other information from their phones to their Windows 10 PCs in a faster and more seamless way. Microsoft is looking to Continue on PC to help keep Windows PCs relevant in a world where more and more computing is done on mobile devices.

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  1. Re:Way better than FF for Android by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Thing is on iOS they don't allow other rendering engines for browsers. You have safari and webview jammed in a container labeled firefox or edge or whatever as your options.

    Not to mention webview is slower than safari and doesn't support content blockers (unless they are build in to the app). I don't know why these keep getting released, but I expect it's just to claim market share.

  2. Really? by kurkosdr · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Gotta love all the "No Micro$hit stuff on my phone" crowd. None of them mentioned any problems with the browser itself, but let's bash Microsoft because we are in neckbeardia (Slashdot) and therefore it's the cool thing to do. IMO Edge's problem is the lack of adblocking capabilities, which means you 'll have to tolerate heavyweight javascript from ads draining your battery and ad banners clashing with poorly-made mobile CSS. Chrome has the exact same problem. I use Brave Browser in my Android phone, but it doesn't have tab sync functionality between devices. Still, I am always on the lookout for something better (with ad blocking and tab sync).

  3. Re:Why would we want it? by Desler · · Score: 5, Insightful

    having a terrible track record of making secure designs, let alone secure implementations, and then often languishing efforts on fixes. All of that is a security nightmare.

    So it’s right at home on 99% of Android phones then?