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Corrine · Oct 21, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.673.0 is live

The move to major build 88 includes the first release for Linux to the Dev channel. Details are available at Introducing Microsoft Edge preview builds for Linux.

Added features:

Added the ability to take a screenshot of a webpage and add ink to it.
Added extra error information to tabs when they crash due to sandbox conflict.
Improved Single Sign-On support on Mac.
Added a management policy to control the Edge Shopping Assistant. Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t been made yet.
Added a management policy to configure how URLs are copied from Edge. Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
Added a management policy to prevent the automatic redirection of incompatible websites from Internet Explorer to Edge. Note that this policy specifically prevents the installation of a component in Internet Explorer required for redirection to occur, and updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
Added a management policy to control the automatic redirection of incompatible websites from Internet Explorer to Edge. Note that this redirection is enabled by default, and updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
Added a management policy to hide the informational dialog that’s shown the first time an automatic redirection from an incompatible website in Internet Explorer to Edge occurs. Note that hiding this popup also disables the automatic import of user data from Internet Explorer to Edge and updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.
Deprecated the management policy to allow WebDriver to Override Incompatible Policies.

Corrine · Oct 27, 2020

Vertical tabs preview now available in the Canary and Dev channels - Microsoft Tech Community

Vertical tabs preview now available in the Canary and Dev channels

Tomorrow, we’re releasing an early preview of vertical tabs in Microsoft Edge. This feature, which is now available in the Canary and Dev channels, allows you to find and manage large numbers of tabs quicker and easier than ever before.

Corrine · Oct 29, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.680.1 is live

Added features:

Adding support for Caret Mode to PDFs.
Added a warning dialog when closing a Web Capture that’s been inked on but not saved.
Added support for enhanced copy and paste on Mac.
Added a management policy to control Startup Boost. Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates haven’t happened yet.

Corrine · Nov 3, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.685.3 is live.

Added features:

Added support for pre-rendered new tab pages on Linux.
Added Mac support for the management policy to Configure Friendly URL Format.

Corrine · Nov 10, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.692.0 is live

Added features:

Added the ability to pin a website to the Start Menu.
Enabled support for Guided Switch on Mac.
Added the ability for Kiosk Mode to open all popups in new tabs instead of windows.

Corrine · Nov 17, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.702.0 is live

Note: This is the last Dev update for the month.

Added Features:

Added the ability to add text notes to PDFs. Note that support is limited to Windows for now. For more details, see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/pdf-note-taking-enhanced-with-support-for-text-comme....
Added the ability for Edge to proactively find and show coupons while shopping. Note that this feature is not available for work and school accounts.
Rolled out support for automatic deduplication of favorites more broadly. Now, deduplication will occur every time favorites are synced to the device.
Added the ability to take a screenshot of the entire webpage using Web Capture.
Added settings to the Pinning Wizard to generate more default suggestions.
Added support in the IE mode sitelist to be able to specify schemes (http/https) alongside the host and path.
Added new management policies to configure whether or not Sleeping Tabs are Enabled, to configure the Timeout until they go to sleep, and to configure the list of URLs that are Blocked from going to sleep. Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not be available yet.
Enabled support for the management policy to Block External Extensions from Chromium.
Updated icons across Edge to be more consistent with the Fluent design scheme.

Corrine · Tuesday at 2:08 PM

Dev channel update to 88.0.705.9 is live

Added features:

Improved the History menu to be able to have an icon next to the address bar, to show all the tabs available in recently closed windows, and to be pinnable as a side pane like the recently improved Favorites menu. For more details, see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/improvements-to-history-in-microsoft-edge/td-p/18965....
Added the ability for Edge to generate new passwords.
Added the ability to copy and edit passwords stored in the browser.
Add price comparison capabilities to the coupons flyout.
Added Picture in Picture support on Mac OS. Support on other devices coming later.
Finished rolling out the search Sidebar.
Enabled the creation of text notes in PDFs on non-Windows platforms.
Added a new management policy to Allow Vertical Tabs. Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not be available yet.
Improved the layout of the Cookies and Site Permissions Settings.
Added a management policy on Mac OS to Override the Update Policy normally used on that OS. Note that updates to administrative templates or documentation may not be available yet.
Enabled support for the management policies to Allow Legacy TLS Protocols in Web RTC, set a Printer Type Deny List, and change Intranet Redirect Behavior from Chromium.

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Microsoft MVP,
Security Analyst

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