Microsoft Edge now supports iPads/Android Tablets

[Ink]

Source: Microsoft Edge now available for iOS and Android - Windows Blog
Updated 26th March 2018

iPad and Android tablet owners – we’ve got some great news for you!

Microsoft Edge is now available as a free download in the Apple Store and Google Play Store. Now, you too, can experience familiar features in Microsoft Edge across all of your devices.

• Favorites (including Roaming Favorites)
• Reading List
• New Tab Page
• Reading View
• Roaming Passwords

And, what makes Microsoft Edge really stand out is the ability to continue on your PC, allowing you to open a web page from your phone right on to your PC.

We look forward to bringing new features and updates to Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android in future updates, so please keep providing feedback!

Download today!
iOS (iPad) - Microsoft Edge on the App Store
Android - Microsoft Edge - Android Apps on Google Play

 

[upnorth]

Great news indeed but I think I'm screwed anyway as the Android version I use is too old (4.1). Time to ditch it but I thought that for months now.

Thanks for the share @Spawn

 

[Silmaek]

Great news indeed but I think I'm screwed anyway as the Android version I use is too old (4.1). Time to ditch it but I thought that for months now.

Thanks for the share

This is a reason to buy a new phone.

 

[upnorth]

This is a reason to buy a new phone.

I agree but it's a Tablet and I should replace it as they are cheap but I'm lazy. It still works on the very few things I use it for. Ebooks and Netflix.

 

[Barakah]

Strange! Microsoft edge isn’t available in the App Store (Israeli store). Shouldn’t it be available worldwide?

 

[Ink]

Strange! Microsoft edge isn’t available in the App Store (Israeli store). Shouldn’t it be available worldwide?

Closest answer I could find, "If you do not see the app in the app store, that would mean we have not yet deployed the official app in your locale". Microsoft Community: Edge browser for iOS availability

"Requires Android version 4.4 or higher or iOS 10 or higher. Availability and support may vary by device and regions."
Microsoft website: Microsoft Edge App Download for Android and iOS | Microsoft Edge

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Spawn, if you know, is Edge in iOS using webkit rendering engine like Safari or its own EdgeHTML engine? I don't know if Apple now allows third party engine or not.

 

[Ink]

Spawn, if you know, is Edge in iOS using webkit rendering engine like Safari or its own EdgeHTML engine? I don't know if Apple now allows third party engine or not.

It's just a wrapper with some Microsoft-features.
Microsoft Edge uses WebKit engine on iOS and Blink engine on Android - MSPoweruser

 

[Deletedmessiah]

It's just a wrapper with some Microsoft-features.
Microsoft Edge uses WebKit engine on iOS and Blink engine on Android - MSPoweruser

Ok thanks. I'm surprised by them using Blink on Android. It makes sense in iOS since Apple still doesn't allow but they should've gone with their own engine on Android. There would have been something new to use rather than just another wrapper.

 

[Ink]

Ok thanks. I'm surprised by them using Blink on Android. It makes sense in iOS since Apple still doesn't allow but they should've gone with their own engine on Android. There would have been something new to use rather than just another wrapper.

It doesn't matter.

A good example is Firefox for Android which uses the gecko engine, it is very slow on Android compared to Firefox Focus which uses WebView.

However, I don't know if this has changed with the release of Firefox Quantum for Android.

IMO, Microsoft does not need it to run on EdgeHTML. They already have some good quality Apps on both Android and iOS to gain a hold on Google and Apple users. For example, Microsoft Word, Cortana app, Edge and Launcher are just a few apps that are linked to Microsoft services and encourages interactivity between mobile and Windows 10.

It's a good reason for Microsoft to kill off Windows 10 Mobile.

You can read about why EdgeHTML isn't on Edge for Chrome here.