Serious Discussion Microsoft Edge Stable (Chromium) Now Available for Download

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Microsoft is very fast

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Microsoft is very fast

They should be if they want Edge to be a succes for home and enterprise use

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 88.0.705.68) is out.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 88.0.705.68) is out.

Thanks
Changelog:

Version 88.0.705.68: February 11
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.

Microsoft Edge release notes for Stable Channel

Microsoft Edge release note for Stable Channel

docs.microsoft.com

 

[Divine_Barakah]

This also makes sense. Why should sleep the CPU for none reason?
Same for RAM. Not using it (if free) is only waste of hardware

Battery life?

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Battery life?

I'm sure Edge respect Windows battery management
A browser should concentrate on performance, not on using weak battery as much as possible.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

February 17, 2021
Microsoft has released the latest Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 88.0.705.74), which incorporates the latest Security Updates of the Chromium project. For more information, see the Security Update Guide

Release notes for Microsoft Edge Security Updates

Release notes for Microsoft Edge Security Updates

docs.microsoft.com

Microsoft Edge Version	Date Released	Based on Chromium Version
88.0.705.74	2/17/2021	88.0.4324.182

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

msrc.microsoft.com

 

[silversurfer]

This week, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Edge 88 is now using a feature called adaptive notification requests that uses crowdsourcing to determine whether a site's notification dialog is displayed.
Using this new feature, if enough people subscribe to a site's notification dialog prompts, it indicates that the site is well-liked, and Microsoft Edge will show the full notification subscription dialog.
However, if most users click no to a site's subscription requests, Edge will show the quiet notification dialog.

"With this new approach, we provide either the full prompt or quiet requests based on the data accrued from actual user choices – we’re crowdsourcing!"
"We suggest site owners provide permission requests with consideration to the user’s context and timing, after users have engaged with sites. Sites that follow good practices and earn a high user acceptance rate will begin to show the full prompt without being “quieted.”," Microsoft explained in a blog post this week.

Microsoft Edge is crowdsourcing whether to show notification prompts

Microsoft is now using crowdsourcing to determine whether to show a site's website subscription dialog prompt in the Microsoft Edge web browser.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Microsoft Edge is crowdsourcing whether to show notification prompts

Microsoft is now using crowdsourcing to determine whether to show a site's website subscription dialog prompt in the Microsoft Edge web browser.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

If you want to use this:

This feature is now live in Microsoft Edge 88 and will only be enabled if Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Notifications > Quiet notification requests is disabled.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

A bug in Edge ??? cannot add a service provider (DNS doh) , before when you click there was a drop down menu _ it was possible to choose some DNS providers like cloudflare and Quad9, now its stays empty!

 

[silversurfer]

A bug in Edge ??? cannot add a service provider (DNS doh) before when you click on it it was possible to choose some DNS providers like cloudflare and Quad9, now its stay empty!

Microsoft Edge disables Alternate DNS Providers to fix Performance Issue

Recent Edge update removed Custom DNS Providers such as Google PublicDNS, Cloudflare, Quad9 from DNS options, the Secure DNS not impacted with this change.

techdows.com

Apparently, Microsoft Edge no longer offers alternative DNS Providers Google PublicDNS, Cloudflare in the browser for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) when you try to choose a service provider in Settings. You’re are only left with the default secure DNS option for now. This change or issue can be seen in all Edge insider channels and stable version.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Strange. I use NextDNS DoT in Edge and it's not restored
Using Stable (88.0.705.74)

Does it only affect recent changes?

 

[Ink]

A bug in Edge ??? cannot add a service provider (DNS doh) , before when you click there was a drop down menu _ it was possible to choose some DNS providers like cloudflare and Quad9, now its stays empty!

Are the changes not saving?

 

[blackice]

I noticed this as well last time I looked in Edge recently. A thing to note on this for adding manual entries is Cloudflare’s DoH address is nearly impossible to find because they want you to install their app. No thanks.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Are the changes not saving?

Apparently, Microsoft Edge no longer offers alternative DNS Providers Google PublicDNS, Cloudflare in the browser for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) when you try to choose a service provider in Settings. You’re are only left with the default secure DNS option for now. This change or issue can be seen in all Edge insider channels and stable version.

 

[Sammo]

Apparently, Microsoft Edge no longer offers alternative DNS Providers Google PublicDNS, Cloudflare in the browser for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) when you try to choose a service provider in Settings. You’re are only left with the default secure DNS option for now. This change or issue can be seen in all Edge insider channels and stable version.

It's still in my Dev Version 90.0.796.0

 

[mkoundo]

Version 88.0.705.81: February 26

Release notes pending

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Release notes pending

Version 88.0.705.81: February 25
Fixed various bugs and performance issues.

Microsoft Edge release notes for Stable Channel

Microsoft Edge release note for Stable Channel

docs.microsoft.com

Now waiting for version 89...

Microsoft Edge releases​

The following table only tracks and provides information for major releases in both channels.

Version	Release status	Beta Channel Release week	Stable Channel Release week
86	Released Version	09-Sep-2020 86.0.622.11	09-Oct-2020 86.0.622.38
87	Released Version	20-Oct-2020 87.0.664.12	19-Nov-2020 87.0.664.41
88	Released Version	09-Dec-2020 88.0.705.18	21-Jan-2021 88.0.705.50
89	Released Version	03-Feb-2021 89.0.774.18	Week of 04-Mar-2021

Microsoft Edge release schedule

Microsoft Edge release schedule

docs.microsoft.com

 

[amirr]

Thanks @Gandalf_The_Grey

"Manage your extensions from the toolbar." is great. I also hope it will have vertical tabs enabled by default, so the user doesn't have to tamper with flags.

 

[amirr]

Any idea if Edge 89 will be out today?