Advice Request Switching from Chrome to Edge, can I use the same credentials?

[amirr]

If someone uses Google Chrome for a long time and now wants to switch to Edge, he can also sign into the Edge with the same credentials that he signed into the Chrome, to get back his bookmarks, etc., in the Edge, right?

 

[rndmblk]

If someone uses Google Chrome for a long time and now wants to switch to Edge, he can also sign into the Edge with the same credentials that he signed into the Chrome, to get back his bookmarks, etc., in the Edge, right?

Not quite - you don't log into Edge with the same credentials as you use in Google Chrome. However if you keep Google Chrome installed and then install/upgrade the new Edge you can import from the profile on your PC. When you launch the browser for the first time, Edge Chromium will ask if you want to sync from Chrome.

If the first import doesn't work or you skipped over it you can manually import. Click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner of your window and select Settings (look for the gear icon). From the profiles tab, press Import Browser Data.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

If someone uses Google Chrome for a long time and now wants to switch to Edge, he can also sign into the Edge with the same credentials that he signed into the Chrome, to get back his bookmarks, etc., in the Edge, right?

No, it's another ecosystem. Google Chrome uses a Google account. Microsoft Edge uses a Microsoft account.

From the Top Feedback Summary:

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Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account

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From the discussion:

Today, you can import your data from Chrome by going to edge://settings/importData for a one time import. You can also sign into Google websites and remember your password in Microsoft Edge to reduce the number of times you need to sign into these websites. And you can access your Microsoft Edge data on the go by signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account and syncing with Microsoft Edge Mobile apps and Microsoft Edge on other devices.

Sign in with a Google account - Discussion

Thanks for your feedback requesting the ability to sign in with a consumer Google account. From what we’re hearing, you’d like the ability to bring over data from Chrome, use your Google services and keep Microsoft Edge and Chrome in sync. While we recognize this need, we’re currently focused...

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[Ink]

If someone uses Google Chrome for a long time and now wants to switch to Edge, he can also sign into the Edge with the same credentials that he signed into the Chrome, to get back his bookmarks, etc., in the Edge, right?

As already explained by others, Chrome is a different ecosystem to Edge (Microsoft's browser), therefore your Google account credentials cannot be used to Sign in to Edge.

Instead you need to Import your data (so don't uninstalled Chrome just yet)

What's imported to Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support

Learn more about what items get imported from Google Chrome and other browsers to Microsoft Edge and how to import Third-Party Passwords to Microsoft Edge.

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If you use Edge on Android/iOS, your data can be synced from your Microsoft Account from Desktop to Mobile and vice versa.

Sign in to sync Microsoft Edge across devices - Microsoft Support

With Microsoft Edge, you can turn on sync to browse the web on all your devices, keep your favorites organized, and more.

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