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Dev channel update to 78.0.249.1 is live

Highlights:

-- Tracking Prevention is fully available in the Canary and Dev Channels!
-- Form fill and password syncing is fully available in the Canary and Dev Channels!
-- Sign in and syncing is available for work and school accounts in all three channels!

See additional features and fixes in the blog post.
 
*UPDATED* Dev channel update to 78.0.262.0 is live

Build 78.0.256.0 was postponed last week due to issues rolling it out. As a result, it was decided to release a newer build this week. All the notes for build 256 are included with the additions for this build 262 added with a "NEW" tag.

The Build includes major new functionality as well as stability fixes and behavior changes. In addition, there was some functionality removed.
 
[Updated] Dev channel update to 78.0.268.1 is live
Hi everyone, just a quick note to say that we deployed a new build 78.0.268.3 to the Dev channel today for Windows only. This corrects an issue with our digital signature that prevented Microsoft Edge from working on Windows 10 S and caused some people to see an "unverified publisher" or similar message. There are no other changes in this update.
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Dev channel update to 78.0.276.2 is live

This build is expected to be the final build for 78. As a result, it has a lot of fixes in it as well as the usual stability fixes and behavior changes. Also included are the following new features:
  • Added the ability to open all items in a Collection in new tabs.
  • Added dark theme support to edge://components.
  • Added a management policy for importing settings from another browser.
 
Dev channel update to 79.0.279.0 is live

The build includes stability and behavior improvements as well as the following new features:
  • Enabled the static certificate pinning feature that was originally available in Chrome.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut to mute tabs on Mac.
  • Added support for hyphenated words when performing single-word intranet searches.
 
Dev channel update to 79.0.294.1 is live

Added Features:
  • Added messaging to warn users when they install an extension that has the ability to change their search provider, home page, or new tab page.
  • Added improved messaging and reporting abilities when navigating to unsafe websites.
  • Added a button to set up syncing from the profile flyout.
 
Dev channel update to 79.0.301.2 is live
  • Added a setting to show or hide the feedback smiley face from the toolbar.
  • The first round of Family Safety features is now available on Windows 10.
  • Added an option to the New Tab Page for users signed into the browser with a work or school account to show Office content from their organization instead of news content.
  • Added a toolbar to Reading View for easy access to Read Aloud and text viewing options.
  • Added the touchscreen scrolling behavior that the existing version of Edge was known for.
  • Added a button in Settings on Mac to open Microsoft AutoUpdate.
  • Added right-click support to menu items on Mac.
  • Added the ability to automatically remove extensions from a user’s device when they’ve been removed from the store they were installed from.
 
Dev channel update to 79.0.308.1 is live

Added features:
  • Added initial annotation features to PDFs.
  • Added support for using a pen/stylus to move and resize windows.
  • Improved the browser sign-in experience and added new profile icons.
  • Added an error dialog for when the browser is in a state where it can’t be signed into (for example, when running as an Administrator).
  • Added a link to the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard from within Settings.
  • Added text indicating if a window is InPrivate or Guest to the tooltip that appears when hovering over the Taskbar icon.
  • Added the ability to edit the names of items in Collections.
  • Added more links to documentation from within the F12 Dev Tools.
  • Added more icons to certain places in the browser such as context menus.
 
Dev channel update to 80.0.320.3 is live

The new logo is included as part of the update. In addition to known issues and improvements, note some of the new features:

Added features:
  • Added the ability for websites installed as apps to be restored when a browser session is restored after update, crash, etc.
  • Added support for an upstream Chromium policy that allows a user to remember a decision to open a link using another application (for example, to join a meeting in Microsoft Teams).
  • Added support for periods in single-word intranet URLs.
  • Added the ability to delete Collections items using the Delete keyboard key.
  • Added a dialog for when browser sign-in is disabled by policy.
 
UPDATE 2: 320.4 has been released with the fix for the Task Bar icons issue. The Netflix issue is expected to be fixed in another update tomorrow.

UPDATE: We're expecting to release a small update in the next day or two to fix an issue where users with multiple browser profiles still see the old Edge icon on the Task Bar, and an issue where Netflix doesn't work.
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Dev channel update to 80.0.334.2 is live

Because there were sync issues in the previous build, sync has been disabled in this build.

In addition to fixes and behavior changes, the update includes the following added features:
  • Added a right-click option to sort individual favorites folders by name from the Favorites management page.
  • Added a new setting to always use Strict Tracking Prevention inside InPrivate windows.

Edit Note: Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, there is no regular Dev channel update planned for next week.
 
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Dev channel update to 80.0.355.1 is live

In addition to fixes and behavior changes, the update includes the following added features:
  • Added an option to Reading View to increase text spacing.
  • Added a prompt to verify work or school accounts that are automatically added to Edge but aren’t enabled for sync so that users are aware sync isn’t enabled.

Also, Collections are now enabled by default for all Canary and Dev channel users, as well as Collections sync. Details are documented in Get started with Collections in Microsoft Edge.
 
Dev channel update to 80.0.361.5 is live

This is the last Dev channel update for this year and is also the final build for major version 80, which will become the next Beta update. Among other changes and fixes, the update includes the following added features:

Added features:
  • Added support for Dolby Vision playback.
  • Enabled users of Windows Mixed Reality to view 360° videos on VR headsets.
 
Dev channel update to 81.0.381.0 is live

The first DEV update of the new year includes numerous fixes and changes in behavior. Also included are the following added features:
  • Added a feature to suggest URLs to visit that are similar to typed URLs that result in a failed navigation due to the fact that no webpage at the typed URL exists.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut for starting Read Aloud (ctrl + shift + U).
  • Added the ability to paste multiple items into a Collection at the same time.
  • Added a dialog to tell users when a new data type is available to sync.
  • Added support for Guided Switch to suggest going back to a personal profile when visiting links to certain non-work or school resources in a work or school profile.
  • Added support for the Chromium management policy to disable web payment APIs in webpages.
  • Added a management policy for disabling Microsoft Search for Business.
 
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