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Eric_E
Former Employee
Feb 07, 2023

Dev Channel update to 111.0.1660.6 is live

Hello Insiders! Today, we are releasing build 111.0.1660.6 to the Dev channel for Windows and 111.0.1660.4 for macOS, which includes the new Bing copilot. For more details about the Bing copilot, che...
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Just_let_me_post
Copper Contributor
Feb 08, 2023
I've been using Edge since it accidentally was leak on the web, long before it's official release. I really liked it. I've recommended it to friends and colleagues over the years.

But right now, it's not the lean, mean and clean browser it was. Now, it's bogged down with so many useless features. And you guys keep piling them on. Shopping, "buy now, pay later", cite, math solver, web capture, web select, rewards, games... They just keep on coming. The latest "bing button" that can't be turned off is the latest. Just let us have a normal, uncluttered browser in peace, yes?

I've come to appreciate some functionality, such as built in ad blocker and sleeping tabs. They're great. But everything else... come on. I can't recommend this browser anymore, and I've moved on to Brave.
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    Paul_VC
    Steel Contributor
    Feb 08, 2023

    Edge is indeed showing quite a bit of bloat now. And Brave is indeed a genuinely nice browser. However, it has shortcomings vs Edge. Compiled the following notes about that some months ago.

    ESSENTIAL BRAVE SHORTCOMINGS (TO ME)

    Brave has much less smooth scrolling of web pages than Edge (I use a Logitech mouse which enhances scrolling, but Brave is not supported apparently). Smooth scrolling is important when you read a lot on the web. And Edge scrolls pdf-files very smoothly too.
    Brave does not save Tab Groups when closing the browser. In Edge, you store Tab Groups permanently in a Tab Collection. When you open a Collection, all the tabs that were saved in it open. Edge Collections also synchronize with mobile devices.
    Brave has no way to add all open tabs to a Tab Group at once. Edge does.
    Brave does not have a send-tab-to-phone (and Brave Mobile does not have a send-tab-to-computer). Edge does.
    Brave does not support universal password manager. Edge has built-in Microsoft Authenticator (for logins, 2FA codes).

    Because Brave Mobile does not support the Android Autofill Provider API, website logins cannot automatically come from your password manager set in Android Settings (e.g. Microsoft Authenticator). (Brave stores passwords on Brave's servers).
    Brave Desktop does not put idle tabs to sleep (consumes less CPU). Edge does.

    OTHER BRAVE SHORTCOMINGS

    Brave does not have a "Display Icon Only" for Favorites on the Favorites Toolbar. (One must manually delete the name of the favorite, which is not desirable).
    Brave Desktop does not have a built-in "readability" function for a "decluttered" display of web pages. Edge does.
    Brave Mobile does not synchronize settings 100% between computer and mobile.
    Brave Desktop does not have a built-in PDF viewer. Edge does.
    Brave does not have a built-in webpage screenshot tool. Edge has "web capture", so you can save a (part of) page as JPEG.
    Brave does not support "legacy Internet Explorer" websites. Edge has an "Internet Explorer Compatibility" mode.
    And some other little things.

    • cmpan's avatar
      cmpan
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 09, 2023
      Used Brave a looooong time.... gave it up for Edge... Much much better... all around!

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