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Dev channel update to 78.0.244.0 is live
Hello insiders! Today we released build 78.0.244.0 to the Microsoft Edge Dev Channel. As promised last week, this is the first release out of the version 78 branch, and quite fittingly, it’s packed with new features and fixes. Some of the most significant ones include:
New features and behavior:
- Added an option in Settings to choose between light and dark themes.
- Added the ability to import cookies from the existing version of Edge.
- Added a policy to enable deleting browsing data upon exit.
- Added a policy to prevent downloads from being marked as unsafe when they come from a trusted source.
- Added what version of Edge a management policy is supported on to the list of policies.
- Added dark theme support to the feedback screenshot editor window.
- Added dark theme support to the first-run sign-in popup.
- Added dark theme support to the browser sign in error popup.
- Added a confirmation when enabling sending Do Not Track requests.
Fixes for improved reliability:
- Fixed an issue where Edge Canary crashes on launch on Mac.
- Fixed an issue where saving a PDF file sometimes causes the browser to crash.
- Fixed an issue where navigating between pages in IE mode sometimes crashes the browser.
- Fixed an issue where Netflix would sometimes fail with error D7111-1331.
- Fixed an issue where items on the Favorites Bar sometimes don’t respond to clicks when a folder is open.
- Fixed an issue where syncing sometimes gets stuck in the “Initialization” phase.
- Fixed an issue where signing into the browser sometimes fails.
- Fixed an issue where signing into the browser sometimes fails without showing any error.
- Fixed an issue where websites that were supposed to automatically sign in using the account that the browser is signed in with don’t get signed in properly.
- Fixed an issue where saving PDF files sometimes fails.
- Fixed an issue where zooming in on a PDF sometimes causes form fill to fail.
Fixes for improved behavior:
- Fixed an issue where links that would launch other applications don’t work in IE mode.
- Changed the tiles on the new tab page to show the page’s title when hovering over them instead of the page’s address.
- Removed Read Aloud from browser pages like Settings.
- Fixed an issue where the F12 Dev Tools feedback (smiley face) button sometimes doesn’t work.
- Fixed an issue where PDFs with restrictions (on printing, copying text, etc.) are not getting those restrictions enforced.
- Fixed an issue where PDF scrolling doesn’t work properly on some PDF files.
- Fixed an issue where using the arrow keys to move the text cursor in PDF forms sometimes doesn’t work.
- Fixed an issue where the first run experience showed two checkboxes to allow browsing data to sync across devices.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where the Save Page As command appears twice in the File menu.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where the language the browser is displayed in sometimes isn’t the preferred language as defined by the OS.
- Fixed an issue where an empty tooltip appears when you open a menu like the … menu.
- Fixed an issue where the geolocation usage notification sometimes remains after leaving the website it applied to.
- Fixed an issue where an extra scroll bar sometimes appears in Reading View.
- Fixed an issue where a desktop shortcut is sometimes being created when removing a profile.
- Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping IE mode tabs will sometimes cause them to show the wrong zoom level.
- Fixed an issue where the Downloads page cuts off its content when the window size decreases instead of resizing it.
- Fixed an issue where the sync confirmation dialog isn’t wide enough to fit its contents.
- Fixed an issue where some browser pages like Favorites don’t get dark or light theme applied until the page is refreshed.
- Improved the light theme in the F12 Dev Tools.
- Fixed an issue where some icons like the new tab page icon aren’t properly updating to a lighter color when the browser is switched to dark theme.
- Fixed an issue where the buttons on the PDF toolbar don’t change state when you interact with them.
As always, thanks for being an insider, and keep sending us all of your valuable feedback and suggestions!
116 Replies
josh_bodner Hi, I see an option in my mobile Edge beta to sync passwords, but they are not syncing with desktop Edge Dev 😞
I tried re sign 😞
Mjacob2030 password syncing doesn't work with mobile yet.
this build seems to have a very noticeable lag time between clicking a link from another application (ie. outlook, chat app, etc) to when Edge opens or creates a new tab in an already open Edge instance.
Before this build, there was no significant lag time. You click the link in Outlook or whatever, and the browser will spawn the tab instantly and start the web page load.
- I also was able to sync to my O365 account, after the latest upgrade it now is removed 😞
josh_bodner I'm seeing a lot of instances of sites "randomly" throwing the "Too many redirects" error page. (This has been happening for several versions of Edge Chromium now.) It's clearly a cookie issue because clearing my cookies fixes it. (And I can confirm the site isn't having any issues by switching to a different browser.)
Chrome has the ability to clear cookies for specific sites which is most useful for situations like this instead of the nuclear option of deleting all my cookies and forcing me to log into every site I visit again. Would love to see this in Edge Chromium!
Re. deleting Cookies. If you click on the padlock at the left end of the URL bar while on the site, the popup includes a line on how many cookies from that site there are. If you then click on THAT line, a new dialogue opens showing all the cookies from that site, and you can select and remove some/any/all without using the nuclear delete all cookies option.
DavidGB
Very cool piece of info! Thanks for putting this here, David.
Re. deleting Cookies. If you click on the padlock at the left end of the URL bar while on the site, the popup includes a line on how many cookies from that site there are. If you then click on THAT line, a new dialogue opens showing all the cookies from that site, and you can select and remove some/any/all without using the nuclear delete all cookies option.
Cheers,
Drew
josh_bodner I'm seeing my pinned Edge dev live tile on Start (full screen mode) as just a blank, black tile on more than one PC. Issue started with new update to Edge dev. I already reported this, but thought I would mention it here as it also happened on a PC with different hardware but same Start setup and Edge Dev build.
Have you restarted the computers since the Edge Dev update? I find that the Start live tiles for all 'Store' apps go black after an update until I do a computer re-start (which I find very annoying, but on the other hand is often the first time I notice they ave updated).
DavidGB I have now 😅
Thanks for mentioning the thing about restarting 🙂
It's still blank black though.
On a side note about the app store update live tile bug: For me, they don't turn completely black when updated, just transparent with a stuck update progress bar at the bottom of the tile - So maybe it's a variation of the app update live tile issue? Microsoft Edge Dev is not an app from the Store so I am guessing that this is a separate bug.
- Still eagerly awaiting for that login and sync profile to finally work on O365.
josh_bodner Please fix the inability to stream xfinity.com/stream on a Mac
And every time I update Dev Edge, it deletes my allowed flash sites.
Still missing the IE Mode for non Enterprise users.
Would like to see the option "Open in Internet Explorer Mode" for ALL websites, NOT only for a listed internal Website.
Reason is, many IoT Devices like Digital Video recorders, Webcam, Switches, Telecommunication systems, IP telephones and other browser enabled gadgets need ActiveX/Flash/Internet Explorer specific functions.
I was informed, that later after Edge Chromium installation Edge and IE will removed from User access, so their is definitely a NEED for non Enterprise customer to have the IE Mode. This would be then the only way to open that IE specific webpages!!
Alexander Jacubowsky
"Still missing the IE Mode for non Enterprise users."
It is not missing. IE Mode is not for or available to non-Enterprise. Others have Internet Explorer available in their OS, by default. If you are not using an Applications window, it is in the Windows Accessories folder on your Start menu. It's own browser without any need for going through another in IE Mode. The, actual, IE browser is, ALREADY & still, in your OS. In other words, you are not without IE or easy access to it, even, without IE Mode in a(nother) browser.
Non-Enterprise do not have IE Mode... they DO have Internet Explorer!
Cheers,
Drew"missing Internet Explorer mode"
It don't t make sense to implement IE Mode only for Enterprise.
They could also use Internet Explorer, so why normal users need two browsers to use all Websites.
Also Internet Explorer is not available on new devices using Windows on Arm.
So please let us use the IE Mode for all Users. Best would be to activate it using settings.
At build 2019 it was stated, that the new Edge will replace IE and old Egde Browser.
Now you tell us, that we have to use the IE also after release of new Edge.
Additional in old Edge the IE Mode os available for all users, so your decision is a big step backwards ! Very bad!
josh_bodner GREAT
