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Dev channel update to 79.0.294.1 is live
Hello insiders, today we’re releasing build 79.0.294.1 to the Dev Channel! It’s a pretty normal week this week, so you can see the most noteworthy changes below:
Added Features:
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Great work on the recent builds Team!
I'm noticing some high CPU usage in the latest build on Mac - my workstation was updated to Catalina last night so not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Also, are there any plans for a dedicated "Check for updates" button on PC like there is in Mac's "Help" menu? Having to go into Help & Feedback > About Edge for manual update checking is quite tedious.
Looking forward to future builds! 🙂
CIMarketingVideo
I'll stick my nose in & say something about the updating for you. Presently, we are updating beta builds, previews, test rats, call the Edge C Channels whatever, but... once with a non-beta, non-Insider Build, it will not be manual or frequent updating. Will be similar to Edge being kept up to date; it will be Edge being kept up to date (wink). Consider, currently, there are 3 (different) Channels and 3 (different) rates of updating; that's no norm in daily practice with an entrenched browser which, Edge C isn't, yet. It's a work in progress, now and won't be manually updating after it's done & kicked out the door.
Cheers,
Drew
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Drew1903 wrote:CIMarketingVideo
I'll stick my nose in & say something about the updating for you. Presently, we are updating beta builds, previews, test rats, call the Edge C Channels whatever, but... once with a non-beta, non-Insider Build, it will not be manual or frequent updating. Will be similar to Edge being kept up to date; it will be Edge being kept up to date (wink). Consider, currently, there are 3 (different) Channels and 3 (different) rates of updating; that's no norm in daily practice with an entrenched browser which, Edge C isn't, yet. It's a work in progress, now and won't be manually updating after it's done & kicked out the door.Even when the stable version of Edge will be released, that doesn't stop Beta/Dev/Canary users.
google chrome stable is released but there are still huge number of beta/dev/canary testers for the browse, they range from enthusiasts to developers and anyone in between.
most of us are used to more regular updates and I believe a good amount of people will want to still have faster and sooner access to the new features in Edge insider so they'd keep a Dev/Beta/Canary version beside the Stable version.
so my point is, a dedicated update button and an ability to set update cycle for Edge insider is a good idea. google chrome is missing this feature and it makes it double important for Edge to implement it as an advantage.
