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ETA for ARM / Snapdragon support of Edge Chromium
Hi ChromeRefugee, I am jumping straight to the end to respond. We are working on a native ARM64 version of Microsoft Edge. You can read about it here: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/#d4RSZSQO3yPS3Bv6.97. While we don't have anything to announce now, please be sure that we are still working diligently on bringing our new browser to ARM64 devices as soon as possible. Thanks - Elliot
Well, at least the dev team knows about ARM CPUs, because the latest update mentions "Fixed an issue where protected video like on Netflix doesn’t work on ARM devices." That still probably refers to the emulated x86 version though. Baby steps.
Hi ChromeRefugee, I am jumping straight to the end to respond. We are working on a native ARM64 version of Microsoft Edge. You can read about it here: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/04/08/microsoft-edge-preview-channel-details/#d4RSZSQO3yPS3Bv6.97. While we don't have anything to announce now, please be sure that we are still working diligently on bringing our new browser to ARM64 devices as soon as possible. Thanks - Elliot
Elliot Kirk Thanks for responding. I hope we'll see a beta before the end of the year. Fingers crossed!
ChromeRefugeeI found these by Google searching but they're old Dev or Canary from June:
https://twitter.com/ADeltaXForce/status/1138919995545661440
https://twitter.com/ADeltaXForce/status/1139601188993810435
testing out on my Snapdragon 850 laptop and I do see the 64bit under About Edge, so it's definitely ARM64, but they're old, unfinished, I wish the Microsoft guys had opened up an official Beta ARM64 channel by now that the Surface X has come out.
Does this mean thus far we can only use this dodgy old leaked Beta or Firefox for native ARM64 browsing?
Also the recent rumors on Chrome of ARM64 being ready but Google perhaps holding it up until Q1 next year for one reason or the other.
I hope Microsoft can integrate with ones Google account, I want to sync all my passwords, bookmarks and etc everything over regardless if I use Microsoft Edge Chromium or the actual Chrome browser whenever Google makes that available.
CharbaxSorry for posting these links here, but they've been leaked since June, I had expected we might have a Beta ARM64 channel in that Edge Insider thing by now, what's the reason we haven't got it yet? I would hope it's imminently going to be officially available since the Surface X is just about getting released today, the negative reviews due lack of native browser are coming out. Both Engadget and The Verge seem to be using the emulated 32bit Chrome on these no wonder the performance is sub par. Do these people even know only Firefox has an official available ARM64 beta browser at this point?
What do we have to do on ARM64 for now? Use the old non Chromium Edge? Use Firefox beta? That's it?
I understand doing a browser is insane work and huge probably many people are involved and working hard on it. But is it not yet ready at least for those insider type people in that insider beta page thingy? Would something about it be unsafe to release it officially there yet?
