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Fabi_450
Brass Contributor
May 20, 2020

New Microsoft Edge for Xbox one

Hey community,

I want to know whether it is planned to bring the new edge browser to Xbox one. Or is there already a release date?

Sincerely yours

Fabian

  • GOOD NEWS.

    Microsoft has started publicly testing the "Chromium-powered" version of their Edge browser on Xbox consoles. Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group can now access the new Microsoft Edge on Xbox One or Xbox Series S / X consoles. It is also planned that you will be able to use a USB keyboard and MOUSE with this new app, but in the early stages of Alphs, there still needs work to be done.

    However, it is in testing and scheduled to be released sometime this summer - 2021.

    WOO HOO !!!
  • II_MOXIE_xx's avatar
    II_MOXIE_xx
    Copper Contributor
    I'm part of the xbox insider program. I have been sending screenshot report regarding Ms edge for months. Most apps like spotify will direct you to their website which isnt supported. I'm using xbox edge for this forum and it is painful. Bing is available as a browser but its not great. As xbox uses a windows 10 core for its OS and the XB1 is at its limit, I'll guess that an update isnt possible😌😢.
  • JohnDayQA's avatar
    JohnDayQA
    Brass Contributor
    GOOD NEWS.

    Microsoft has started publicly testing the "Chromium-powered" version of their Edge browser on Xbox consoles. Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group can now access the new Microsoft Edge on Xbox One or Xbox Series S / X consoles. It is also planned that you will be able to use a USB keyboard and MOUSE with this new app, but in the early stages of Alphs, there still needs work to be done.

    However, it is in testing and scheduled to be released sometime this summer - 2021.

    WOO HOO !!!
  • Fabi_450 

    I recommend you and everyone who is interested to have Microsoft Edge in Xbox, make sure share this feedback through feedback option in Microsoft Edge.

  • Danyo's avatar
    Danyo
    Copper Contributor
    I would like to know the same thing. New edge app for Xbox please.
  • harrym615's avatar
    harrym615
    Copper Contributor

    Fabi_450 I doubt Microsoft will ever do such a thing. In fact, it would be another small step to making the Xbox a regular PC - and they will NEVER do that. The Xbox is heavily subsidized (compared to PS), and pushing the Xbox as a PC replacement is the last thing Microsoft wants.

    I wonder if the Chromium addon works in Kodi for Xbox.

  • Fabi_450 The new Microsoft Edge is based on Chromium and Chromium is a win32 app. Xbox One runs a form of Windows 10 that only supports UWP apps. Microsoft hasn't thought this out. They're ditching UWP and yet advocating for it. The conflict continues in the Office suite too with OneNote.

    • YearnA's avatar
      YearnA
      Copper Contributor

      Microsoft just released the WebView2 browser control component that is based on the Chromium Edge browser.

      pneenkoalabear This can also be used from UWP apps.

      https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-general-availability-for-microsoft-edge-webview2-for-net-and-fixed-distribution-method/

      This should provide the XBox developer team all they need to make an XBox shell for Chromium Edge. I hope this will be put on the roadmap ASAP.

      • pneenkoalabear's avatar
        pneenkoalabear
        Steel Contributor
        Um. That's literally impossible as I said before. Xbox is based on UWP. WebView2 is for Chromium Edge, which is win32. Therefore it cannot run on Xbox. WebView2 is available for "UWP" DESKTOP apps. An easy way to think about it is just as a portal or as a window into an interfaceless Edge.
    • Fabi_450's avatar
      Fabi_450
      Brass Contributor

      pneenkoalabear Thank you all for your responses.

      So if I am getting it right, does your post also mean that the new Xbox Series X console will have the "old" edge browser? In my case the browser on the xbox one works pretty good, but there are a few sites which are not supported and that is bad.

      Hope that they can work it around.

      • pneenkoalabear's avatar
        pneenkoalabear
        Steel Contributor
        idk how xbox series x works. it might be running linux like stadia or something. but we've seen how microsoft rolls. it probably won't have the new edge or maybe no browser at all.
  • Fabi_450 Thanks for reaching out, and welcome to our community. Currently, we don't have any news to share about Microsoft Edge on Xbox, but we will definitely let you all know if we do.

     

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

  • kqf_chris's avatar
    kqf_chris
    Iron Contributor

    I second this. I find myself using legacy Edge on Xbox for a few websites and it is painful.

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