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New Web Widget in Edge Canary and Dev - controlled feature rollout
R7anubis wrote:HotCakeX I am unable to see this feature in the "new tab page" section of the browser settings. I can only see ' preload page' option.
How long will it take for this feature to roll out to everyone? I'm on the latest Version 90.0.782.0 (Official build) dev (64-bit).my tests show that it's available to US regions right now on canary.
but it's a controlled feature rollout, so can't say for sure when it will exactly be available to you.
HotCakeX Can you please provide some more details about the widget? It looks like the new Web widget brings Bing search and personalized news feed to the desktop, right? How does it work when you reboot your PC? Do you have to manually launch the widget or it show up automatically?
PS: A GIF would be helpful in understanding its functionality. Thanks 🙂- Hi,
I would record a video as I always do but there are too much personal info so I intentionally took some pictures instead 🙂
you have to launch it manually for now, it's not finished so there are room for improvements.
everything you click on, a tab in Edge browser opens, I find this very annoying because I don't just want to have bunch of links, I actually want to do the search in the widget and read the news without leaving there.- Thanks for your prompt response. I understand that you can't record the video, but can you provide some details about it. I have a couple of questions if you have time to answer them.
1. If we launch the Web widget in the browser, it will instantly appear on the desktop (If I am correct)? What is its exact location (like somewhere around the taskbar or)??
2. What is the version of your Canary and Dev builds?
3. What is the difference between the Dashboard and Vertical layout in the Widget's settings?
Thanks and keep up the good work. 🙂
- No anytime soon
- My opinion:
It's not bad, but needs more features to be useful
1. stay on top
2. be able to launch it without opening the browser
3. don't show an icon in the taskbar to feel like we are just using a regular Edge window
4. don't open the browser when we search something, because then what's the point of using this new widget, Windows each would open the Edge window too.
5. don't open the browser when we click on show more in the widget, instead load the content right in the same widget window.
I like the ability to react to news pieces.
