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Ongoing sync between Microsoft Edge and Chrome - Discussion
Thanks for your feedback requesting the ability to have ongoing sync between Microsoft Edge and Chrome.
While we recognize this need, we’re currently focused on creating great 1st party sync experiences with your Microsoft account and Work or School account. If you are a Chrome user today, you already have option available to import all your data from Chrome to have Microsoft Edge personalized with all your browsing data.
If you are still looking for ongoing sync between Microsoft Edge and Chrome, please share some more details about your scenario.
- Why would you like an ongoing sync between the two? What problem would it solve for you?
- Do you expect to leverage this ongoing sync only for a short period of time (for instance during initial assessment of Microsoft Edge) or for long period (continue to use multiple browsers)?
- How would the absence of this ability change your perspective on Microsoft Edge adoption?
- Would the creation of a Chrome extension fulfil your requirement?
We will keep you updated as we better understand the needs of our community.
Thanks everyone for sharing your perspective on this topic. It is really helpful to see the sentiments and thoughts towards such a possibility. Please consider this thread closed for now. Stay assured, we are paying attention to everyone's requirements and concerns and are committed to doing the right thing for all of you.
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- No, please don't I don't wanna have google stuff on my edge, That's the worst thing which could happen to edge. If those who wanna stay google, they can stay on chrome, but that would be horrible thing for edge users if you guys added google services to it. I'm 1000% in support of HotCakeX for his reply too. Just don't add it. It's not worth it.
- They should make it so you add an extension to sync a Microsoft account with Chrome
10Meisterbaelle wrote:
They should make it so you add an extension to sync a Microsoft account with ChromeMicrosoft already made an extension for passwords, which is the most important data.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-autofill/fiedbfgcleddlbcmgdigjgdfcggjcion
hussain5416 I completely disagree. Also I think you are a bit mistaken. If you think that I (we) want every single thing from chrome synced to edge, including extensions and google services, then you are wrong. Most people like me just want their history and bookmarks synced because we prefer using Chrome on our phones, and we want to be able to find the webpages we've visited on Edge on Chrome mobile.
Obviously nobody really wants two completely different things mixed together. Please have an open mind and understand why such a feature is important to users who have just migrated from Chrome. I'm not going to tolerate opening every webpage from Edge to Chrome just because I want it synced with my phone/tablet.
Hello,
just wanted to say that if by any chance you decide to implement it, please choose the most secure way, i.e our data only stay in Microsoft servers and Not Google.
a module or extension to be added or removed from the browser at any time by the user sounds good BUT if in order for that said extension or module to work properly, you have to add Google services back to Edge, which you previously removed in the de-googling process of Chromium, please don't.
because that's one of the biggest reasons I'm using Edge canary and not using Chrome, you could even say that's the only reason. because the UI or engine aren't anything special, they can be found in other browsers such as Vivaldi, Opera, Yandex and they DO have beautiful interfaces, but they are owned by other companies and not Microsoft which I trust so that's why I'm not using them. if Microsoft Edge starts getting Google stuff again, it will be the time to find a different browser, most likely Firefox, which co-exists on my system with Edge since I have canary channel and it tends to be unstable sometimes.
Thank you!
- HotCake, I'm not sure why you assumed that an ongoing sync only implied the syncing of extensions. I'm not sure about everyone else, but at least for me I just need this feature to sync my chrome browsing history. And to be quite honest, I don't think most people want or even care about their extensions being synced, I think most people are just looking for their history and bookmarks being synced, me included.
1. Why would you like an ongoing sync between the two? What problem would it solve for you?
> I'm not yet sure about going full-on Edge. I want to be able to go back to Chrome anytime I want and to not have to manually import any new bookmarks/favorites, settings, and extensions from Edge to Chrome. I want to be able to switch to either browser as needed.
2. Do you expect to leverage this ongoing sync only for a short period of time (for instance during initial assessment of Microsoft Edge) or for long period (continue to use multiple browsers)?
> I believe I have answered this partly in my response to the first question. To say it again, I'm looking at testing Edge's capabilities. But I don't see any reason to say goodbye to Chrome now. I'm an Android user and I don't know if Edge has an Android version. I want to be able to sync my browsing preferences throughout all my devices: desktop, laptop, and phone. So I want to experience this ongoing sync now -- and hope that in the future it will stay there as an option. Just please give us users an option. An open one.
3. How would the absence of this ability change your perspective on Microsoft Edge adoption?
> It would hurt. I mean I don't understand why others hate Chrome so much. I'm not that used to Edge either. Without the option for an ongoing sync, I might get back to Chrome. I hope I could experiment on both browsers without having to encounter such hiccups.
4. Would the creation of a Chrome extension fulfil your requirement?
> I guess so. I'm interested in tech but I'm not that techie either. So a Chrome extension might solve the problem. Please let me know if this already exists. Thanks.
Thanks everyone for sharing your perspective on this topic. It is really helpful to see the sentiments and thoughts towards such a possibility. Please consider this thread closed for now. Stay assured, we are paying attention to everyone's requirements and concerns and are committed to doing the right thing for all of you.
HotCakeX wrote:
if Microsoft Edge starts getting Google stuff again, it will be the time to find a different browser
Well said HotCakeX and I agree! I used Firefox for many years until de-googled Chromium based Edge became available. I don't use anything Google if at all possible. Edge has come a long way and I like it enough to recommend it and have it as my default browser. Forcing anyone to add Google chrome extensions defeats the purpose behind Edge and for me, it would likely make Firefox my default browser choice again.
That being said, for the time being, a possible solution might be to have Edge ask for permission to temporarily install a Google extension to sync with Chrome as long as said extension is immediately removed after synching.
Keep Google out of Edge!
