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MicrosoftSign in with a Google account - Discussion
Hey, everyone! Thanks so much for this discussion, we've learned a lot from your comments. We'd like to first make it clear that we do not plan to integrate Google services into Microsoft Edge by default. We are considering including an opt-in experience for users to attach their Google account to Microsoft Edge but are not ready to make a decision on it just yet.
I'd like to take this time to reiterate what Elliot posted back in November: One option available to you today to use a single user identifier across the various services you use is to create a new Microsoft Account using a @gmail address.
As you know, you can currently import your data from Chrome by going to edge://settings/importData. You can also sign into Google websites and remember your password in Microsoft Edge to reduce the number of times you need to sign in. Accessing your Microsoft Edge data on-the-go is easily done by signing into Microsoft Edge with a Microsoft account and syncing with Microsoft Edge across other devices and mobile.
As always, we will update here once we have more information. Please continue to provide your feedback and suggestions around this feature; the team will continue to review feedback even if we have moved something to Not Planned.
cjc2112 haha that's fun
, and stay tøp!
However i get the point of people here. In fact, even if i think it differently I respect that. And also I think from the Microsoft perspective, it should not integrate any kind of google service. Just, it would be awesome if companies some time could make life easier to consumers. Anyway I think that I'll manage to switch all to edge because Surface is my main device. So I'll do it even on mobile i think, if even on mobile will be done a great work. Otherwise, I'll just search for a third party service to manage favorites
Elliot Kirk Deleted
It can happen.
the idea is to keep user data on Microsoft servers, in an encrypted container and then allow users to authenticate with that container using 3rd party credentials in addition to Microsoft account credentials.
this way no data is transmitted to 3rd party servers.
this is exactly like how websites allow 3rd party logins. like you can sign up/in in IMDB.com using a standalone IMDB account or using Google or Facebook accounts.
by logging in using Facebook or Google accounts, you allow IMDB to access your Google account information to authenticate you for accessing THEIR server.
so instead Google getting data, IMDB gets data from Google, specifically your Google profile information.
Microsoft should do the same.
