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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.
HotCakeX I'm puzzled why you're so hell-bent on opposing this. If Google sign-in did in fact get implemented, no one would be forcing you to use it—all your data wouldn't be magically sent to Google just because there's an option to use their services.
If it was offered, I would personally love to switch to Edge on Windows for performance reasons. However, I don't want to permanently move everything over to Microsoft just yet. For one, I don't like Edge's UI on Android and I don't want to maintain two disjoint sets of data for no good reason.
It doesn't even have to be built directly into the browser; if there was an additional first-party module or extension you could install by yourself, I would be all for it. The only reason why this has even been suggested is because this is ultimately a browser built by Google and the option to sync with their servers already comes with Chromium. Thus, your exaggerations of them adding support for Facebook or Twitter next are moot, on top of the glaring fact that they don't even handle browser data.
You can argue all day about Google's surveillance practices; I won't be defending them for any of it. However, even if we consider the idea that they mine your data, your bookmarks and passwords mostly certainly aren't included in that. On the same note, it is absolutely hypocritical for you to claim that Microsoft is suddenly such a champion of privacy and only means the best for its users. I'm not sure if you remember the entire Windows 10 telemetry fiasco or them forcing 3rd party apps down your throat on an OS you've paid for—both of which are still applicable and can't be entirely turned off to this day. If privacy is going to be your main defense, then you should be using Linux and Firefox, not Windows and Edge.
AnphirAddoN I'm well aware the decision was already made. I wasn't replying to the original post. The fanboyism in this thread is truly staggering.
- If most, but don't get too complicated if you want that so badly, then look for a group that will create an extension and fixed issue. If not, then keep using chrome, you should not insist on using a browser that does not give you what you need. I just hope you use it when there are many who ask for things that in the end don't even use it.
- The only reason I use chrome on Win10 is because I have passwords stored in my google account.
encryptedcurse wrote:I'm well aware the decision was already made. I wasn't replying to the original post. The fanboyism in this thread is truly staggering.
Everything I mentioned in the previous comment were facts.
