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Timeline!!
sambul95
Sam,
You are mixing apples & oranges. Browser History and having the browser work with Windows 10 Timeline are 2 (very) different things. Sure, one can hold the back button to see past visits & manage that; nothing new.
Timeline is more about the OS than, the browser. It's a Feature of Win10 not, of the browser The browser just has to be compatible with it.
But, Win10 Timeline exists & works, inherently not, 'forced', with the default browser as part of the OS. It can go back a long way (in time), show heaps more activities (than browser history) and one can, actually, 'see' those sites rather than just a list. Plus, there is how one can handle what shows in Timeline, the 'controls' or 'tools' it has AND its search ability. Lastly, it is a nice help when navigating across multiple desktops.
Anyway, the point is, Win10 Timeline works with Edge. But, right now (hopefully this changes, soon!), Timeline will not work with Edge C without adding an extension from the Chrome store. Having to do that should not be necessary any more than it is w/ Edge.
Sure Timeline is browser history, BUT, it is far more than what the back button gives❗ If Win10 offers one all the neat stuff it does, one may as well, actually, use the stuff & be able to use it.
Cheers,
Drew
To get Edge Chromium to support Timeline, install the Web Activities extension for Chrome. I installed it and it worked but stopped working since Jun 26 😒. Hope this will be fixed soon.
[Update: Jul 6] It started working again. My browsing history (Edge Chromium) started to show up in Timeline (Web Activities)
Deleted Try reinstalling the extension, it would surely help. Earlier it wasn't working for me also, now it is working fine...
Check if you have this extension only: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-activities/eiipeonhflhoiacfbniealbdjoeoglid- Actually, "only" doesn't, really, matter... Both can be tested, as extensions can be individually turned on and off. Can have both even though using one or the other at any given moment
Cheers,
Drew
Sent from my Windows PhoneThanks Drew1903 for introducing the Timeline Support extension. I installed it but unfortunately, it didn't work for me.
I reinstalled the Web Activities extension and it didn't work either. My other extensions are working fine.
[Update: Jul 6] It started working again. My browsing history (Edge Chromium) started to show up in Timeline (Web Activities).
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Y'all might give https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timeline-support/meokcjmjkobffcgldbjjklmaaediikdj a go. Seems to do the trick for the time being.
Cheers,
Drew
