Sep 08 2019 04:15 PM
It's possible, there are browsers like Kiwi that support it. would be great if Microsoft Edge did the same and allowed our extensions used in desktop to be used on Android phones and tablets too.
of course this needs to be considered in the process of revamping the current Edge Android version and swapping its engines.
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Jun 13 2022 02:57 AM - edited Jun 13 2022 02:58 AM
So it's mid 2022. Still no addons for Android Edge...
Jun 13 2022 11:56 AM
@igsfi Yep - which is *the only* reason I still use Kiwi on Android.
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Aug 04 2022 11:39 AM
@Mary Branscombe This currently has the largest number of votes on the new Edge feedback portal. I look forward to finding out if this is planned.
Aug 04 2022 06:45 PM
I'm pretty sure you're my internet twin. For years now you always appear in the same topics, at the same time, with the exact same thoughts.
It started with trying to get Microsoft to implement Tracking Protection Lists (TPL) from Internet Explorer into legacy Edge (luckily legacy Edge had extension support and extension developers like Nik Rolls). Now, probably around 7 years later, we're using Firefox on Android for it's extension support.
The problem is, although Edge for Android comes with Adblock Plus, an ad blocker is not just necessary for ads and trackers now-a-days, but also because websites have become so obnoxious and hostile towards their visitors. Twitter is one example, but at this point I think the way websites have decided to implement GDPR pop-ups and other nags, they have become more obnoxious than ads themselves.
With uBlock Origin and the native blocker built into Brave browser, it allows users to use both custom rules and also third-party lists to make the web half useable, which is something lacking with the one built into Edge for Android (even Internet Explorer 9 which came out in 2011 had this).
After using uBlock Origin on Firefox for Android with the "Adguard Annoyances" list enabled, it's really not a nice experience trying to use Edge on mobile again and getting hit with a barrage of GDPR banners, etc..
Mind you, once support for Manifest V2 is removed from Chromium browsers, then I think uBlock Origin users will likely move to either Brave or Firefox anyway. No-one is going to tolerate the web in it's current form after being used to using uBlock Origin. However, I'm not sure what Enterprise users who have deployed uBlock Origin through Group Policy will do though – they will become a bit unstuck…
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Oct 31 2022 10:37 PM
@HotCakeX I 100% agree. Man It's almost like no one is behind the wheel here at Microsoft. Maybe however, they have some master plan so complicated and advanced in its implementation that they are playing 9 chess moves ahead. Unfortunately we've been playing air hockey this whole time and google has just about sealed the victory away.
Here is one area where you (Microsoft) could offer a clear and distinct advantage over chrome, add extension support.
The fact that this has not already happened is honestly disappointing and frustrating.
I 100% do not believe Microsoft has a complete/coherent vision to unify it.
Why even have edge for mobile if you didn't intend for it to be the best, And if it is intended to be the best browser for mobile, then why not give it something to set it ahead of the competition? I generally don't understand the reasoning here? I'm honestly concerned with Google's near monopoly of the internet, and I would love to be able to point people toward edge, but what does it do better than chrome, it does things differently, that may be subjectively better but what does it do that is objectively better?
Also I'd like to say I'm a fan of Microsoft. And I want to use the edge browser I just also want it to be a better browser.
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