What you need to know
- Microsoft recently rolled out an update for Edge Dev.
- The update brings a Windows 11-style visual refresh and a handful of other new features.
- The latest version of Edge Dev lets you annotate PDFs with freeform text and restore PDFs to where they were last opened.
Microsoft Edge Dev received an update this week that includes a visual refresh and some new features. The browser should look more in line with Windows 11 following the latest update. Edge Dev also gained several PDF features, including the ability to annotate PDFs with freeform text and to restore PDFs to where they were last open.
The update brings Edge Dev to build 95.0.1020.0. It's the fourth and final build of Edge Dev based on Chromium version 95.
Here's everything that's new in Edge Dev:
- Fixed a crash when using Password Generator.
- Fixed a crash when using the Web Widget.
- Fixed a crash when navigating in an IE mode tab.
- Fixed a crash when using Tab Groups.
- Fixed a crash when interacting with info bars.
- Fixed a crash when closing an autofill popup.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where checking for updates in Settings sometimes crashes Settings.
- Fixed an issue where certain applications installed on the device cause all tabs to crash as soon as they're opened.
- Fixed a hang when opening Internet Explorer.
- Fixed a hang when closing the browser.
Mobile:
- Fixed a crash on startup.
- Fixed a crash when the device orientation changes.
- Fixed a crash when signing into the browser.
- Fixed a crash on older versions of iOS.
Microsoft didn't share any images of the Windows 11-style visual update, but we'll include them as soon as the build rolls out to one of our devices.
The update also includes a long list of fixes and changed behaviors, which you can read in a Tech Community post from Microsoft.
Microsoft just rolled out an update to Edge Dev. It includes a Windows 11-style visual update and a handful of new features.
