Xbox Cloud Gaming now looks better when streamed through Microsoft Edge Dev

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Edge Dev Hero 2020 Newfeature (Image credit: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central)

What you need to know

  • Microsoft Edge Dev recently gained support for Clarity Boost for Xbox Cloud Gaming by default.
  • Clarity Boost enhances the visual quality of games streamed through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
  • The same update also includes the option to add passwords directly through the Settings section of Edge.

The same update that adds support for Clarity Boost also includes a new option for adding passwords directly through the Settings section of the browser, as well as a handful of other new capabilities.

Clarity Boost

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Here are the added features in the latest build of Edge Dev:

  • Added support for a custom IE mode list in Settings.
  • Added the ability to add a password directly in Settings.
  • Enabled support for XCloud Clarity Boost by default.
  • Enabled support for a management policy from Chromium to control if the User Agent Client Hints GREASE Update is Enabled, which controls if the updated GREASE specification is used (which could lead to broken websites) or an older version. Note that updates to documentation and administrative templates may not be available yet.
  • Developer (note that updates to documentation and SDKs may not be available yet, and all of the below APIs were previously in the "Experimental" status):
  • Added an API to WebView2 to Clear Browsing Data.
  • Added an API to WebView2 apps to handle Server Certificate Errors.
  • Added an API to WebView2 to monitor HTTP navigation Status Codes.

Microsoft breaks down all of the changed behaviors, fixes, and known issues in its Tech Community post for the build.

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