Why use Microsoft Edge on your phone: versions, benefits, and more
Discover everything there is to know about Microsoft Edge and get the most out of it on your phone
Edge allows you to sync your passwords, bookmarks, autocomplete information, history and all your active tabs between devices.
Another feature to keep in mind is that the phone version of the browser has a tool to take screenshots. This tool is located within the Share menu. .
Edge also has a feature called “Read aloud” which, as the name suggests, reads the contents of a full page to you. In addition, it includes options to play audio, skip to the next or previous paragraph and adjust voice options.
Edge comes with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen enabled by default. This system is designed to protect you whenever you’re online.
When you visit websites or download files, SmartScreen verifies the source of the URL or file in question. If it considers the content to be potentially malicious, it won’t allow you to access the content or download the file.
With Edge, you have a native ad blocker and also a tracker blocker. There’s also an exception option, where you can whitelist websites and allow all ads on them.
Edge includes a powerful password manager. This tool not only stores your passwords securely but also lets you log in to websites automatically and offers strong password suggestions.
Since Edge made the jump to Chromium, Microsoft has added several trial versions that are available for download. Here you will find differences between Edge's other versions.
This is the current final version, the one that’s released when the new features have been tested in the other three versions.
The step before the stable version of the Edge browser is its beta version. Unlike the normal version, this is downloaded from the Microsoft Edge Insider page and you’ll receive an update every four weeks.
This version is also downloaded from the Microsoft Edge Insider page. However, unlike the beta, with the Dev version, you’ll receive an update every week.
This version is also downloaded from the Microsoft Edge Insider website and is updated every day with the features that the Edge team has been working on the previous day.