Microsoft Edge Browser Gains 'Sleeping Tabs' Feature, New Visual Themes, Password Generator, and More

[Brien]

This is something I really wish they’d add to Safari. Heck, I’d like a per-tab button on the browser’s toolbar, to suspend that tab. And a preference setting for whether tabs started in the background start suspended. i frequently have a lot of tabs open that I want to keep open for context (research for various projects and such), that I absolutely do not want sucking up processor cycles. Safari would be much more efficient with such a feature.

If this is like what they do on iOS - I hate it. Nothing is as fun as reloading tabs.

 

[b0rg]

Would be nice if you can disable the Telemetry data uploading to Microsoft in Edge.

 

[EdwardC]

So trying Edge out on my M1 vs. Safari seems to give Edge the definite edge with page loading speed vs. Safari. Hopefully Apple can rectify this.

 

[return2sendai]

Netscape Navigator for me.

 

[Wizec]

Would be nice if you can disable the Telemetry data uploading to Microsoft in Edge.

What, specifically, are you referring to?

 

[Wizec]

I keep seeing that you can “enable sleeping tabs in the browser settings menu”

Looking though the settings, I don’t see any mention of sleeping tabs.

The only place I’ve found sleeping tabs is under experiments- edge://flags

These flags carry over the inscrutable (idiotic) chromium style of “default|enabled|disabled” with almost everything set as “default”. Does anyone know with certainty what default means?

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Update. If you navigate to edge://flags, set the "Enable Sleeping Tabs" experiment to Enabled, then restart Edge, you can then find Sleeping Tab settings under Settings -> System -> Save resources.

 

[Doctor Q]

I've had good luck getting Chrome extensions to run under Edge for Mac.

 

[mi7chy]

Native M1 version is still in development status. Will try once it goes release status since I need Chrome based browsers for my #1 requirement uBlock Origin addon, Stadia game streaming that doesn't work on Safari, etc.

 

[SVM_Neighbours]

Using in on work laptop. It is not half bad, but considering that majority of ultrabooks come with >=8GB of RAM, I have nothing against Chrome using my resources. But there is no way that lands on my private one.

 

[scgf]

Is the M1 version still only in Canary?

No. The release version is now M1

 

[mi7chy]

No. The release version is now M1

Where to download? I only see M1 for development channels.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge

https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/download?platform=macos

 

[I7guy]

I like Edge, use it on Windows. Still use IE for some use cases, chrome and edge. Having options are great.

 

[lapino]

Would like to know too if 'normal' edge is M1. On canary here on M1, but rather use a stable version.