Eventually Microsoft also had to admit that there is no room for Windows in the phones sector, so much so that one of its executives went so far as to declare that the Windows Phone platform is now over and will not be further developed.
Not for this, however, Microsoft has left the smartphone app sector and in fact, with the new version Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, has added a set of settings to connect an Android phone or iPhone to the PC, so you can receive notifications and share data.
At the same time, just in the last month, it has released an update to the Microsoft launcher for Android making it truly a valid alternative to the most common launchers of Android smartphones.
Furthermore, precisely with a view to integrating its best services and programs on smartphones all over the world, it has released the first beta version of its browser, Microsoft Edge for Android and iPhone, which works very well in Windows 10, even if they use it in few.
Technically, the mobile versions of Microsoft Edge do not use the EdgeHTML layout engine that it uses on PCs, but the standard engine of each device.
Those who use an Android smartphone such as Samsung or Huawei will use the Blink / Chromium engine, while on the iPhone they use Safari's WebKit / WKWebView.
This ensures the highest possible upload speed for Edge and the security of the internet connection.
Practically, Edge is the perfect browser for those who use Edge also on PC, because their favorites and history are synchronized and you can therefore navigate on Windows 10 or on iPhone or Android as if you were always using the same device.
Edge, in fact, requires the first access to log in with the Microsoft account which, if it is the same used on the computer, synchronizes data and browser settings.
As a browser it is rather simple, it allows you to open multiple tabs, allows you to open a tab in incognito mode (inprivate) and has a button at the bottom right to open the settings that allow you to change the default search engine (putting Google in place of Bing, to change the graphic aspect, to activate the automatic password saving, to choose the home page with the news of the day and then to change the privacy settings.
Very good is the button at the top, on the address bar, which allows, by opening an article like this, to read it in reading mode, only text and images, without other elements.
The web pages displayed in reading mode can be saved in the Reading List, to be able to read them even offline.
At the top right, finally, there is the button to open the favorites bar, where you can see the previous sites visited in the history and open the articles saved in the reading list.
To download Edge on Android just open this link on Google Play and download the application.
To download Edge on iPhone, however, you need to open this page on iTunes or on the Microsoft website and follow the instructions indicating your Apple ID to participate in the TestFlight program.
Above all, those who enjoy experimenting with new apps can then immediately install and try Microsoft Edge on Android and iPhone, currently in Preview version.
Not for this, however, Microsoft has left the smartphone app sector and in fact, with the new version Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, has added a set of settings to connect an Android phone or iPhone to the PC, so you can receive notifications and share data.
At the same time, just in the last month, it has released an update to the Microsoft launcher for Android making it truly a valid alternative to the most common launchers of Android smartphones.
Furthermore, precisely with a view to integrating its best services and programs on smartphones all over the world, it has released the first beta version of its browser, Microsoft Edge for Android and iPhone, which works very well in Windows 10, even if they use it in few.
Technically, the mobile versions of Microsoft Edge do not use the EdgeHTML layout engine that it uses on PCs, but the standard engine of each device.
Those who use an Android smartphone such as Samsung or Huawei will use the Blink / Chromium engine, while on the iPhone they use Safari's WebKit / WKWebView.
This ensures the highest possible upload speed for Edge and the security of the internet connection.
Practically, Edge is the perfect browser for those who use Edge also on PC, because their favorites and history are synchronized and you can therefore navigate on Windows 10 or on iPhone or Android as if you were always using the same device.
Edge, in fact, requires the first access to log in with the Microsoft account which, if it is the same used on the computer, synchronizes data and browser settings.
As a browser it is rather simple, it allows you to open multiple tabs, allows you to open a tab in incognito mode (inprivate) and has a button at the bottom right to open the settings that allow you to change the default search engine (putting Google in place of Bing, to change the graphic aspect, to activate the automatic password saving, to choose the home page with the news of the day and then to change the privacy settings.
Very good is the button at the top, on the address bar, which allows, by opening an article like this, to read it in reading mode, only text and images, without other elements.
The web pages displayed in reading mode can be saved in the Reading List, to be able to read them even offline.
At the top right, finally, there is the button to open the favorites bar, where you can see the previous sites visited in the history and open the articles saved in the reading list.
To download Edge on Android just open this link on Google Play and download the application.
To download Edge on iPhone, however, you need to open this page on iTunes or on the Microsoft website and follow the instructions indicating your Apple ID to participate in the TestFlight program.
Above all, those who enjoy experimenting with new apps can then immediately install and try Microsoft Edge on Android and iPhone, currently in Preview version.
