Microsoft Edge Dev channel sports new PDF features and more in latest update

Microsoft is out with another weekly Edge Dev channel release, bringing a round of new features, fixes, and improvements to the table. This update comes in at build number 81.0.416.iii, and one of its biggest additions is related to PDFs: Y'all can now highlight PDF documents in Edge.

Apart from that, at that place are besides tweaks to Immersive Reader, the selection to duplicate favorites, and more options in the settings bill of fare. Here's a total look at what'south new, fixed, and improved in the latest Microsoft Edge Dev aqueduct release.

Added blue color to the account push button in InPrivate windows as suggested by user feedback.

Added a tool on the Favorites management folio to remove indistinguishable favorites.

Enabled Collections sync for all channels that currently take Collections available.

Added the ability to highlight text in PDFs.

Added support for web-optimized PDFs that download one page at a time equally they're viewed.

Added a feature to Immersive Reader to focus on only one or a few lines at a time.

Added a dialog to inform users when an extension is disabled because it has the ability to alter settings (new tab page, search provider, etc.)

Added a message when a user tries to utilise IE mode and Internet Explorer isn't installed.

Added back up for syncing the "Sign in automatically" setting under border://settings/passwords.

Added an option in edge://settings/profiles/multiProfileSettings to choose a default profile to use when opening links in external applications.

Added a direction policy decision-making the power to import Top Sites from another browser.

Added a management policy controlling the ability to import Extensions from another browser.

Added a management policy decision-making the power to import Cookies from some other browser.

Added a page to Settings to aid users download Edge mobile.

Fixed an effect where saving a PDF sometimes crashes the tab.

Fixed an event where watching encrypted video from sites like Netflix sometimes causes the device to freeze. Note that this effect is really fixed by updating to the latest video drivers, so the Edge set for this is to avoid the issue by degrading video playback on devices with old drivers.

Stock-still some bug where signing into the browser fails, or succeeds but doesn't allow for sync.

Fixed a crash on browser shutdown for users of Family Safety.

Fixed a browser crash during the First Run Feel.

Fixed an issue where text on a webpage would occasionally appear corrupted.

Fixed an issue where the "Move to new window" tab context card entry contains a gibberish string.

Stock-still an issue where the Jumplist is missing or has wrong entries.

Fixed an issue where the keyboard shortcut to start Read Aloud isn't shown in menus.

Fixed an result where irresolute settings on the New Tab Folio sometimes results in the settings not getting practical to subsequent new tabs until the browser is restarted.

Fixed an issue where IE style tin't be used and gives a message that Internet Explorer isn't installed fifty-fifty though it is.

Stock-still an effect where a message that a new Edge window can't be opened because Edge is currently running with administrator privileges is unexpectedly seen.

Stock-still an issue where dropping an extension file or folder onto the Extensions page when Programmer Mode is enabled doesn't install the extension.

Fixed an issue where the UI to switch profiles when opening a link has invisible text in Dark Theme.

Fixed an issue where some images weren't loading in Immersive Reader.

Stock-still an issue where new profiles sometimes show the pick to sign into the browser even though sign in is disabled via direction policy.

Fixed an issue where toggling certain website permission settings doesn't update the UI.

Fixed an upshot where certain DRM-protected video just shows a black screen on HDR-capable devices.

Fixed an issue where creating a new Drove or viewing a Collection appears to rename all existing Collections to "Collections".

Fixed an upshot where dragging a link into a Drove doesn't properly add the item.

Fixed an issue where re-ordering items in a Collection using the keyboard doesn't gyre the pane as the item is moved beyond the current window size.

Permanently disabled Flash on ARM64 devices.

For more on this release, including a expect at known issues, you can check out Microsoft's full release notes. You can download the Microsoft Edge Dev aqueduct, along with the other testing channels, at the Border Insider site. The stable channel is also available to download.

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