14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft Edge is about to receive some pretty exciting updates, and one of them is support for tab preview, a feature that already exists in other browsers either as default or with third-party add-ons.
Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore presented the new browser at Microsoft Ignite in New Zealand, WinBeta reports, and one of the features that were demoed was the tab preview support, which is very likely to be introduced very soon together with other browser improvements.
Belfiore was most likely running an unreleased version of the Edge browser or a newer build of Windows 10 that comes with updates that are not yet available to users, so this could be a sign that more improvements are in the pipeline for adopters of Microsoft’s new operating system.
Extension support also coming
Edge is Microsoft’s own player in the fight against Google Chrome and Firefox browsers, so the company’s trying to make it at least as powerful as its rivals.
The browser already comes with a new UI, a new engine, and modern features, but more improvements are needed if Microsoft really hopes to convince users of other apps to jump ship. And that’s exactly what the company is trying to do with the next few Windows 10 updates, as Microsoft already has some new features in mind for its browser.
In addition to the aforementioned tab preview support, Microsoft is also working to introduce extension support in Edge, another feature that already exists in rival browsers and that could significantly boost the functionality of the app.
Extension support is projected to arrive in Edge sometime in the next couple of months, and people close to the matter suggested that an update to bring this functionality could arrive either in October or in November. It’s not yet clear whether the same update could include tab preview support, but this is very likely now that we’re very close to the launch day.