Favorites button now on the toolbar of Chromium Edge

Aug 9, 2019 05:03 GMT  ·  By

Back in December 2018 when it announced it would move Microsoft Edge browser to the Chromium engine, Microsoft promised it would retain the familiar look and feel of the Windows 10 application.

This involves keeping as many features as possible in an attempt to provide users, who sooner or later would be required to make the switch to the new browser, with added consistency.

Now that the Chromium Edge is in preview stage and Canary and Dev builds are up for grabs, we can already take a glimpse into how Microsoft wants to achieve that.

The latest Edge Canary update, for instance, includes new evidence of Microsoft’s efforts of retaining the familiar factor of the native Windows 10 browser.

Microsoft has added the super-popular favorites button to the toolbar in Canary build 78.0.243.0, making it work just like in the original Edge.

Gradual rollout

While this might not sound like one major update for some, it’s actually one very requested feature in the Microsoft Edge Insider program.

However, it appears that the rollout takes place gradually, as the feature isn’t yet available for all users running Canary. The button doesn’t show up on my testing device here, but as per this reddit thread, it is available for others.

Expect the favorites button to make its debut for all Canary users in the coming updates.

Microsoft Edge Canary receives updates daily, while the Dev channel gets a new release every week. Microsoft hasn’t yet published beta builds of Microsoft Edge, but the company claims these are “coming soon.”

And of course, there’s no ETA as to when the stable build could ship, but it’s believed this would see daylight in early 2020 when Microsoft finalizes Windows 10 20H1 and sets the Chromium browser as the new default in the operating system.