14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just announced that Microsoft Edge now supports switching profiles in PWAs. The feature is now available for all users, as long as they are running the browser on Windows 10 May 2020 Update or newer.
As you probably know already if you’re a Microsoft Edge user, the browser already allowed easy switching between profiles when loading websites for work and personal accounts, but now the company has enabled the same functionality in web apps too.
PWAs are becoming increasingly important for Windows 10 users, especially as they help deal with the lack of apps in the Microsoft Store. At the same time, more and more companies are adding PWA support for their websites, including search giant Google.
Earlier this month, Google has officially started offering a YouTube web app to users loading the website, and it’s believed the company is also working on adding offline functionality.
Switching profiles in web apps
Microsoft says switching profiles web apps is as easy as clicking on the profile icon in the title bar of the application that you are running.
“If you install the same site or PWA on more than one Edge profile, we’ve introduced a profile switcher on the application title bar to switch between profiles from within your app. With this experiment, you’ll only see one application tile in Windows for that application. Also, when the application starts, it uses the last profile used by the application,” the company explains.
“The profile switcher in the title bar only displays when you have the same app installed on more than one profile.
The new feature is currently available for Windows 10 users, but expect Microsoft to add it to the other versions of the browser in the coming months too.