14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently announced that Edge browser would receive major updates every four weeks as it aligns the release calendar with the one of Chromium.
The new Edge is based on the same engine as Google Chrome, and Microsoft is one of the largest contributors to Chromium.
So Microsoft Edge stable would thus receive big updates every month, while a newly-announced Extended Stable channel would be updated every 8 weeks.
“To help our enterprise customers looking for an extended timeline to manage updates, Microsoft Edge will offer an Extended Stable option aligned to a longer, 8-week major release cycle; if this option is not selected, the 4-week cadence will be the default experience,” Microsoft explains in an announcement this week.
“Enterprise customers opting for the Extended Stable option will still get all the great innovation and security from the 4-week cycles, just delivered at a more manageable pace. In between major releases, customers choosing the Extended Stable option can expect a biweekly security update with the most important fixes; everything else will be delivered on the extended schedule every eight weeks.”
Microsoft Edge stable only on Windows and macOS
The Redmond-based software giant explains the change would come into effect with Edge 94, which according to the current release calendar, is projected to reach the stable channel in the week of September 23, later this year.
Microsoft Edge is now a cross-platform browser, so in addition to Windows 10, it’s also available on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, macOS, and Linux. The stable channel, however, is only available on Windows and macOS, with Linux builds still released as part of its preview program.
Microsoft hasn’t shared an ETA as to when Microsoft Edge for Linux is supposed to land as a stable build, but this is expected to happen later this year anyway.