14 DAY TRIAL // Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has recently announced that it’s pausing some updates for Microsoft Edge browser in order to align with the Chromium release schedule.
The new Edge version runs on the Chromium engine, the same that’s powering Google Chrome, and the company is now trying to sync releases for a more seamless approach going forward.
This week, the company announced that it’s suspending the rollout of Microsoft Edge Dev, Beta, and stable updates for the next two weeks, which means that users who are getting builds as part of these channels shouldn’t receive any improvements.
On the other hand, the Canary builds will continue to be shipped normally, the company says.
Microsoft Edge for Windows and macOS
As part of its current release schedule, Microsoft Edge Canary is being updated on a daily basis, while the Dev build is refreshed every week. The beta channel receives new updates every six weeks.
“To stay aligned with the Chromium Project's release schedule, we do not have any planned Dev, Beta, or Stable releases for the next two weeks. However, Canary will continue to receive updates every weekday. Starting the week of July 13th, we'll resume our typical release cadence, with updates coming to Dev weekly and Beta every 6 weeks,” Microsoft says.
The migration to the Chromium engine allowed Microsoft to bring Edge browser to non-Windows platforms too, including macOS. Furthermore, the software giant is currently working on a Linux version of the browser, but an ETA isn’t yet available.
The changes announced here, however, concern both Windows and macOS builds, as Microsoft synchronizes all releases. On Windows 10 computers, the stable version of Microsoft Edge can be serviced via Windows Update, as the application has become the new default browser on the operating system.