![]() ![]() If Edge does sync with Chrome - and there are good security reasons why it should - Microsoft has six opportunities before year's end to do so, starting with version 74 (April 23) and ending with version 79 (Dec. ![]() Microsoft hasn't said anything remotely definitive about a launch date. That could be weeks - certainly not soon enough to match Chrome 74's release - and a Stable version, the grail of Microsoft's work, may not show up until late this year or even next. On an informational site on Edge's Insider builds, or "channels," Microsoft said, " will be here soon, after we've had a chance to learn and improve in our other channels." Currently, Google's version 74 is in beta - it has been since March 21 - and will ship as stable on April 23. Meanwhile, Google is working with the same Chromium, but is further along in producing a stable version. The dev build of Edge identifies itself as 74.1.96.24, indicating that Microsoft has been working with Chromium's version 74. ![]() The most polished preview of 'full-Chromium' Edge is this 'Dev' build, based on Chromium version 74. Edge's Stable build will be what is issued to Windows 10 users not participating in the testing regimen. Those are Chromium/Chrome terms that describe two of the four versions - Canary, Dev, Beta and Stable - in the progressively more reliable and polished sequence of development. The reworked browser can be downloaded from Microsoft's Edge Insider website in either "Canary" or "Dev" form.
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