Microsoft Edge gets feature to share tabs between Windows and Android

Microsoft Edge is getting a feature that allows users to share tabs between the Windows and Android versions of the web browser. This feature is currently being tested in the Canary build of Edge. The feature is not yet available for macOS or Linux.

Some users of the Edge Canary build v92.0.873.0 for Windows can share tabs with Canary Android build 92.0.870.0 and vice versa, Windows Latest noted this week. For example, users can use the feature to easily continue viewing tabs from a phone on a desktop.

Users can try out the feature by right clicking on the tab to be shared. A list of synced devices with Edge will then appear in a pop-up menu, after which users can click ‘send link to [apparaatnaam]’ to send the tab to their Android smartphone. Users receive a notification on their smartphone when they receive a tab. The operation is similar to a function that is integrated in Google’s Chromium browser; Microsoft Edge is based on Chromium.

The function also works the other way around; users can choose in Edge for Android to send tabs to another device. This works via the ‘send to devices’ button in the menu of the mobile web browser. The link should then appear in the Windows 10 Notification Center.

The feature is currently being tested in the Canary version 92 of Edge. Presumably, the feature will be available to all users with the stable release of Edge 92. According to Microsoft’s schedule, that update will be released in the week of July 22, although this is still subject to change.

Share a tab from Microsoft Edge for Android. Image via Windows Latest