After Microsoft lost the browser fight, and the Edge Legacy failed, the company finally decided to launch a new version of its browser based on Chromium. That was the only way the company found to compete with Chrome. Now, it seems that the easiest way to develop on top of the new version is encouraging Microsoft to improve the new browser as much as it can. The new system of vertical flaps aims to allow users to keep dozens of flaps open, without being disturbed by lack of space, and ending up closing the flaps of greatest interest, or not finding them, since, when organized horizontally, the little space makes the tab names appear with just a few characters. With a vertical list, the flaps remain the same size, without being crowded. This will make handling many tabs easier for more advanced users. The feature has appeared before, as one of Vivaldi’s options. However, it is the first time that it is included in a browser of the most popular.
The vertical tab system will be introduced to the app’s test channels in the coming months. Another resource that will start to be tested is Collections, which allows users to save groups of pages, images and texts organized by subject categories. Apparently, this approach is more practical than creating favorite lists. Furthermore, the content of the Collections can be exported to other company apps, such as Office. Two other features that are about to reach the final version of Edge were inspired by Firefox: the first is a new password manager, which will warn users if any of their credentials are leaked on online lists; the second is an immersive reading mode, which removes non-essential elements from the pages, keeping the user focused on the text.
