- Microsoft Edge: What I don't like. The Chromium version of Microsoft Edge arrives with two limitations that could make it a tough sell for users, at least in the short-term. One of Microsoft Edge's most important features is sync, which keeps your browser history, favorites, passwords, and other data the same across all of your devices.
- Microsoft Edge now natively supports Apple's new M1 chips. If you go to Microsoft's page for Edge and select 'Download for macOS,' you will see options to get the browser for a Mac with an Intel.
- Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac downloads as a universal binary for either Intel or M1 Macs, and is a subscription product. It’s $99.99 a year for new users, and free upgrade for those already.
- Microsoft Edge Insiders can test out native M1 support on Mac Rich Woods former Senior Editor for North America Neowin @@TheRichWoods Dec 17, 2020 11:06 EST with 1 comment.
Microsoft Edge with M1 support has gradually worked its way through several Microsoft preview channels, and is now generally available. Microsoft Edge now natively supports Apple's new M1 chips.
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You don’t have to use Chrome if you want a Chromium-powered browser optimized for Apple’s M1-based Macs. Windows Centralreports that Microsoft has released a beta version of Edge with native support for Apple Silicon. If you live in Microsoft’s ecosystem or just prefer its take on web surfing, you should see better performance and avoid quirks that might pop up using Rosetta 2 translation.
Canary and Dev versions arrived in December and early January respectively, although those were very rough compared to this new software.
The usual caveats apply. The beta still isn’t a polished release, so you might run into bugs. You might want to hold off if you depend on Edge for work. It should still be viable for everyday use, though. This also suggests that a stable release is coming relatively soon —even if you’re cautious, you’ll have yet another M1 browser choice if Safari, Chrome or Firefox doesn’t suit your tastes.
Starting today, you can download your Microsoft Edge Insider channel of choice with native macOS ARM64 support! Head to our Insider website to download Canary, Dev, or Beta to see how it runs, and let us know what you think. 💪 https://t.co/GkOtE8JaCihttps://t.co/4XGdzcE31d
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