Microsoft Edge Dev 110.0.1587.1 Released, Presents Adblock Plus Secra Default

This year’s First Microsoft Edge Insider Update is here for the Dev channel, where the version presented is version 110.0.1587.1 which is available on all platforms, including Windows, Android and Mac.

Now in this version, several new features are presented, including adding the Experimental API for permissions management on WebView2, as well as many improvements to this browser.

Of the many fixes and improvements in this version, special for the Android version, Microsoft Edge is now getting Adblock improvements, as well as bringing an option to change the wallpaper on the page new tab.

“New Ad blocker feature now allows you to block ads with a long press.” wrote Microsoft on the page release note Edge Dev 110.0.1587.1.

Oh yes, friends, for those of you who want to activate Adblock, unfortunately Adblock on Android is not active by default, friends, but we need to activate it first from the page. Edge Settings > Privacy > Block Ads.

So for those of you who are curious about the full changelog of Microsoft Edge Dev Build 110.0.1587.1, here are some of them.

• Android:
  • New Ad blocker feature now allows you to block ads with a long press.
  • Now you can change the wallpaper on the New Tab Page.
• WebView2:
  • Added experimental Permission management API.
• Enterprise:
  • New policy (Note: Updates to documentation and administrative templates may not have occurred yet)
    • Print preview sticky setting policy.
    • Touch Mode policy.
    • Policy for disabling Immersive Reader’s Grammar Tools.

Improvements and Fixes

• Fixed browser crash related to out of memory condition when visiting certain shopping sites.
• Fixed browser crash related to invalid access in a vector on webpages.
• Fixed browser crash related to McAfee Drive Encryption.
• Fixed browser crash by disabling WebAuthn autofill functionality due to issue.
• macOS:
  • Fixed browser crash when activating Fullscreen mode.
• iOS:
  • Fixed browser crash when using the translator.
  • Fixed browser crash when viewing New Tab Page.
• Android:
  • Fixed browser crash when downloading a file.
• Enterprise:
  • Fixed browser crash due to Conditional Access workflow retries too many times when remediation fails on Android.
• Fixed URLs not being added to the allow list when the flyout is dismissed on Website Typos protection.
• Fixed favicon not loading properly when installing a site as an app.
• Prevented browser window from staying open if it only contains a blank tab opened by ClickOnce interaction.
• Removed recently closed suggestions from the address bar so they will now persist instead only on the current browser session.
• Fixed can’t expand or collapse Tab group while the Tab group menu is showing.
• ALT + S shortcut no longer triggers the screenshot functionality.
• Workspace sharing prompt will now close when clicking outside of the UI.
• Fixed Visual search button appearing outside the image when scrolling.
• iOS:
  • Fixed can’t swipe up on New Tab Page.
  • Fixed page getting squished when using Split View on iPad.
  • Fixed automatic profile switching issue where it keeps switching back to a Work profile from a personal profile.
  • Fixed the issue when trying to sign in from Add account displaying a circle.
• Android:
  • Fixed Add current page to Favorites button not showing after editing a favourite.
• WebView2:
  • WebResourceRequested API promoted from experimental stage to public.
  • Fixed DPI mismatches.
  • Disabled native Windows Share option due to not working as expected on HoloLens and in UWP apps.
  • Fixed custom rasterization scale bug. (#2918)
• Enterprise:
  • Removed the ShadowStackCrashRollbackBehavior policy.
  • Fixed focus fails to work involving showModalDialog and window. open in IE Mode workflows.
  • Fixed an issue where visiting a URL that is on the AllowListUrls policy causes to open a New InPrivate tab to a URL that is not on the AllowList on iOS.

Now for you Microsoft Edge Dev users, just update your browser by going to the page edge://settings/help, then make sure you are on version 110.0.1587.1.

For Android or iOS versions, you can download updates directly from the Google Play Store or the App Store on iOS.

via: Microsoft