Microsoft is expected to be released in the coming months the Edge browser that will use Chromium as a basis, and while the development of the new app continues, there has been a random leak that gives us more insight into progress.
Chris Heilmann, Open Web Programs Manager and Microsoft Browsers, sent a tweet with an image including, among others, the new browser icon with the task bar.
As you can see in the following picture posted by Heilmann, the Microsoft Edge browser that uses Chromium as a base has a yellow icon instead of blue, but retains the same design on the logo.
The icon is also labeled “CAN”, which is an indication that the browser is still in the Canary development stage. For those who don't know the term Canary is used by Google for early versions of the Chrome browser and serves as platform testing for new features that are in the experimental stage.
Two different images also reveal how the new Edge Browser installation screen will look like. #LetsBuildTogether could indicate that Microsoft is planning to present the first version of Chromium-based Edge at the Build developer this spring.
There is currently no confirmed date when BUILD 2019 could be made.
The updated Microsoft Edge program is expected to retain the look and feel possibilities της υπάρχουσας έκδοσης, αλλά η Microsoft αναφέρει ότι η αλλαγή της βάσης σε Chromium, μπορεί να βελτιώσει την εμπειρία περιήγησης σε όλους τους users of the application.
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