Microsoft has just released a major update for its Edge browser on iPhone, this time with many more improvements than we've seen in previous versions.
Microsoft Edge 41.10 (updated from 41.9) includes 3D Touch support for pop and peek, and this is definitely useful for owners of the latest iPhone models. 3D Touch is available on the iPhone 6s and later, and is also offered in the majority of browsers for iOS, including the default Safari and Google Chrome.
The new version of Microsoft Edge also comes with a “Find in page” option available in the browser’s three-dot “…” menu. Additionally, the browser has been tweaked to open new tabs in the background when you long-press on a link, a feature that’s quite useful especially when reading news online.
This feature allows you to continue reading a specific article, while also allowing you to open a related link for more information without leaving the page.
Microsoft has also introduced options to choose the content area for the news feed that appears on the New Tab page. You can adjust this setting from the Settings > New Tab page.
And finally, the new version of Edge also includes options to share links in Edge from other apps via the sharing feature, as well as interoperability features with Microsoft Outlook to open links in the browser.
The software giant also confirms that an iPad version of the Edge browser is currently in the works, but the company can't provide specific information on when this new app might be released for download.
