If you're a Windows Phone user, you're probably aware that Microsoft doesn't let you change your default browser or search engine, which is clearly a major drawback if you simply don't want to use Internet Explorer or Bing, respectively.
But in Windows 10 Mobile, that's about to change, at least partially.
Twitter user @rlinev posted images of Microsoft Edge running on an unreleased version of Windows 10 Mobile, which apparently comes with the option to change the default search engine.
Basically, this means that Windows 10 Mobile users will be able to switch from Bing to Google if they wish, and some other additional search engines are likely to be offered as well.
This is pretty much the same behavior as Edge on the desktop, as the browser allows users to change the default search engine from Bing to another one from the settings menu. So it seems like the Edge is bringing most of the features available on the desktop to mobile, which is definitely a positive when you consider that the company is willing to unify the platforms and offer a similar experience across devices.
Part of this plan is to support extensions for mobile devices as well, but timeline information at this point is not yet available.
Earlier this year, the Edge development team confirmed that support for extensions on mobile devices was indeed planned, but the company first wanted to get the feature working properly on the screen and then start focusing more on Windows 10 Mobile.
The desktop version of the Microsoft Edge is expected to receive the long-awaited extension support sometime next month, so perhaps in early 2016, the same feature could launch on mobile devices. Obviously, it could take a while for that to happen, but it's reassuring to know that at least Microsoft has it in its future plans.
