Microsoft Edge Dev improves one of its best features with final update of 2022
Edge’s Sidebar just got a handful of new options.
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What you need to know
Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a Sidebar to Edge. The feature allows you to open a small secondary window within Edge, which is handy for quickly performing tasks, searching the web or sending messages. This week, Microsoft shipped the final Dev Channel Insider update for its Edge browser of 2022, and it includes several new options for the Sidebar within the browser.
Alongside the new Sidebar options, the update brings several fixes and improvements, which Microsoft outlined in aTech Community post.
Edge Build 110.0.1556.0: Added Features
Edge Build 110.0.1556.0: Improved reliability
Edge Build 110.0.1556.0: Changed Behavior
Windows Central take — a good feature gets better
Earlier this year I wrote about howSidebar is one of the best browser featuresthat people haven’t heard of. It feels like having a mobile phone that can be brought up within Edge with a simple keyboard shortcut. But since the feature was so new at the time, it was limited. Microsoft appears to have received positive feedback and an expression of interest in Sidebar from its Edge users, as the company has improved the feature since its launch.
I’d still like to see Microsoft add support for extensions within Sidebar, but the feature is coming along nicely.
Microsoft Edge Dev
There are several Insider versions of Edge to choose from. Edge Dev sits in the middle between Beta and Canary, so you get new features to test with a bit more stability.
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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.
