Microsoft Edge Dev makes it easier to close the share pane

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A small update just rolled out for Insiders running Microsoft Edge Dev.

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What you need to know

  • Microsoft recently shipped an update for Edge Dev that brings the browser to version 105.0.1321.0.
  • The update includes a small handful of new features, none of which are major.
  • The browser now has an "x" button to close its Share pane and will show a notification when someone attempts to share a PDF larger than 25MB.

Microsoft Edge Dev just received an update to version 105.0.1321.0. The update includes a small group of minor new features, including an "x" button that can close the Share pane. Edge Dev will now show a notification when a user attempts to share a PDF larger than 25MB as well.

Here are the added features in the build, as shared by Microsoft:

  • Added language region information to the offline voices for iOS  
  • Added the “x” close button to the Share pane  
  • Added in a notification when users try to Share a PDF larger than 25MB  
  • Added a tooltip for MicroFeedback (thumbs up/thumbs down icons) in settings 

The update also improves reliability in several areas:

  • Improved Edge Cloud Control Platform for Android and iOS  
  • Improvements for Android Read aloud  
  • Improved tooltips on the mini menu 
  • Improved Designer hub behavior to properly open and close on macOS  
  • Improved the tabs' view for iOS  
  • Improved accessibility by adding announcements for the translate and cancel buttons on translate pane in Immersive Reader for mobile  
  • Improved drag/drop functionality  
  • Improved features for Autofill  
  • Ensured YouTube will load when clicking on the Windows notification 

There are also some changed behaviors that arrive with the update:

  • Fixed iOS app popup menu  
  • Fixed issue where icon styling was making doc icons appear as circles  
  • Changed the behavior when closing out of a text-note window on PDFs to focus back on the note highlight  
  • Optimized mobile notification requests  
  • Fixed a visual issue where the optional diagnostics box did not appear unchecked on Android   
  • Completed changes for the Digital Signature icon on toolbar for Microsoft Browser  
  • Fixed saved passwords from re-organizing after searching for a password on iOS  
  • Fixed the issue were clicking on Windows notifications from a website does not open that website 
  • Fixed an issue were Read Aloud does not start 
  • Updated announcement phrase for the InfoBar after updating cookie settings 
  • Selecting Customize toolbar from the toolbar’s right-click menu will land users directly on the Customize toolbar section in Settings  
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