

If you inspect the link - microsoft-edge: - you will immediately notice the protocol at the beginning that is used to open links in the installed Microsoft Edge web browser. Instead, it is a link that is redirected to the classic version of Microsoft Edge on the system. The "Try Now" button does not download a trial version of Microsoft Edge to the system. The download page displays a "Try Now" button instead of a download button. Users who try to download the new Microsoft Edge browser using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome on the other hand, get a totally different scenario. It works as expected if the user uses the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, classic Internet Explorer, or some other browsers such as Opera. Starting today, you can download your Microsoft Edge Insider channel of choice with native macOS ARM64 support! Head to our Insider website to download Canary, Dev, or Beta to see how it runs, and let us know what you think.Windows users who want to download the new browser, for instance after the installation of Windows on a device, may notice that it is not as easy as opening the Microsoft Edge download page and clicking on the download button displayed on that page. This also suggests that a stable release is coming relatively soon -even if you’re cautious, you’ll have yet another M1 browser choice if Safari, Chrome or Firefox doesn’t suit your tastes.

It should still be viable for everyday use, though. You might want to hold off if you depend on Edge for work.

The beta still isn’t a polished release, so you might run into bugs. If you live in Microsoft’s ecosystem or just prefer its take on web surfing, you should see better performance and avoid quirks that might pop up using Rosetta 2 translation.Ĭanary and Dev versions arrived in December and early January respectively, although those were very rough compared to this new software.

Windows Central reports that Microsoft has released a beta version of Edge with native support for Apple Silicon. You don’t have to use Chrome if you want a Chromium-powered browser optimized for Apple’s M1-based Macs.
