Microsoft Edge Dev channel updated with Read Aloud for PDFs, much more

Microsoft is still calculation polish to the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium with weekly releases on the Dev channel, and this calendar week is no different. A new build is rolling out to testers today, pushing the build number upward to 77.0.211.1 and bringing several new features and a ton of problems fixes.

Near notable in this release is the addition of Read Aloud for PDFs. The browser has as well been localized for 11 more languages and several portions of the settings and layout take been tweaked.

Here are the full release notes for Microsoft Edge 77.0.211.one:

Read Aloud enabled for PDFs

Enable secure receipt of payment menu information.

Enable Application Reputation from SmartScreen by default

Fix to support Dolby audio on Windows 8.

Family safety feature has a flag in edge://flags.

Direct launch for ClickOnce applications has been enabled.

Support for HEVC decoder has been added.

Enable Windows Defender Application Guard by default

Now we sort extensions into "From Microsoft Store" and "From other store" categories

Added "Recent" category in History management folio

Disabled InPrivate browsing for profiles managed past Family Settings

Added tracking prevention under a flag in edge://flags.

Added power to Save pages as MHTML from reading view

Work to support single sign on (SSO) and Azure Active Directory (AAD)

Work to support DRM in PDF

Localization into 11 languages (more than coming)

Enabling SmartScreen on macOS by default

Enabling SafeSearch functionality for all Bing searches.

Fix for TouchBar on macOS when in YouTube fullscreen mode.

Multiple fixes to sync engine

Improved the crash reporting and uploading

Fixed a crash on URL load

Fixed an error when sync was turned off and on repeatedly.

Fixed a crash when trying to write to a read only engagement attribute

Fixed a crash when moving tab betwixt two windows on split screens.

Fixed a crash that occurred when sync occurred before sign-on completed

Fixed a crash that occurs on some navigation requests.

Fixed a crash on popular-up windows

Fixed crash on launch of Microsoft Edge of macOS Sierra and High Sierra versions

Enabled ability to automatically repair extensions by default.

Fixed an issue with invitee more than support on privacy and services settings page.

Improvements to night mode in diverse controls and pages

Select the last used Chrome profile by default when importing from Chrome.

Motion multiple controls to Fluent UI

Improve the cleanup logic in the installer

Limit New Tab Page content for Education SKUs and Windows 10s.

Fixes to new WebView command rendering

Fixes for importing defaults from Microsoft Border and Internet Explorer

Fixes for Reading View toolbar

Fixes for importing pinned tabs and settings during Get-go Run Experience

Set to apply user preference for font size rather than preset default.

Automatically move keyboard focus to address bar later Get-go Run Experience

Fixed the swipe gesture for History on macOS

Fixed the sync icon badge on the user flyout.

Sound offload fixes to improve performance and battery life.

Fixed crash on launch of Microsoft Edge of macOS

If you already have the Microsoft Edge Dev channel installed, you should receive this update the next time you burn up your browser. If you want to get started with testing, you tin download the new Microsoft Edge, either with the Dev or Canary channel, from the Edge Insider site.

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