Microsoft Edge gets new interface, AI capabilities, workspaces and more – Times of India

With all the AI-based features for Windows 11, Microsoft In the Store and other services, Microsoft has also announced new changes and updates. Edge Browser at the Microsoft Build annual conference. The company has announced several new features and changes for Edge, including a redesigned user interface, AI features, workspaces, and more.
Microsoft Edge gets new user interface
Microsoft Edge has received a new design update based on user feedback. The latest update makes the web browser more aesthetically pleasing and easier to use than ever before. The update brings the browser onboard with Windows 11’s design interface with rounded corners, translucent backgrounds and fluid animations and subtle usability changes.
In the updated interface, the profile icon has been moved to a new location for functional gains and to make it easier for users to add, change and manage accounts. Additionally, it also brings structural changes including a new container system, allowing users to view multiple items at once.
The updated interface will be available to users in the coming weeks.
Microsoft 365 Co-Pilot Comes to Edge
Microsoft is expanding AI-capabilities in Edge beyond Bing integration. The update brings AI enhancements for data security and privacy in the enterprise. At the annual conference, the company announced Microsoft 365 Copilot integration for Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft 365 Copilot offers new capabilities that combine the power of massive language models, Microsoft 365 apps, and the power of your data in the Microsoft graph – like your calendar, email, chat, docs and more.
As part of this, the company has also added support for plugins to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Developers can create experiences that enable people to interact with their apps using Microsoft 365 Copilot and human language to ask bing chat For replies and actions from connected services.
We’re also adding support for plugins to Microsoft 365 Copilot, with a simpler user experience in Edge to find and enable new plugins. Developers can create experiences that enable people to interact with their apps by using human language to ask for answers and actions from connected services like Microsoft 365 Copilot and Bing Chat.
apart from these, microsoft search will also be able to show relevant files contextually and share point Sites in the address bar based on recent activity. The Find on Page feature on Edge is also getting better with SmartFind, which helps fix syntactic and semantic errors to provide accurate information about page content.
Text prediction is also coming to Edge and is currently rolling out in the US, India and Australia in English. The company has also confirmed that it will soon be available in Chinese and Japanese as well.
microsoft edge for business
Microsoft has also added a dedicated workspace for business users. It enables a rich set of enterprise control, security, and productivity features. With this users can also keep their personal and private data like browsing history, passwords etc. safe.
Microsoft Edge for Business is in preview on managed devices today. Microsoft Edge for Business also coming to unmanaged devices in the coming months
Microsoft edge workspace running for all
Apart from Edge for Business, Microsoft has also rolled out Workspaces for the browser. It is a collaboration mode designed for the browser. It allows multiple users to work simultaneously on the same tab, data, files etc. while being in different locations through a shared set of browser tabs.
The feature is now being rolled out to everyone and will be gradually available over the next few months.