Microsoft has put an end to Edge browser’s unauthorized copying of Chrome tabs.
Microsoft recently made a big mess when the Edge browser picked up tabs from Chrome without users’ consent. The company blamed the problem on a bug that accidentally copied data from the Chrome browser.
But now Microsoft has finally confirmed that the issue has been fixed, which means that the Edge browser will only pick up data from Chrome if you give it permission to do so. It all started when reports claimed Edge was duplicating some users’ Chrome tabs after they upgraded to the latest version of Windows and opened it in Edge.
Edge has a built-in feature that is supposed to help users and make it easier to transfer data and other details from Chrome if they ever decide to switch to the browser. It helps when you want to transfer passwords, website history and cookies, so it’s easy to transfer content without starting from scratch. This extension had a bug that caused this problem for weeks, and now the latest version of Microsoft’s Edge browser confirms that the problem has been fixed.
Microsoft does not allow tab copying unless the user wants to import tabs and other personal data from other browsers. Events like this don’t help Microsoft’s cause, which is already lagging behind Chrome in the browser market, despite its well-equipped browser.
Stealing tabs from one browser is a big red flag in itself, and doing it after the occasional update makes it even more concerning. We are happy that Microsoft has acknowledged the error and resolved the issue quickly before it causes a major alarm among its users.
