Microsoft has confirmed that it is moving away from launching a redesigned Edge browser which it showed in February last year. A sneak peek of the browser suggested rounded tabs and was teased in the same event that saw the launch of Bing Chat , the service which has been renamed to Copilot .
According to a report by Windows Central, despite being over a year since the announcement of the “new Bing and Edge”, there hasn’t been an official launch. The report says that while it was possible to enable the new interface via flags for some time, recent versions of Microsoft Edge now state that the flag is being discontinued soon.
Moreover, the latest version of Edge Canary will be the first one to remove it completely, the report added.
What Microsoft has to say
A Microsoft spokesperson told the publication that the company is moving away from the refreshed UI that was unveiled last year.
“For now, the company has moved away from the floating rounded tabs design, but are continuing to evolve and modernise the overall look and feel of Edge,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying.
It is safe to say that Microsoft has scrapped plans to overhaul the Edge interface, however, some elements of the new design are reported to stay. These may include the border around web pages and a repositioned user button.
What was the Microsoft Edge redesign all about
During the event, Microsoft's Yusef Mehdi announced that Edge would be getting a refreshed design, including a rounded tabs design that will essentially provide Edge a different look when compared with Google Chrome
"We've just updated Edge with a new look and feel ... it's sleeker, it's lighter," he said at that time.
The new design with a heavy use of blur effects was said to be better aligned with Windows 11 and Microsoft's design language.
According to a report by Windows Central, despite being over a year since the announcement of the “new Bing and Edge”, there hasn’t been an official launch. The report says that while it was possible to enable the new interface via flags for some time, recent versions of Microsoft Edge now state that the flag is being discontinued soon.
Moreover, the latest version of Edge Canary will be the first one to remove it completely, the report added.
What Microsoft has to say
A Microsoft spokesperson told the publication that the company is moving away from the refreshed UI that was unveiled last year.
“For now, the company has moved away from the floating rounded tabs design, but are continuing to evolve and modernise the overall look and feel of Edge,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying.
It is safe to say that Microsoft has scrapped plans to overhaul the Edge interface, however, some elements of the new design are reported to stay. These may include the border around web pages and a repositioned user button.
What was the Microsoft Edge redesign all about
During the event, Microsoft's Yusef Mehdi announced that Edge would be getting a refreshed design, including a rounded tabs design that will essentially provide Edge a different look when compared with Google Chrome
"We've just updated Edge with a new look and feel ... it's sleeker, it's lighter," he said at that time.
The new design with a heavy use of blur effects was said to be better aligned with Windows 11 and Microsoft's design language.
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