Version 89 of the Microsoft Edge browser introduces a new tab layout and resource saving

Microsoft Edge browser

Microsoft has released an updated version of the browserMicrosoft Edge Coming from now on in version 89, when it adds a variety of new features to the browser, including “old tabs” that suspend tabs of inactive web pages in order to save computer resources, in addition to a new option to arrange the tabs vertically and not just horizontally and more.

Microsoft’s latest Microsoft Edge browser is based on Google’s Chrome Chrome, which means that version 89 of the browser comes in close proximity to the launch of Chrome 89, although Microsoft introduces a variety of enhancements to its browser version that were not found in the Chrome browser version update. Google.

Among Microsoft’s dedicated improvements are the “old tabs” (Sleeping Tabs), a new option that “sleeps” tabs that are not used after a certain time, which according to the company lowers the processor usage by up to 26% and memory consumption by up to 16%. In our examination of the feature in the beta version over a period of several weeks, the load on the system resources in the MacBook computer in which the version was tested did indeed decrease significantly.

>> Join Gadgeti’s Telegram Channel

Other improvements include the “Startup boost”, which opens the Edge browser in the background when the computer is turned on if the option is enabled, which shortens the browser’s operating time by ~ 29% to 41% according to the company. On the more visual side, Microsoft has added “Vertical Tabs”, a feature that arranges the various tabs as a column on the browser side instead of their regular row.

Microsoft’s big move from the original Edge browser to the new Chrome-based Microsoft Edge has succeeded in increasing the browser’s market share in the world, with the company even expected to remove the old version of the browser in the April update to the Windows operating system. It remains to be seen whether Microsoft’s new features will eventually reach Google’s regular Chrome browser based on the Chrome engine.