Microsoft Edge History and Tab Sync Features Start Rolling Out - MacRumors
Skip to Content

Microsoft Edge History and Tab Sync Features Start Rolling Out

Microsoft has started rolling out history and tab syncing features for its Edge browser, almost a year after the app's official release on Mac and Windows.

edge
The new features enable users to sync all the web pages they've visited to every device on which they're signed into Edge, whether that's Mac, iOS, Windows, or Android.

The toggles for the two features in Settings -> Profiles -> Sync were previously greyed out, but users in the United Kingdom are starting to see them become accessible.

According to The Verge, the U.K. is one of the first markets to get the history and tab sync features, which will eventually come to more countries as the rollout expands.

Despite the lack of many sync features since its release, Microsoft Edge has won over many users with its frequent feature updates and tight integration of Microsoft's design language with the design language of macOS.

Microsoft has already updated Edge with native support for Apple Silicon, bringing optimized performance to Macs with the M1 chip.

Popular Stories

macOS 27 on MacBook Pro

Apple Says macOS 27 Won't Be Compatible With These Macs

Wednesday June 3, 2026 8:29 am PDT by
During WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that macOS 26 Tahoe would be the final major macOS version for Intel-based Macs. macOS 27 will be compatible with Apple silicon Macs only, meaning that you will need a Mac with an M-series chip or a MacBook Neo with an A18 Pro chip in order to install the software update. Apple will unveil macOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote this Monday, June 8, and the...
MacBook Neo on Yellow Feature

MacBook Neo is So Popular That Apple Reportedly Doubled Production

Wednesday June 3, 2026 9:24 am PDT by
On an earnings call in late April, Apple's CEO Tim Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Neo was "off the charts," and the popularity of the laptop has reportedly led the company to significantly boost production. Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo this week said he believes that MacBook Neo shipments to Apple were doubled from an initial target of 5 million units to 10...
iphone 18 pro blue%402x

iPhone 18 Pro: Dark Cherry, Light Blue, and Dark Gray Chassis Leaked [Update]

Thursday June 4, 2026 5:18 am PDT by
Update: Since publication, new information has come to light suggesting the images have been AI-manipulated and are not in fact iPhone 18 Pro chassis parts. The original article follows. The color options Apple is reportedly planning for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max have appeared online today in the form of images of chassis parts of unknown authenticity....

Top Rated Comments

71 months ago
Edge is a great browser. The Collections feature is worth the price of admission.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
hagjohn Avatar
71 months ago

Microsoft has already updated Edge with native support for Apple Silicon (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/12/17/microsoft-edge-native-support-for-m1-macs/), bringing optimized performance to Macs with the M1 chip.

That is a bit misleading... Unless you read the story in the link, you do not know its Canary build, not released Edge version.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thejadedmonkey Avatar
71 months ago

No privacy information. I think they can read everything
Why don't you read the privacy policy?

Microsoft Privacy Statement – Microsoft privacy ('https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement')
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thejadedmonkey Avatar
71 months ago

And what’s the strong point compare to chrome ? (Unless for some who doesn’t like google)
* Better memory management
* Better CPU/tab management
* Better battery life (due to memory and CPU management)
* Collections feature
* Edge specific extensions (in addition to Chrome extensions)
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
thejadedmonkey Avatar
71 months ago

collects data necessary to provide features you request
That's no different than any other cloud sync service provider, which is pretty much given when you use some form of cloud sync. I don't see anywhere in the privacy policy that Microsoft can read or otherwise browse that data though.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Dino F Avatar
71 months ago
Just tried this - whilst the 'Open Tabs' and 'History' options now show in the sync settings on my laptop, the same settings are still greyed out when using the Edge app in iOS meaning you can't sync between laptop and iOS.

Useless......
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)