Edge Canary is testing some changes to the tab sharing feature

Microsoft is testing some changes to the “Send tab to self” feature in Edge Canary, including a device submenu in the context menu, a confirmation toast notification after a tab is sent, and automatic foreground opening of tabs that arrive from another device. These changes were earlier spotted on Chromium, and they’re making their way over to Edge, since the browser is based on Chromium.

These changes were initially reported by @Leopeva64 on X. I have attached the post below, and it includes the relevant media.

Considering these changes on Edge Canary, we can assume that the stable version will borrow these improvements (from Chromium). There’s a submenu on the page, and the tab context menu lets you pick the destination device. Finally, it also lets you know which device the tab was sent to.

To try this feature, you’ll need to open Edge Canary and right-click. Open the context menu, and the “Send tab to self” option expands into a list of your signed-in devices. Just select the device, and it’ll show the confirmation of the tab that went out.

In a reply to the original post, it was also said that Microsoft is testing a feature that skips the old “incoming” bubble. The received tab opens in the foreground on its own. You’ll get a notification that says which device it came from. This feature has already landed on Chrome stable for desktop. It’s also mentioned that these are “toast” notifications, which means they’re small, temporary messages that disappear on their own.

At the time of writing, these changes are only available on Edge Canary. A public release timeline is unclear for now.

In other Edge news, the latest tracker figures show that the browser actually gained market share along with Safari, while Chrome ended up falling. We elaborated on that here.

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