Microsoft’s iPhone Browser Updated with New Features

Microsoft continues working on further refinements for Edge browser on non-Windows platforms, and iOS appears to be the next in line to receive a batch of improvements.

Today, the software giant published a new update for Microsoft Edge on iOS, with some of the features already available on the Android version, but at the same time, also including exclusive tools.

First and foremost, this new beta build of Microsoft Edge for iOS introduces intelligent visual search. This feature is already part of the Android browser offering from Microsoft, and it allows users to search the web using a photo. This works surprisingly well for landmarks, as Edge can retrieve details for a specific location by simply taking a photo with your phone.

This feature is also available in Microsoft Launcher and powered by Bing, though in this case the search needs to be performed from the search bar by simply clicking the camera icon. Intelligent visual search also supports contacts and se... (read more)

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