The foreign media Windows Latest reported that in January this year, Microsoft launched a new Edge browser based on the open source platform Chromium. The old Microsoft Edge is now called legacy Edge or Edge legacy, and Microsoft said it plans to give up support for the old browser next year.
If you are still using Microsoft Edge Classic to access WhatsApp Web, then you really need to upgrade your browser. According to the WhatsApp statement, if you don’t do this, you will not be able to use WhatsApp Web in Microsoft Edge.
Facebook wants users to download the latest Windows 10 update or WhatsApp desktop application (web wrapper) from the Microsoft Store, so it will focus on the latest version of the Microsoft Edge browser.
If you still want to use WhatsApp Web in Edge, Facebook recommends upgrading to Microsoft Edge 80 or later.
The message also suggests switching to alternatives, such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera browsers.
Naijatechnews is informed that Chromium Edge will replace Edge Legacy in all versions of Windows 10. Microsoft has already launched Windows 10 version 20H2 and the new Edge browser, so you don’t have to apply additional updates to switch .
In addition to the classic Edge browser, Microsoft also plans to kill Internet Explorer 11 by blocking basic services in the browser. After the end of support in March 2021, when users try to access incompatible websites using Classic Edge, they will be redirected to the Chromium Edge browser.
One of the new features of Chromium Edge is Collection, which allows you to collect, organize and manage your projects in the browser. There is another feature called Sleeping Tabs, its purpose is to ensure the low memory usage of Edge when you open a large number of tabs.
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