Microsoft releases Edge 130 in the Beta Channel with reworked Settings and more

People working on Microsoft Edge 130 Beta

Microsoft Edge 130 is now in the final stage of testing before its public launch. The company released version 130 for testing in the Beta Channel, allowing insiders to try the latest feature update before it heads out to the Stable Channel on the week of October 17, 2024.

Microsoft Edge 130.0.2849.5 contains all the small fixes and changes developers implemented in the last four Dev updates. You can check them out using the following links:

Feature updates and fixes in Microsoft Edge 130 Beta include some notable improvements to the Settings section. It now provides quick links to the most used features on the settings home page and "densely populated pages."

Here is the full changelog:

Feature updates:

Token Binding. Token Binding uses cryptographic certificates on both ends of the TLS connection in an attempt to close the security gap of bearer tokens, which may be lost or stolen. Token Binding is deprecated in Microsoft Edge version 130. Also, the AllowTokenBindingForUrls policy is now obsolete.

Edge on macOS now seamlessly opens links in Teams. When you set the default browser to Microsoft Edge on macOS and enable the feature, web links from the Teams desktop app are sent via chats, channels, calendar, and other entry points. These links seamlessly open automatically in the profile signed into Teams app and skips the need to reauthenticate in the browser. This feature makes it faster and easier to access content. Administrators can control the availability of this feature using the "Choose Which Browser Opens Web Links" Microsoft 365 policy. Note: This feature is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout.

Elevating top settings and improving settings page navigability. To make finding browser settings more efficient, Microsoft Edge is introducing three navigation improvements to Edge Settings. We aren’t changing the functionality of any setting, and all the settings stay on the same page as they are today but will be behind clickable sections. These changes are as follows.

Introduce quick access to the most used Settings actions on the first place users land when entering Edge Settings (the Profiles page). Clicking the button with the name of the setting navigates users directly to its location.

Make densely populated Settings pages (such as Privacy, search, and services, Appearance, Cookies and site permissions, System and performance) easier to navigate by introducing quick access to the most used actions located on that page. Clicking the button with the name of the setting takes users directly to its location.

For these densely populated pages, each lengthy section of settings will be a clickable "table of contents" with descriptive subtexts. This helps users locate settings directly and avoid unnecessary scrolling.

Note: This feature is a controlled feature rollout. If you don't see this feature, check back as we continue our rollout.

Fixes:

Fixed an issue that caused rendering issues on some SharePoint sites.

Fixed an issue that prevented the briefcase icon from appearing on the edge://settings/sidebar page when Edge Bar was disabled using the StandaloneHubsSidebarEnabled policy.