Microsoft Edge Beta 96 improves PDF scrolling and helps PWAs feel more native

Progressive web apps will feel a bit more native on the latest version of Edge Beta.

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What you need to know

Microsoft recently rolled out the first build of Edge Beta that’s based on version 96 of Chromium. An update brings Edge Beta to version 96.0.1054. It includes several new features, including the ability to launch progressive web apps (PWAs) directly through protocol links. The update also improves scrolling on PDF documents.

Here’s everything that’s new inEdge Beta version 96.0.1054.8:

Beta builds of Edge are the most stable of the browser’s preview builds. Features that appear in these builds have generally made their way through the Canary and Dev Channels of Edge.

The latest build of Edge Beta improves PDF scrolling and adds several new features.

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