Microsoft Edge on Android is making it easier to bring up Bing Chat
Microsoft’s latest Edge Dev build adds a new voice search option that enhances Bing Chat’s user experience.
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What you need to know
Microsoft recently released a fresh update to Edge Dev bringing the browser toversion 115.0.1901.5. The new build ships with several new features, including a new voice search option in Bing Chat’s Discover icon, an edit wallpaper option in the NTP page layout menu, and a New Tab Page setting for Android users.
The latest version of Edge ships with a Discover button in the top-right corner of the browser that’s in place to help users interact withBing Chatinstantly.
Rather than launching another tab, you can click on the button to open a flyout overlay where you can access it directly. However, there’s now an option toremove the Bing Chat button from Microsoft Edgeif you don’t find it useful.
Microsoftshipped Bing Chat to Edge mobile, Bing apps, and Skype in Preview in February, citing that 64% of searches occur on mobile phones. As you might already be aware, Bing Chat on the mobile client can alsoanalyze and summarize web pages on Edge, just like the desktop client, and provide users with contextual questions and answers.
Here are all the changes you should look out for with this update,as listed by Microsoft:
Edge Dev 115.0.1901.5: Added features
Edge Dev 115.0.1901.5: Improved reliability
Edge Dev 115.0.1901.5: Changed behavior
The latest build of Microsoft Edge Dev makes it easier for users to interact with Bing Chat via the new voice search option in the Discover icon.
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