Microsoft will eventually add more features after making the basic functionality stable enough for daily use. As of now it only allows you to open the downloaded file in an external app, share it, and delete. Once you download it, it will open full screen in the viewer of Edge for Android.Īs I said earlier, it doesn't offer much.Select Enabled from the drop-down list for the Trigger Mini App Pdf Viewer option.Tap in the address bar, and type or paste the following URL: edge://flags/#edge-miniapp-pdf-viewer.How to enable the built-in PDF viewer in Edge for Android Open Google Play (or other app store if you use one) and check for updates to receive the most recent Edge for Android version. Ensure that you have installed the most recent Edge Canary or Dev on your smartphone before you continue.
If you want to give it a try, you first need to enable a flag. Once you download a PDF from the Internet with Edge for Android, it will automatically open the file in the built-in PDF viewer. There are no customization options, but it does its main task - it displays the content of PDFs. Also, it currently exists only in Dev and Canary channels of Edge.Ĭurrently, it doesn't offer much. On Google Chrome, you require two taps – first tap the vertical 3 dots in the top right corner, then hit the Refresh icon.As it is a work in progress, the PDF Viewer in Edge for Android is hidden behind a flag. If you want to keep using Chrome but move the controls to the bottom of the page, here is a quick guide on how to do it: How to move address bar or browser controls to the bottom in Chrome mobile browser.īut even at that, refreshing on Microsoft Edge browser for Android is a one tap action – just tap the Refresh button in the top right corner. Hopefully, Microsoft will move down to the bottom of the page as well. The only thing you need to reach the top of the page to do now is a page refresh. It is such a simple change, but it makes the browser so much easier and convenient to use. You can navigate forward and backwards, access the menu and Settings of the browser, launch the homepage, search the Web, open and manage tabs, as well as share the webpage you are viewing without reaching for the top of your web browser.
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