Microsoft is introducing new colorful themes for its Edge browser this week, along with updated icons and a new sleep tab feature that improves the browser and overall PC performance. To celebrate a year of Microsoft Edge with Chromium, the browser is getting new themes available on the Edge add-on site.
Themes range from simple colors to areola, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Forza Horizon themes. These new themes will include colors on new tab pages, tabs, the address bar and other parts of the Edge browser.
Microsoft is also updating the icons used throughout the Edge to better match the company’s Fluent Design system. “In our latest release, you’ll notice subtle updates to Microsoft Edge icons that are rounder and smoother in appearance,” explains Liat Ben-Zur, a Microsoft executive who works on the company’s “Modern Life” initiative. “This is just the beginning of our design journey and we are already wondering how to bring Fluent design to all of our products. We can’t wait to share more of our vision in the near future. “
The overall appearance of the Edge may be changing, but Microsoft is also adding some useful features. A new feature of sleeping guides is being launched now and aims to improve browser performance. Edge will now automatically release system resources for inactive tabs when you have multiple tabs open, which will help the new tabs work better or prevent the browser from consuming memory and CPU resources in the background.
Microsoft is also taking steps to launch its new password manager features. Edge will automatically start suggesting a secure and complex password when you sign up for a new website or try to change an existing password. Edge will also receive a new password monitor feature that will alert you if your password is leaked online.
If that weren’t enough, Edge’s history and tab sync will finally be released for everyone this week. These features began rolling out in several countries earlier this month, allowing Edge users to finally sync their complete web history and active tabs across multiple devices, including iOS and Android.