It is said that after the fundamental change of Microsoft Edge, which replaced the old engine and technical features of the browser and brought it to the present, in which optimism thrives, all was not for the better. Something that was not for the better, but on the contrary is support for touch devicesoff mobile.

That is, support for devices such as tablets, but also convertibles and laptops with touchscreens in Microsoft Edge. A matter that is greener than desirable, but that those in Redmond have been working on for some time… and soon will see the first fruits. In fact, the first changes have already made it to the Canary version of the browser.

But what is Microsoft Edge “touch mode”? The truth is that it is calledtablet mode«, or so it appears in the browser options and as collected by WindowsLatest, it is exactly what it seems or sounds like. Its implementation begins with a new preference…

A preference where, as you can see, you can choose to automatically activate when the browser detects that you are using the device in touch mode, resulting in… interface with some larger elements and little else, a priori. So you can’t expect a radical transformation, but something is something, they say.

This is what Microsoft Edge looks like in tablet mode, based on the current state of development.

A little thing at the moment. However, it is a fledgling feature that is expected to improve not only in this first implementation, but also in future ones. In fact, the news is accompanied by criticism of Microsoft Edge’s poor performance on touch devices, to which the browser’s developers have responded with the intention of improving it.

On another note, Microsoft Edge 107 launched a few weeks ago, a new version with subtle but important background messages for users, focused on managing policies around the app.