{"id":8878,"date":"2019-04-26T06:39:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T01:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=8878"},"modified":"2023-08-08T19:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:25:21","slug":"edge-chromium-frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/edge-chromium-frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge Chromium ~ FAQ & How-Tos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft decided to discontinue its EdgeHTML proprietary browser engine which was used in the Edge web browser. In December 2018, Microsoft announced that Edge was being rebuilt<\/a> as a Chromium-based browser, which means using the Blink engine and terminating EdgeHTML. Let’s call the new Edge browser “Microsoft Edge (Chromium)” or Chromium-based Edge.<\/p>\n

Here is the list of Frequently asked questions and answers for Chromium-based Edge.<\/p>\n

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Edge Chromium FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Google Meet blocks Edge Chromium. How to make it work?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Make Google search as the default in Edge Chromium?<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. How to install Chrome extensions and themes in Edge Chromium?<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. How to Enable Translate feature Edge Chromium?<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. How to Enable Dark Mode in Edge Chromium?<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Bring back the Classic Download Pane at the Bottom<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. How to disable automatic redirection from IE to Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    <\/a>Google Meet blocks Edge Chromium. How to make it work?<\/h2>\n

    When you open Google Meet on your Edge Chromium, you’ll see the message: Meet doesn’t work on your browser<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    And the page suggests you download Chrome or Firefox. But, here is how to make Google Meet work in Edge Chromium:<\/p>\n

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    1. Open Edge Chromium and press F12 to open Developer Tools.<\/li>\n
    2. Select the Network tab<\/li>\n
    3. Click on the Customize icon (shown with three dots) in the top right-corner of Developer Tools.<\/li>\n
    4. Click More Tools, and click Network Conditions<\/li>\n
    5. In the user agent<\/strong> section, uncheck the Select automatically checkbox, and select Chrome – Windows from the list of browsers.
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    6. Close Developer Tools and see if you’re able to open Google Meet.<\/li>\n
    7. After you finished with your video conferencing session, open Developer Tools and set the user agent to Custom<\/strong><\/li>\n
    8. Underneath the user agent listbox, select the lengthy user agent string (starting with Mozilla\/5.0<\/em>..) and delete it, leaving the field blank.<\/li>\n
    9. Enable the Select automatically<\/strong> check box, and close Developer Tools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      <\/a>How to Make Google the default search engine in Edge Chromium?<\/h2>\n

      Open Edge Chromium \u2192 click the Customize icon (…) \u2192 Settings \u2192 Privacy and services \u2192 Address bar \u2192 Search engine used in address bar \u2192 Select Google<\/strong> from the list of search engines.
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      <\/a>How to install Chrome extensions and themes in Edge Chromium?<\/h2>\n

      Chrome Web Store extensions and themes can be installed on Edge Chromium by enabling Allow extensions from other stores<\/strong> option from the edge:\/\/extensions\/<\/code> page.<\/p>\n

      Then visit the Chrome Web Store extension link and click Add to Chrome<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

      To install Chrome themes, you’ll need to obtain the installer file (.CRX) for theme you wish to install. For a detailed information and screenshots, read article [Edge Chromium] How to Install Chrome Themes & Extensions<\/a><\/p>\n

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      <\/a>How to Enable Translate feature Edge Chromium?<\/h2>\n

      Edge Chromium versions 76.0.144.0 and higher have the built-in Translate feature, but it’s not enabled by default. To enable translation feature in Edge Chromium:<\/p>\n