Microsoft Edge gains native M1 support in new public beta

Microsoft's development team has announced that an Apple Silicon M1 native version of its Microsoft Edge browser is now available. So far it's presented in what the team calls its Canary channel, where the latest versions are available ahead of a full public launch.

The Canary channel presents one download button for the latest version of Microsoft Edge. Selecting it then prompts users to choose between "Mac with Intel chip (most common), and "Mac with Apple chip."

"Microsoft Edge has been optimized for both Macs with Intel chips (most common)," says Microsoft, "and Macs with Apple chips (some newer Mac models)."

The Canary channel is where each day's latest build of Microsoft Edge is automatically uploaded for anyone to try. Releases there may not have been through any testing or checking, but the latest features always appear there first.

Microsoft posts the latest official release on a separate site. Although there is no regular pattern to when beta features arrive in the official release, it's likely that the M1 support will be made public shortly.