Edge Browser spoofs Chrome, but does not support extensions yet
We found this issue with our own browser extension, and I thought you might find it interesting. The new Microsoft Edge browser has a window.chrome object, which is how some sites detect the Chrome browser. When browsing on your website with Edge, it looks like I can install the extension. When I click the Big Green Button, I get an exception.
Stupid Microsoft :(
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@lepolt: Haha sorry about that! Indeed, spoofing the useragent is helpful when it comes to getting compatible pages...but it unfortunately won't get Edge extension support any sooner. :dizzy:
Thus far Microsoft has not offered an extension API, but supposedly this is forthcoming. We're anxious for this too! ;)
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