The Android version of Microsoft's Edge browser is testing to enhance video ad blocking

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, Sept. 11-Mobile Microsoft Edge, including Android, is far from a popular browser. According to the latest Statcounter report, Edge's market share is too small to appear on the chart because Android users don't want to leave Chrome or Samsung Internet. Still, a new feature in Edge's Android version may tempt users to abandon mainstream browsers and use Microsoft solutions.

As Leopeva64-2 discovered, Edge Android has acquired a new experimental flag to improve the way browsers block advertising. CTOnews.com has learned that with the new configuration, Edge Android will better block video ads, such as YouTube pre-patch ads. According to Leopeva64-2, the flag is good at blocking video advertising, but the personal experience may be slightly different.

To test the updated ad blocker in Edge Android, download the latest browser from and go to the edge://flags/#edge-block-video-ads page. Set flag to enable and restart the browser. After that, try to open YouTube or any other website that contains video ads to test the results.