New evidence suggests that Microsoft is testing a new Edge browser codenamed "Phoenix" and will enable fillet design

CTOnews.com February 7 news, Microsoft is developing a new Edge browser codenamed "Phoenix"(Phoenix), to make it more compatible with Win11 design style. Twitter user Leopeva64 found traces of "Phoenix" in the Edge browser source code, basically confirming that Microsoft is developing and testing the project.

Netizens found "msPhoenixShowContainersInEdge" in the source code of Edge://version page, CTOnews.com learned from subsequent tweets that it is an experimental Flag that enables rounded corners for browser frames.

Edge Phoenix is an internal concept Microsoft has been developing since summer 2022. Some of these new features are already available in Microsoft Edge previews. For example, recently discovered split-screen views, rounded corners, and Mica material treatments.

Other concepts and ideas for Edge Phoenix have yet to emerge. Windows Central reports that Microsoft is developing a tab activity center feature to provide customers with internal information about browser usage. Think of Tab Activity Center as a localization of the Screen Time feature on iOS (also similar to Digital Health on Android).