The Xbox is Microsoft’s gaming console, which supports almost every app and game available on other gaming consoles. It also has the Edge browser support that we can launch from the Apps menu.
It’s not a full-fledged browser, but it supports media playback and syncs data across devices with mouse pointer support for ease of browsing.
In this guide, we have shared the steps to install and use the Edge browser on the Xbox Console.
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Step 1: Install the Edge browser on the Xbox
Microsoft has packed in the Edge browser with the Xbox September 2021 update. So ensure that you are running the latest update build, and then the browser should automatically abode onto your console. Here are the steps to follow:
- Turn On the Xbox gaming console.
- Press the button on the controller to open the Xbox menu.
- Using toggle buttons, navigate to Gear
for the System menu. - Select Settings from the menu list.
- Select the System tab, and choose the Updates & downloads command.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to Download and Update the Xbox console updates.
After restarting, check again if any updates are still pending under the System Updates & Download screen. If you see the message “No console update available“, the latest updates are installed on your console.
Once you install the latest updates, the Microsoft Edge browser will auto-install on your Xbox console.
Step 2: Use the Edge app on Xbox Console
We can launch the Edge browser like any other application from the Apps menu. Here are the steps to launch:
- Head over to the My Games & Apps section from the home menu.
- Switch to the Apps menu from the left menu bar.
- Select the Microsoft Edge browser.
It will launch the Edge browser immediately and be ready to use on your Xbox, just like a computer PC.
You can sign in with your Microsoft account and turn on the sync feature to sync data from other devices.
It also supports Microsoft Edge WebView2, which helps in rendering webpages.
Bottom Line
The lack of a decent browser in a console always resulted in great inconvenience to the end users. In this regard, the entry of one of the Edge browsers would prove significant for console owners.
While the browser doesn’t support extensions and downloads, that shouldn’t be of much concern as it manages to checkmark most of the prerequisites an Xbox user could have requested.
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