After the official release of the desktop version, the Android microsoft edge 97 version has been launched on the Play Store. The new version introduces the "Password Monitor" feature, which mainly scans whether your password has been compromised. The update also brings new notifications and shows weather conditions on the new tab page.
In the changelog it reads:
Thanks for using Microsoft Edge! Here are some of the new features in this release:
● NEW! Password Monitor keeps your online credentials safe. You can check if passwords saved in your browser have been compromised and retrieve them through our database of known leaked credentials
● With our new notifications, you won't miss breaking news, game scores, and even keep tabs on stock price changes.
● Keep an eye on the weather through the new tabs
● Try out our long scrolling screenshots in your browser to make it easier to share the web content you find with people
● Browser games are now available on mobile devices. Enter edge://surf to play instantly
● We've also made some general bug fixes and performance improvements
But password monitor isn't out of the box yet, and you can still enable it manually to check if your password has been compromised.
Enable password monitoring in microsoft edge for Android
Access the edge://flags
Enter and search for "monitor", and in the results displayed, search for "Edge Android password monitor".
In the drop-down menu, select Enabled and restart your browser.
Use a password monitor to find cracked passwords
Start Edge
Tap the menu icon and select Settings
Click on the profile name under Account
Select a password
Click on "Password Monitoring" and select the "Scan Now" button.
Edge's password monitor will check for cracked passwords by comparing it to a database in the cloud, and if any, it will appear on your screen where you can change these affected passwords.