Microsoft Edge Mobile

DANGER

We don't recommend using Edge because it's controlled by Microsoft and is notorious for being one of the worst browsers for privacy. Manifest V3 is already here, and it effectively cripples the capabilities of ad and tracker blockers. You can read more about MV3 at the EFF here and here.

Tap the hamburger menu (☰) in the bottom right corner and tap Settings.

Privacy and security

Privacy

• Diagnostic data
  • Optional diagnostic data: Off
• Personalisation & advertising
  • Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity: Off
• Show me search and site suggestions using my typed characters
  • Turn off
• Improve quality of shortcuts on homepage
  • Turn off

Security

• Tracking prevention
  • Turn on
    • Turn on: Strict
• Block ads
  • Block ads: On
    • Allow acceptable ads: Off
• Open external apps
  • Block opening all external apps: On
• Do Not Track
  • Turn off
• SmartScreen
  • Microsoft Defender SmartScreen: Off

General

• Copilot
  • Show Copilot: Off
• Search
  • Search history
    • Search history: Off
• Select search engine
  • Select a privacy-respecting search engine
• Shopping
  • Show Shopping assistant: Off
• Downloads
  • Automatically detect downloadable files: Off

New tab page

• My interests
  • Delete all interests
• Detect my location with GPS: Off