Overview
- Microsoft, which announced the changes Wednesday, is retiring Copilot Mode and embedding its capabilities across Edge on desktop and mobile through tools like Browse with Copilot.
- Copilot can, with permission, read across open tabs and past browsing to compare items and summarize pages, and it now uses long‑term memory to tailor answers from prior chats.
- Edge adds a redesigned new tab page with Journeys that groups history by topic, plus Study and Learn for quizzes, an on‑page writing assistant, and a tool that turns pages or tabs into a podcast.
- Mobile apps on iOS and Android gain Vision and Voice so users can share the screen and speak to Copilot, as well as cross‑tab reasoning and Journeys to bring them closer to desktop parity.
- Microsoft says users choose what Copilot can access and will see visual indicators when it is active, while coverage notes some features are US‑only on mobile for now and raises concerns that Journeys summaries may omit direct links and that workplaces should review data settings and policies.