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title: Edge for Android Workspace Sync & Ad Blocking
date: 2025-05-10
excerpt: Compare Edge, Chrome, and Vivaldi on Android, then configure Edge ad blocking, workspace sync, and useful flags for mobile browsing.
tags:
  - Browser
cover: https://assets.vluv.space/cover/ToolChain/edge1.webp
updated: 2026-07-08 07:37:21
lang: en
i18n:
  cn: /edge_optmize
  translation: 2
---

Chrome on Android is passable but not satisfying, so after comparing options I eventually chose Edge as my main browser. I do not particularly like Edge's UI, but its feature set is relatively complete. As for performance, people generally think Chrome is faster, but in daily use I can barely feel the difference.

Other browsers have similar implementations for ad blocking and extension support. Edge only added extension support in its 2024 updates, so it was relatively late. I chose Edge partly because of Microsoft's ecosystem.

Based on my own usage habits, here is an incomplete comparison of browsers:

| Browser(Android)     | Edge       | Chrome     | Vivaldi            |
| -------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------------------ |
| Ad blocking          | ✅          | ❌          | ✅ (slightly better than Edge) |
| Sync Workspaces      | ✅          | ❌          | ✅                  |
| Sync TabGroups       | ✅          | ✅          | ✅                  |
| Address Bar Position | Bottom/Top | Bottom/Top | Bottom/Top         |
| Monet color extraction | ❌        | ✅          | ✅                  |
| Extension support    | ✅          | ❌          | ❌                  |

> [!WARNING] Chrome
>
> I often see people on Xiaohongshu or ~~Xiaolvshu~~ Coolapk complain that Chrome cannot move the address bar position. It can be configured in Chrome Canary now, but the setting is hidden.
>
> 1. In Chrome flags, find `bottom bar` and set it to enable.
> 2. Set the address bar position in settings.
>
> Browsers such as Via and Kiwi may have better extension support. I have not used them deeply, so I will not compare them here.

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| Browser(Desktop) | Edge | Chrome      | Vivaldi |
| ---------------- | ---- | ----------- | ------- |
| Vertical Tab     | ✅    | ✅ (introduced in 2026) | ✅       |
| Custom CSS       | ❌    | ❌           | ✅       |
| Split Screen     | ✅    | ❌           | ✅       |
| Command Palette  | ❌    | ❌           | ✅       |

## Block AD

The steps are as follows. The entry point is also fairly hidden:

`Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Protection report -> Ads blocked -> Settings -> block ad`

Chrome on Android does not have built-in ad blocking. It can be implemented with a third-party app, but ad-blocking apps usually conflict with proxy tools. Without root, it takes some work to figure out how to make them coexist.

> [!tip]
>
> The Edge extension marketplace now supports ad-blocking extensions.

## Sync

Enable `edge://flags/#edge-android-workspace` in `edge://flags` to sync workspaces across devices.

> [!Warning]
>
> Microsoft's axe team has removed Edge workspace sync. Only tab group sync is supported now.

Chrome's sync is also good enough, but Edge has the extra workspace feature.

> [!error] Flag remove notice
>
> Edge removed `edge://flags/#edge-android-workspace` in a recent update. The latest version that still keeps this flag is `137.0.3296.92`, and you can download the old version from the link below:
>
> [Microsoft Edge: AI browser 137.0.3296.92 (arm64-v8a) (Android 8.0+) APK Download by Microsoft Corporation - APKMirror](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/microsoft-corporation/microsoft-edge/microsoft-edge-ai-browser-137-0-3296-92-release/microsoft-edge-ai-browser-137-0-3296-92-android-apk-download/download/?key=4378c5a042cf1a1ab0ed059bffef2a5afc1dedd2)