Microsoft Edge gains 'search by voice' option for some people

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What yous demand to know

Microsoft Edge is gaining a 'search by voice feature.'
The feature has appeared for some people on the Stable version of Edge.
Search past voice is part of a controlled rollout, so you might not run across it at this time.

A new option to search with your vocalism on Microsoft Edge is rolling out to some people. The characteristic was spotted by people on a Tech Community forum and appears to be bachelor for some people on Edge version 87.0.664.75 and college (via OnMSFT). You might not see the feature nonetheless every bit information technology'southward role of a controlled rollout.

With the new feature, people can search the web with their voice rather than with a mouse and keyboard. To use the feature, you lot simply click on the microphone icon and speak. Subsequently yous've initiated a search, the results will appear in a different tab. If you prefer to use a keyboard shortcut, you can use the Win + K control to bring up the voice search box.

Source: Shawn on Microsoft Tech Community

The feature has appeared for some people on the Stable version of Microsoft Border, then it doesn't seem to require the Canary or Dev versions of the browser. That beingness said, since it's part of a controlled rollout, so you might not have it all the same, regardless of which version of the browser you're running. Some in the Tech Community forum post accept seen the characteristic in the Stable version of Edge but non Canary.