Microsoft Edge is improving PWAs notifications to better highlight the name of web apps

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Published onJuly 20, 2021

published onJuly 20, 2021

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Microsoft has quietly started testing a new notifications experience for Edge Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). Last week, Windows Insider MVP Florian B spotted the improved notification banner on one of his PCs running the Microsoft Edge Canary builds, and the company is apparently doing some A/B testing with this new design.

The existing notification banner for installed PWAs shows that all notifications are coming from Microsoft Edge. However, that might change soon, as the Edge Insider team is updating the notification banner to better highlight the name of web apps. The new PWA notifications are more compact, with the name of the progressive web apps now appearing in the title bar (as shown below).

Hey@MasterDevwi, on some devices with edge canary, PWA notifications look like this.On other devices, it’s the classic Edge notification.Is this A/B testing or did i miss a flag somewhere ?pic.twitter.com/SLQawfkuCS

— Florian (@flobo09)July 13, 2021

This feature is currently available in preview for select Edge Insiders, and it is expected to begin rolling out to the Stable channel in September. “Beginning with Microsoft Edge version 94, notifications from progressive web applications PWAs will no longer show as coming from Microsoft Edge, but rather will display the name of the web app instead,” the company explained on theMicrosoft 365 roadmap.

Overall, these improvements should be a welcome addition for those who use PWAs on Windows 10. This change should make it easier for users to keep track of their emails, messages, and more. Did you also notice the new notifications experience in Microsoft Edge PWAs on your PCs? Let us know in the comments below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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