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Microsoft is retiring Copilot Mode in Edge, but its features aren't being removed. Instead, Microsoft thinks its AI-powered search tools are ready for primetime and will allow you to use them directly in Edge on both desktop and mobile.
One of the key new tools lets Copilot AI analyze multiple open tabs and generate a side-by-side comparison or summary. For example, you could have multiple hotel websites open at once and use Copilot to compile key details into a single roundup, making it easier to pick where to stay.
You no longer need to enable a separate mode; instead, use the Copilot button to activate the feature and ask a question, such as "Compare the hotel bookings across my open tabs."
You can now also share your screen directly with Copilot on mobile, so it can see what you're looking at in real time and answer questions via voice without you having to type prompts. This works similarly to tools like Google Gemini Live or ChatGPT's voice mode.
Other new Edge features include Copilot's ability to build what Microsoft calls a “long-term memory,” using previous conversations to inform its responses. If you’ve searched on a topic before, expect Edge to become better at recommending high-quality answers using that context. To activate this, you need to give Copilot AI access to your browsing history.
Microsoft previously introduced a browsing history feature called Journeys, which condenses your search history into individual projects to make it easier to find previous research or resume planning. These changes bring that tool to the mobile for the first time.
Microsoft is also introducing Study and Learn mode, which turns whatever you’re reading into an interactive quiz. If you ask Copilot to “Quiz me on this topic,” it’ll generate questions to help you learn quicker rather than just reading.
As with many other AI tools, Microsoft is building AI-generated podcasts you can create to help you learn on the move. Ask Edge to make a podcast of the current research you have open in a tab, and it’ll summarize the information into an audio file.
Plus, a new Writing assistant feature sounds like a new and improved version of spell check, monitoring your writing and suggesting improvements with a blue dot next to the text.
Copilot Mode first launched on Edge in July 2025, so the features were in beta for less than a year before Microsoft deemed them ready for everyone.