Microsoft Edge 152 is rolling out to the stable channel, and the headline change is a removal: Drop, the built-in tool for sending files and notes between your own devices, is gone. Microsoft’s release notes for version 152.0.4191.53, published on 27 August 2026, list it in a single line. Real-time video translation is on its way out in the same release, while Apple account sign-in and an automatic block on notifications from scam sites arrive as replacements of a sort.
What happens to the files and notes you sent through Drop
Drop was a tool for sending files and short text notes to yourself between your own devices from inside Edge. Microsoft’s release notes do not describe it beyond saying that shared files are saved in OneDrive and that text notes have to be downloaded separately; Windows Latest, which reported the removal, describes it as working across Windows, Android and iOS.
Microsoft’s explanation in the release notes is a single sentence:
We’re simplifying Microsoft Edge.
That is the entire stated reason. The retirement itself was flagged a month earlier, in the Edge 151 notes from 31 July, where Microsoft said Drop would be retired in the near future, that files shared through it are saved in OneDrive, and that text notes need to be downloaded separately. So your shared files should still be in OneDrive — that part Microsoft has stated plainly. The text notes are the loose end, because Microsoft’s notes only say they had to be downloaded separately and do not say what becomes of ones you did not export.
It is worth being blunt about the trade here. “Simplifying” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. On Windows Latest’s description of its reach, Drop was a genuinely useful cross-platform handoff for people who mix a Windows PC with an iPhone, a combination Apple’s own AirDrop does not serve. The 152 notes list nothing that replaces it, and point users to no alternative. If you relied on it, you are now back to emailing yourself files or opening OneDrive manually.
Real-time video translation is going too
The second removal is real-time video translation, the feature that generated live translated audio or subtitles for video on supported sites. Microsoft says it is being retired through a gradual rollout and that availability may vary across environments while that happens, so it may still work on your machine for a while after you get 152. The enterprise policy that controlled it, LiveVideoTranslationEnabled, is set to be deprecated in a future update.
What Edge 152 adds
Three of the additions are worth knowing about, and all three are what Microsoft calls a controlled feature rollout — meaning they reach machines in batches, so not seeing one after updating is normal.
- Sign in with an Apple account. You can now sign in to Edge with an Apple account instead of a Microsoft account, from the profile menu or the sign-in screen. Microsoft lists this for Windows and macOS devices.
- Automatic unsubscribe from scam-site notifications. When a web notification leads to a page that Microsoft Defender SmartScreen flags as scam, phishing or malware, Edge stops that source from sending you any more, and tells you it has done so. You can review and restore blocked senders at
edge://settings/privacy/sitePermissions/allPermissions/notifications. - A more useful key icon. The key icon in the address bar now opens a panel for each saved login where you can copy the username, reveal and copy the password, and attach your own notes — recovery details or security answers — without opening the full password manager.
The rest of the release is mostly administrator-facing: a new policy for controlling what Copilot Cowork is allowed to do on your behalf, another for Copilot video transcription, and a deprecation of the web platform’s unload event that stops handlers firing on 60% of page loads in Edge 152 and 153, rising to 100% by Edge 155. That last one is aimed at web developers rather than readers, but it is the sort of change that can quietly alter how a badly built site behaves when you navigate away.
When does your browser get it?
Edge now ships major versions on a two-week cadence, which Microsoft says it has completed the move to — a change we covered earlier this month alongside the same shift at Chrome and Firefox. Edge updates itself in the background, so 152 will arrive on its own. To check where you are now, open Settings and more (...) > Help and feedback > About Microsoft Edge, let it install anything pending, and restart when prompted.
If you have not opened Drop in months, none of this will matter. If you had notes in it, check OneDrive first, and treat this as a reminder that browser features which live in a vendor’s sidebar are not storage you own.
Source: Microsoft Edge release notes for Stable Channel. Drop’s cross-platform reach per Windows Latest.
