Summary
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Soon you will be able to sign in to Edge with your Google account in addition to your Microsoft account.
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Listed on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap; It will be available on Windows and macOS.
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It is expected to be released next month; admins can change it with the NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled policy.
Microsoft Edge has come leaps and bounds since switching to Chromium, but there are still some things you can’t do in Microsoft’s browser that you can do in Chrome, for example. For example, if you want to sign in to Edge with your Google account, you can’t; you should be content with using Microsoft instead.
However, a recent addition to Microsoft’s roadmap reveals that the company plans to let people sign in with Google if they choose. The best part is that it doesn’t sound like people will have to choose between their Google and Microsoft accounts when using Edge.
You will soon be able to sign in to your Google account in Microsoft Edge
You can even sign in to your Microsoft account in tandem
The Redmond tech giant has announced a new feature on its Microsoft 365 Roadmap. If you’re hearing about it for the first time, the roadmap aims to inform businesses of upcoming Microsoft 365 changes so they can plan accordingly, while also giving a glimpse of what we can expect from future updates.
For example, we just saw that a new entry named “” was added.Microsoft Edge: Sign in to Edge with your Google account.” You have to scroll down a bit on the website to see it, but there it is:
Users can now sign in to Microsoft Edge using their Google account in addition to their Microsoft account from the profile menu and Edge login screen. Available for Windows and macOS devices. Admins can control the availability of this feature using the NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled policy.
Despite his statement, the feature is still in development and has not been rolled out yet. However, the company hopes to get the change to everyone’s PC next month, so keep an eye out for an Edge update.
