Microsoft’s Edge for Business Wants to Lock Down Your Phone, Not Just Your Laptop
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Microsoft just pushed Edge for Business into deeper enterprise territory, this time on mobile. Starting today, Android and iOS users can download a version of Edge that lets IT departments control how company data moves, even on personal phones.
The company framed this release as a response to a growing problem: workers using unmanaged mobile devices for sensitive tasks. Instead of forcing full device management, Edge for Business isolates the browser itself. Microsoft claims this lets companies apply security controls without touching the rest of the phone.
Admins can now block screen captures, restrict copy-paste, and lock down downloads — all inside Edge. If someone leaves the company, IT can wipe work data from the browser without affecting personal content.
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The browser links with Microsoft Intune and other mobile device management tools. It supports Microsoft Purview for data loss prevention and conditional access policies from Microsoft Entra ID. The setup works whether the device is company-issued or employee-owned.
Edge for Business also separates personal and work profiles inside the browser. Personal tabs stay outside corporate oversight, while work tabs stay locked under policy.
The release builds on Microsoft’s earlier move to split personal and work browsing on desktop. Now, with this mobile rollout, the company wants to give admins one more lever to keep corporate data boxed in even when employees bring their own devices.
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