EAeatonphil·Nov 8, 2021
If it is cross-platform it doesn't seem to be very mature cross-platform: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645.
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14 sourcesearlier today I checked again the mac tracking issue: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/131... as I hope for improvements for the unacceptable Teams client, and there is a new comment mentioning Oct '22 for the mac version of webview2 meaning that the linux one will come later. Of course the validity of that comment is to be checked but if that is the case, then they are just moving really really slow
In Microsoft’s Edge browser is now available on LinuxI'm not particularly interested in a Microsoft-branded Chrome variant on Linux. But this is interesting as a stepping stone toward WebView2 on Linux, which will give Electron some serious competition: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645...
In Microsoft’s Edge browser is now available on LinuxAsk HN: What does the future hold for Electron?
Microsoft owns Github. Github maintains Electron. Microsoft are moving Teams to use WebView2, sharing a single Chromium instance for all apps, reducing memory usage, which is the most common complaint for Electron.
This architecture has been obvious to everyone for a long time. Every Electron app could essentially be a webpage but with enhanced native API access.
Electron's future seems bleak. ESM support hasn't materialized (https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/21457). WebView2 will not be available on macOS until late 2022 [it seems](https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645#issuecomment-921551618).
Seems we are in one of these awkward transition periods, where you are forced to start a project on technology that you know will be deprecated in the near future sigh.
Anyone have insight/predictions?
4 points · Open discussionWebView2 will be coming to macOS then Linux in the not-so-distant future: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645...
I'm not aware of any public plans to move VS Code to WebView2, but I would be surprised if it doesn't happen eventually.
In Making bracket pair colorization fasterWebView2 Linux support: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645
WebView2 Mac Support: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/131...
In Microsoft Is Finally Ditching Electron (For Teams)When this issue was closed 27 days ago a new one was opened: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/150...
I am not the OP for either GitHub issue nor have I responded yet; I just found these when doing a little digging after our legal department responded that they were hesitant to approve using WebView 2 in our products. Later a may join the new thread to provide that data point.
In Is This [WebView2] Spyware?In reality the Linux and web versions are not similar to the actual Windows client. For instance the Linux version is stuck to 2×2 video streams at best, doesn't support background blurring, audio/video quality is inferior, doesn't support sharing a single window, no breakout rooms etc [0]. None of these are of any considerable importance to me but Linux or the web has never been priority for Teams nor will ever be. In fact I will not be surprised if/when Linux is dropped completely when transitioning to Webview2. Judging by the "PR-speak" [1] this is what probably will happen anyway.
[0] https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/su...
[1] https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645...
In Microsoft Teams 2 will use half the memory, dropping Electron for Edge Webview2WebView2 is being ported to Mac and Linux https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645...
Linux looks like it won't happen until 2022 but Mac is first. I'd guess they are aiming to have it release around the same time as a bunch of other stuff this Fall but still can't commit to that date yet.
Regardless it'll be coming to Mac.
In Microsoft Teams 2 will use half the memory, dropping Electron for Edge Webview2Looks like they're porting it to macOS and Linux: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645
In Microsoft Teams 2 will use half the memory, dropping Electron for Edge Webview2To repeat what I wrote elsewhere: Microsoft is looking to port Webview2 to macOS and then Linux. No timeline though.
So this will eventually also apply to macOS, yes.
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/131...
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645
In Microsoft Teams 2 will use half the memory, dropping Electron for Edge Webview2Apparently, Microsoft is looking to port WebView2 to both macOS and Linux:
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/131...
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/645
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