Why does the internet think Microsoft Edge is Google Chrome?

Question

I am currently using Microsoft Edge. Edge is the new Internet Browser from Microsoft.

I tried running a Unity3D Program in Edge, and it gave me the error that it was not available in Chrome:

Then I tried running a Browser Test at BrowserScore.com, and the test gave me the results for the Chrome browser:

Why?

Answer 1

Because Microsoft Edge presents a User-Agent string that contains the word Chrome. And, for that matter, Safari.

Check out http://whatsmyuseragent.com/ and you'll see something like this:

(Emphasis mine)

This is deliberate on Microsoft's behalf to fool naïve user-agent checks into thinking that it's not Internet Explorer. Which it isn't.

Answer 2

The answer is simple and here is an oversimplified example:

// Your browser is identifying itself as this
$ua_string = 'EDGE';

// The website logic is this
if($ua_string === 'IE')
{
    echo 'You are using IE';
}
elseif($ua_string === 'FIREFOX')
{
    echo 'You are using Firefox';
}
else
{
    echo 'You are using Chrome, and we don\'t support that.';
}

Answer 3

It's because Edge, like Chrome, Brave, Opera, and several other browsers, is built on Chromium.

All Chromium browsers identify themselves as such in the user agent string the same way.

If you want to use a browser that isn't based on Chromium, use Firefox.

More info from the horse's mouth:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/what-is-chromium-how-does-it-enhance-your-browser