Syncing Tab Groups in Microsoft Edge on iPad Not Working After iOS Update

Hi! Temple. Let me help you with this.

You're experiencing a known limitation: Microsoft Edge currently does not support syncing tab groups across devices, including iPad, even though individual tabs, history, favorites, collections, etc. do sync.

Tab groups are not among the data types Edge syncs across devices. Only Collections, Favorites, History, open tabs, and similar elements are syncable.

Workarounds and Alternatives

1. Use Workspaces

This feature (introduced around Edge version 114) lets you create and access named browsing "workspaces" that carry across devices when signed in. It’s not real-time tab group syncing, but it achieves similar organization.

2. Use Extensions like Tabox

You can use extensions such as Tabox – Save and Share Tabs, which let you save a group of open tabs (even with grouping information) and then restore them on another device.

Note: Extensions like this may not be available or functional on iOS/iPad due to platform restrictions.

3. Send Tabs Manually

Edge's “Send tab to device” function lets you manually forward individual tabs, but not entire groups, to another device.

Best regards,

Kimberly

Okay, here's why Tab Groups Sync Between iPhone and PC but Not iPad

1. Open Tabs sync is supported on all platforms. When you group tabs on desktop Edge, the structure of that session can sometimes carry over when viewed in mobile Edge (iPhone) because the “tab view” on iOS is simplified and Edge treats them as part of the same synced open tab set.
2. On iPadOS, Edge is built differently. Microsoft treats the iPad app as closer to a “desktop-class” browser (with tab strip, multi-window support, split view, etc.), and for now tab group metadata isn’t included in the sync pipeline for iPad. → So the iPad sees just the raw open tabs, without the group wrappers.

At the moment: no direct way. iPad Edge just doesn’t support syncing tab group state yet. But you can try the workarounds I provided above.