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Greetings Microsoft Edge Insiders!
Let us start off by saying, welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community! We’re so excited to have you here, and we can’t wait to start learning from you. If you haven’t read our Welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community article yet, we recommend starting there. It has a bunch of great information on how we got here and where we’re heading.
Our mission:
Our mission is to create a thriving community of valuable Insiders, like you, so we can closely listen and learn how Microsoft Edge can be better. We believe that having open, honest, and continued conversations with our Insider community is a great way to build a close relationship with our users.
Why do all of this? Because we want to build a browser that’s deeply grounded in your needs. Your voice is the most important piece of helping us build a better Microsoft Edge. The feedback you provide leads to meaningful conversations that may ultimately produce the new features, bug fixes, and other improvements that matter the most to you. Listening is just the beginning for us. Our true goal is to build Microsoft Edge with the voice of the Insider community as our guiding light.
Community voice
When we announced the next version of Microsoft Edge back in December, we asked a simple question: If you could change one thing about the web, what would it be?
We were completely humbled by the over 40k comments you’ve shared with us. That’s a whole lot of ideas. Thank you!
You tell us that you love some things about the current Microsoft Edge browser, like the smooth scrolling experience, our Fluent Design and the precision touchpad, and you hope we’ll bring those things forward into the next version too.
Some of you are frustrated with the way that sites render so differently depending on the browser you're using to view them. You also tell us that Web Standards are on the top of your mind. We hear that you want all browsers to adopt the same standards. We hear from some of you web developers that you want new capabilities added to the web platform; whether that be in CSS, HTML or JavaScript. Another top request is an improved dev tools experience.
We hear that you have strong feelings about online advertising. Some of you wish ads that pop-up would just disappear and the same for auto-playing ads. While others feel a strong desire to remove or fundamentally change how online advertising works on the web. There is concern how these advertisements enable sites to track you as you browse which feels "creepy" and "invasive."
The overwhelming majority of comments (we’re talking thousands of messages) that we have read wish for a change in the fundamental attributes of the web. Make it faster, safer, more reliable and more private. You want your browsers to have smaller memory footprints, lower battery consumption, higher rendering speed and better stability. We agree with you wholeheartedly! The attributes that you say matter most in your browsing experience are performance, privacy, and reliability. So that is where we are starting.
We are focusing on delivering outstanding fundamentals. Speed, stability, accessibility, compatibility, security, and privacy are always top of mind for us. We are using your comments and suggestions to guide us while we are getting the new Microsoft Edge ready for its debut.
What’s next?
In the meantime, jump in, download the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels, and let us know what you think. What’s working well? Where do we need to improve? Over time, we hope to build healthy engagement and feedback loops with our community members.
We’re also mindful that our users have preferred ways to engage with us. Whether you view the latest information on the Microsoft Edge Insider website, enjoy direct discussions on our forum, need a personal support assistant via help (F1), share your feedback and suggestions via the smiley face, or just want to give us a shout on Twitter, we’re always listening and looking for ways to reach out wherever our users feel most comfortable and prefer to talk to us. We’re all ears!
Thank you for being here. We look forward to listening and engaging with you.
-The Microsoft Edge Team-
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- xL3aMS1xSteel Contributor
Elliot Kirk ha escrito:Greetings Microsoft Edge Insiders!
Let us start off by saying, welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community! We’re so excited to have you here, and we can’t wait to start learning from you. If you haven’t read our Welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community article yet, we recommend starting there. It has a bunch of great information on how we got here and where we’re heading.
Our mission:
Our mission is to create a thriving community of valuable Insiders, like you, so we can closely listen and learn how Microsoft Edge can be better. We believe that having open, honest, and continued conversations with our Insider community is a great way to build a close relationship with our users.
Why do all of this? Because we want to build a browser that’s deeply grounded in your needs. Your voice is the most important piece of helping us build a better Microsoft Edge. The feedback you provide leads to meaningful conversations that may ultimately produce the new features, bug fixes, and other improvements that matter the most to you. Listening is just the beginning for us. Our true goal is to build Microsoft Edge with the voice of the Insider community as our guiding light.Community voice
When we announced the next version of Microsoft Edge back in December, we asked a simple question: If you could change one thing about the web, what would it be?
We were completely humbled by the over 40k comments you’ve shared with us. That’s a whole lot of ideas. Thank you!You tell us that you love some things about the current Microsoft Edge browser, like the smooth scrolling experience, our Fluent Design and the precision touchpad, and you hope we’ll bring those things forward into the next version too.
Some of you are frustrated with the way that sites render so differently depending on the browser you're using to view them. You also tell us that Web Standards are on the top of your mind. We hear that you want all browsers to adopt the same standards. We hear from some of you web developers that you want new capabilities added to the web platform; whether that be in CSS, HTML or JavaScript. Another top request is an improved dev tools experience.
We hear that you have strong feelings about online advertising. Some of you wish ads that pop-up would just disappear and the same for auto-playing ads. While others feel a strong desire to remove or fundamentally change how online advertising works on the web. There is concern how these advertisements enable sites to track you as you browse which feels "creepy" and "invasive."
The overwhelming majority of comments (we’re talking thousands of messages) that we have read wish for a change in the fundamental attributes of the web. Make it faster, safer, more reliable and more private. You want your browsers to have smaller memory footprints, lower battery consumption, higher rendering speed and better stability. We agree with you wholeheartedly! The attributes that you say matter most in your browsing experience are performance, privacy, and reliability. So that is where we are starting.
We are focusing on delivering outstanding fundamentals. Speed, stability, accessibility, compatibility, security, and privacy are always top of mind for us. We are using your comments and suggestions to guide us while we are getting the new Microsoft Edge ready for its debut.What’s next?
In the meantime, jump in, download the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels, and let us know what you think. What’s working well? Where do we need to improve? Over time, we hope to build healthy engagement and feedback loops with our community members.
We’re also mindful that our users have preferred ways to engage with us. Whether you view the latest information on the Microsoft Edge Insider website, enjoy direct discussions on our forum, need a personal support assistant via help (F1), share your feedback and suggestions via the smiley face, or just want to give us a shout on Twitter, we’re always listening and looking for ways to reach out wherever our users feel most comfortable and prefer to talk to us. We’re all ears!Thank you for being here. We look forward to listening and engaging with you.
-The Microsoft Edge Team-
Elliot Kirk ha escrito:Greetings Microsoft Edge Insiders!
Let us start off by saying, welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community! We’re so excited to have you here, and we can’t wait to start learning from you. If you haven’t read our Welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community article yet, we recommend starting there. It has a bunch of great information on how we got here and where we’re heading.
Our mission:
Our mission is to create a thriving community of valuable Insiders, like you, so we can closely listen and learn how Microsoft Edge can be better. We believe that having open, honest, and continued conversations with our Insider community is a great way to build a close relationship with our users.
Why do all of this? Because we want to build a browser that’s deeply grounded in your needs. Your voice is the most important piece of helping us build a better Microsoft Edge. The feedback you provide leads to meaningful conversations that may ultimately produce the new features, bug fixes, and other improvements that matter the most to you. Listening is just the beginning for us. Our true goal is to build Microsoft Edge with the voice of the Insider community as our guiding light.Community voice
When we announced the next version of Microsoft Edge back in December, we asked a simple question: If you could change one thing about the web, what would it be?
We were completely humbled by the over 40k comments you’ve shared with us. That’s a whole lot of ideas. Thank you!You tell us that you love some things about the current Microsoft Edge browser, like the smooth scrolling experience, our Fluent Design and the precision touchpad, and you hope we’ll bring those things forward into the next version too.
Some of you are frustrated with the way that sites render so differently depending on the browser you're using to view them. You also tell us that Web Standards are on the top of your mind. We hear that you want all browsers to adopt the same standards. We hear from some of you web developers that you want new capabilities added to the web platform; whether that be in CSS, HTML or JavaScript. Another top request is an improved dev tools experience.
We hear that you have strong feelings about online advertising. Some of you wish ads that pop-up would just disappear and the same for auto-playing ads. While others feel a strong desire to remove or fundamentally change how online advertising works on the web. There is concern how these advertisements enable sites to track you as you browse which feels "creepy" and "invasive."
The overwhelming majority of comments (we’re talking thousands of messages) that we have read wish for a change in the fundamental attributes of the web. Make it faster, safer, more reliable and more private. You want your browsers to have smaller memory footprints, lower battery consumption, higher rendering speed and better stability. We agree with you wholeheartedly! The attributes that you say matter most in your browsing experience are performance, privacy, and reliability. So that is where we are starting.
We are focusing on delivering outstanding fundamentals. Speed, stability, accessibility, compatibility, security, and privacy are always top of mind for us. We are using your comments and suggestions to guide us while we are getting the new Microsoft Edge ready for its debut.What’s next?
In the meantime, jump in, download the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels, and let us know what you think. What’s working well? Where do we need to improve? Over time, we hope to build healthy engagement and feedback loops with our community members.
We’re also mindful that our users have preferred ways to engage with us. Whether you view the latest information on the Microsoft Edge Insider website, enjoy direct discussions on our forum, need a personal support assistant via help (F1), share your feedback and suggestions via the smiley face, or just want to give us a shout on Twitter, we’re always listening and looking for ways to reach out wherever our users feel most comfortable and prefer to talk to us. We’re all ears!Thank you for being here. We look forward to listening and engaging with you.
-The Microsoft Edge Team-
Add some animation or logo when it comes to opening Edge. Now he's knocking.
- jiayupengCopper ContributorI hope you can add OneNote feature. I really need it.
- unclejoeCopper Contributor
Elliot Kirkwhat I would like to see is an add blocker just for google their popups are all over the screen their adds are bothersome and I just dont like them. Microsoft good google bad
- ThatsSoWittyCopper Contributor
My greatest qualm about this and the old Edge was that it forced me to use Bing. I don't use Cortana to browse the internet out of the same frustration. Honestly speaking, I don't see this browser being any more successful if it doesn't drop Bing and quit forcing people to use it in their Browsers. It's the Achilles Heel of any and all of Microsoft's attempts to make a series browser.
I also think you guys could learn a thing or two from the Brave browser with how it has an adblocker preinstalled that only blocks malicious ads and potential malware.
- Elliot KirkFormer EmployeeYou can change the search setting by visiting the site that hosts the search engine, and then do a search. At this point the search engine should show up in the search engine list on edge://settings/search.
- AnonymousOkay now this was nice! I now have my favorite search as default.
- tekwebCopper Contributor
Bing can be changed it is not a big deal, go to settings, advanced then change the browser default, I personally use duckduckgo and with Edge moving over to Google browser kernel, duckduckgo is where I will stay. Not sure how long Edge will allow this, they have probablty already disabled it but that was an option. Firefox is great and can be configured to your needs, that coupled with duckduckgo gives the choice back to you not Goggle or Microsoft. ThatsSoWitty
- jumpedupCopper ContributorNew Edge is just another chrome skin so I am sticking with Firefox
- Drew1903Silver Contributor
Elliot Kirk Left is w/ AdBlock Plus (Beta). The Right is w/ AdBlock. As can be seen, w/ the Beta all the graphics do not display. In current Edge I use AdBlocker Ultimate, but, wasn't offered in the Extensions for this (new) Insider Edge.
Cheers,
Drew- Elliot KirkFormer EmployeeHi Drew1903, you can install Ad Block Ultimate from other stores, if you adjust the setting at the bottom left side of the Extensions page (edge://extensions/): "Allow extensions from other stores."
Elliot- Drew1903Silver Contributor
Elliot Kirk That allows use of the Chrome Store (Google) which, has these. And ad blockers are wiping out 99.9% of the graphics on Edge Insider. BOTH in the MS Store for Edge Insider did this depending w/ or w/out.
- JGjuraCopper Contributor
Elliot Kirk Is there any possibility to launch this project for Linux. I am using Linux Mint and honestly Opera crashes many times, Firefox is great but a bit slow on browsing while Chromium takes more resources than the system itself!
If your project would be brought to Linux, then Edge would be my default browser, anytime!
- Elliot KirkFormer EmployeeWe are looking at supporting multiple platforms, JGjura. I will let the team know how you feel about making sure that Linux is one of them.
Elliot
- yplamCopper Contributor
Elliot Kirk New Edge works really good, and I can even apply chrome themes from https://www.themebeta.com/ . But new tab page background image not works.
Are you have any plan on Edge theme? Thank you.
- Chris_S_Copper Contributor
Good news and bad news.
The good news - surprisingly good and fast, I really like it!
The bad news - when opening a news article with one of the autoplay videos up top, it forces me to watch a Microsoft game add or X Box add, usually more than 20 seconds long.
Because of this, I'm back at Google Chrome, not periodically wasting 20 seconds of my life.I do have an add blocker on Chrome, maybe that saves me from wasting the 20 seconds.
In any case, let me know when this annoying behaviour is gone, and I'm back!
- Elliot KirkFormer EmployeeThank you for the feedback, Chris_S_. We support all of the same extensions as Chrome, I know that doesn't feel like a great response, so I will bring this feedback to the team.
Elliot
- Hawk_1Copper ContributorNice job, I'm glad to see that we can use outside extensions with this browser.
- antony_k7Copper ContributorIs it normal that when a GIF is not fully loaded its all dark and pixelated (Use hardware acceleration when available ENABLED).
But when i disable Use hardware acceleration when available the GIF's are fine even though they aren't fully loaded yet ?
Might be an issue with AMD R9-280x or Intel built-in GPU HD Graphics 4600?
Also Smooth Scrolling doesn't seems to be enabled by default OR isn't working properly (for me anyways).