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Address bar steals focus
Hello,
Edge has been working very well for a long time. However, I found recently that when you open a new tab, the focus is not on the webpage but still on the address bar.
(Note that InPrivate window does not have this issue.)
Version 81.0.416.72 (Official build) (64-bit)
Version 84.0.522.20 (Official build) beta (64-bit) (Edited on 6/16/2020)
Hey folks, I'm a dev from the Edge Address Bar team. I wanted to give a hearty Thank You for the invaluable information. Because of that we were able to deploy the fix yesterday. Since this was a server-side change, this fix should be live now.
Thanks again!
-Jesse
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yzhang90 TheShaunSaw JimmyLiu Wade_Middleton TrueGame RoccoW
Thank you all for weighing in on what you're seeing. Thanks to your feedback, our Searchbar team is investigating this issue! We'll let you know if they have any findings to share.
As our team looks into this, they may need more diagnostic info. So, if you're still seeing this behavior and would like to help us troubleshoot, feel free to let us know in the comments below.
Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeDeleted The issue can only be replicated with Search on new tabs uses search box or address bar set to Address bar. You may or may not need a custom search engine set as default (I have not yet tested).
jessemMSFTMicrosoft
Hey folks, I'm a dev from the Edge Address Bar team. I wanted to give a hearty Thank You for the invaluable information. Because of that we were able to deploy the fix yesterday. Since this was a server-side change, this fix should be live now.
Thanks again!
-Jesse
I think this is a change which has come from upstream Chromium because the same behaviour is also seen in the Chromium browser (Developer Build) version 86.0.4189.0 and in Google Chrome Stable Channel also.
Hello~~~~~!! Still having this issue in stable build 83.0.478.58.
God this issue is annoying as hell, dude I have to switch back to chrome.
yzhang90 We appreciate you reporting this and making that helpful GIF. I have two questions for you:
- Of the fours build channels (Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary) which one(s) are you seeing this in?
- If you haven't yet, can you please submit feedback for this? And if you'd like to make sure it gets to the correct team ASAP, feel free to DM me and I can give you a code to include in the description.
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeDeleted
Still having this issue in stable build 83.0.478.58.
God this issue is annoying as hell, it's forcing people switch back to, you know 😞
Deleted Thanks for the reply.
1. I'm using the stable build (I think) as I don't see any badge (like `beta`) on the Edge icon.
(Version 81.0.416.72)
2. I'd like to but I'm not sure where I should submit the feedback. That's why I posted it here 😅.
yzhang90 Thanks for the info! Replying to your DM.
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
- Yes! This issue is incredibly infuriating. It has carried over from Insider into Stable. I hope the devs take notice of it.
