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Dev channel update to 78.0.244.0 is live
Hello insiders! Today we released build 78.0.244.0 to the Microsoft Edge Dev Channel. As promised last week, this is the first release out of the version 78 branch, and quite fittingly, it’s packed with new features and fixes. Some of the most significant ones include:
New features and behavior:
- Added an option in Settings to choose between light and dark themes.
- Added the ability to import cookies from the existing version of Edge.
- Added a policy to enable deleting browsing data upon exit.
- Added a policy to prevent downloads from being marked as unsafe when they come from a trusted source.
- Added what version of Edge a management policy is supported on to the list of policies.
- Added dark theme support to the feedback screenshot editor window.
- Added dark theme support to the first-run sign-in popup.
- Added dark theme support to the browser sign in error popup.
- Added a confirmation when enabling sending Do Not Track requests.
Fixes for improved reliability:
- Fixed an issue where Edge Canary crashes on launch on Mac.
- Fixed an issue where saving a PDF file sometimes causes the browser to crash.
- Fixed an issue where navigating between pages in IE mode sometimes crashes the browser.
- Fixed an issue where Netflix would sometimes fail with error D7111-1331.
- Fixed an issue where items on the Favorites Bar sometimes don’t respond to clicks when a folder is open.
- Fixed an issue where syncing sometimes gets stuck in the “Initialization” phase.
- Fixed an issue where signing into the browser sometimes fails.
- Fixed an issue where signing into the browser sometimes fails without showing any error.
- Fixed an issue where websites that were supposed to automatically sign in using the account that the browser is signed in with don’t get signed in properly.
- Fixed an issue where saving PDF files sometimes fails.
- Fixed an issue where zooming in on a PDF sometimes causes form fill to fail.
Fixes for improved behavior:
- Fixed an issue where links that would launch other applications don’t work in IE mode.
- Changed the tiles on the new tab page to show the page’s title when hovering over them instead of the page’s address.
- Removed Read Aloud from browser pages like Settings.
- Fixed an issue where the F12 Dev Tools feedback (smiley face) button sometimes doesn’t work.
- Fixed an issue where PDFs with restrictions (on printing, copying text, etc.) are not getting those restrictions enforced.
- Fixed an issue where PDF scrolling doesn’t work properly on some PDF files.
- Fixed an issue where using the arrow keys to move the text cursor in PDF forms sometimes doesn’t work.
- Fixed an issue where the first run experience showed two checkboxes to allow browsing data to sync across devices.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where the Save Page As command appears twice in the File menu.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where the language the browser is displayed in sometimes isn’t the preferred language as defined by the OS.
- Fixed an issue where an empty tooltip appears when you open a menu like the … menu.
- Fixed an issue where the geolocation usage notification sometimes remains after leaving the website it applied to.
- Fixed an issue where an extra scroll bar sometimes appears in Reading View.
- Fixed an issue where a desktop shortcut is sometimes being created when removing a profile.
- Fixed an issue where dragging and dropping IE mode tabs will sometimes cause them to show the wrong zoom level.
- Fixed an issue where the Downloads page cuts off its content when the window size decreases instead of resizing it.
- Fixed an issue where the sync confirmation dialog isn’t wide enough to fit its contents.
- Fixed an issue where some browser pages like Favorites don’t get dark or light theme applied until the page is refreshed.
- Improved the light theme in the F12 Dev Tools.
- Fixed an issue where some icons like the new tab page icon aren’t properly updating to a lighter color when the browser is switched to dark theme.
- Fixed an issue where the buttons on the PDF toolbar don’t change state when you interact with them.
As always, thanks for being an insider, and keep sending us all of your valuable feedback and suggestions!
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josh_bodner Regarding "Added a policy to enable deleting browsing data upon exit.": The latest policy file (from https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/enterprise?form=MB1101&OCID=MB1101) is from 08/09/2019. Will there be an update of the policy file as well soon?
Hello everyone,
Is there ane option to take a Screenshoot on Edge ? Like in Firefox (right click > Screenshoot).
- Totally want this feature, too. For now I'm using "Snip & Sketch."
galaxytechsolutions
Yes, S&S is great. I will, also, remind (although an extension) https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screen-capture-screenshot/cjbjepchlgclmpinlbbeinajphohgfod pretty much covers Add notes AND Share (well, except for OneNote); for now, at least.
Cheers,
Drew
- Hello to you, too
If you are putting screenshot and browser in the same sentence, you must not be talking about screenshots... Me thinks you are meaning something more like pageshots, lol. Anyway, sounds like Add notes that we have in Edge. Until it is in Edge C, I can suggest an extension from the Chrome Store. It is called Clipular. Will do Add notes types of things + Share. Also, of course, aside from any browser, you always have Snip & Sketch in the OS.
Cheers,
Drew
Sent from Windows Phone
That issue still here, and feedback dialog can`t feedback about browser menu.
More lines of extensions moved into menu, more weird bottom margin (and a fixed left margin)
screenshots is in my original post below
- Jason, how, may I ask, do you come to have such a plethora of extensions?
Cheers,
Drew
Sent from Windows Phone- Yep, I`m a Extension lover
When I use Firefox before the Quantum version release, I have more extensions than ever.
If the Insider Extension store open for public developers, may be I will write my own extensions for it.
The main announcement page says that the Microsoft Edge Insider extension is now available, but when I go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-edge-insider/9n8cb1lc6kh2, it asks for a code in order to download.
If you take a closer look you'll see that right above that it says "This extension is currently not available"F-Lambda
- That may well be because it is exclusively available to Enterprise customers. I believe their CTOs & IT Depts would have said code for access.
I say "may" since I don't know type of User or customer you are. Ergo, just a possibility I am suggesting.
Cheers,
Drew
Sent from Windows Phone
thank yoooou
- The latest build has not fixed the problem with MS Edge Dev allowing access to the camera. I have set camera access to "Ask Me" and to "Block", yet I frequently get a notification from Norton that a web page is accessing my camera. I do not want people spying on me.
seems like scrollbar artifact on twitter fixed in this version.
josh_bodner May I just point out that the 'Fixes for improved behavior': 'Changed the tiles on the new tab page to show the page’s title when hovering over them instead of the page’s address' doesn't help those of us who CHOSE the tiles we wanted (with the + tile, then entering the URL) as there's still no field to enter the title on tile creation, only the URL - and no option to edit a tile at all after creation, only delete.
(And I'd still like options for two rows of tiles, and how many tiles per row - as long as it lets me pick 6.)
Fully agree with you on both pointsDavidGB
Hello guys !!! Good news about our Edge :)) I have something to ask about :
Our edge could have a download manager like firefox have 😉 ... When we put something to download, the browser open a footer to manage, with its folder to open or click on the name of file to execute(open); forcing user go to the " X " mark to close it ... When downloading multiple files it's very annoying ... It would be amazing our new edge be something like Firefox download manager, only a bar aside the search bar shining when downloading is working, along side with the extensions ... With no footer screen annoying forcing to close the windows... Maybe we could get a half term on settings, letting users to decide best way to use it :)) Maybe a beautiful Edge logon shining would be great, with no footer/windows to force users to close if He/she is working in other things 😉 Think about it guys ... Thanks guys and thanks for the great job :))
Deleted Certainly a better alternative to what is currently implemented 😄
josh_bodner Something I was reminded of, earlier today, when I'd reported a bug in an extension that's available for both Google Chrome and Firefox, and the Chrome version also works in Edge Dev, installed from the Google Chrome Store. I agreed to check and report back on the hopefully fixed version the developer very quickly produced and put up to both the Firefox and Google Chrome extension stores.
In Firefox, quite reasonably, there is a 'check for updates' to click on in the Firefox Extension page. In Google Chrome, quite weirdly, there is no 'update' control to check for updates for extensions unless you enable 'Developer mode' - for no good reason I can think of, and I can imagine many ordinary users (a) would be wary of enabling something called that, and (b) wouldn't even think that might produce a 'check for updates' button anyway.
I see Edge Dev is following Google Chrome in this at the moment and I had to enable 'Developer Mode' to get an 'update' button for extensions to then get the updated extension I wanted to test (and it was fixed). I really cannot see any reason for or logic in the extension update button being hidden behind 'developer mode'. Could you please just put the extension update check button out in the regular extension page, and not follow Google in this silliness.
