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josh_bodner
Microsoft
Oct 22, 2019Dev channel update to 79.0.308.1 is live
Hello insiders, today we’re releasing build 79.0.308.1 to the Dev Channel! The biggest news today comes from our sync team: syncing of open tabs between devices is now available. To see the tabs from your other devices, go to the History section of the … menu. Additionally, users with work or school accounts can now sync their data to Mac devices. Some of the other noteworthy changes for this week include:
Added features:
- Added initial annotation features to PDFs.
- Added support for using a pen/stylus to move and resize windows.
- Improved the browser sign-in experience and added new profile icons.
- Added an error dialog for when the browser is in a state where it can’t be signed into (for example, when running as an Administrator).
- Added a link to the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard from within Settings.
- Added text indicating if a window is InPrivate or Guest to the tooltip that appears when hovering over the Taskbar icon.
- Added the ability to edit the names of items in Collections.
- Added more links to documentation from within the F12 Dev Tools.
- Added more icons to certain places in the browser such as context menus.
Improved reliability:
- Fixed a crash when signing into the browser.
- Fixed an issue where trying to print a PDF crashes the tab.
- Fixed an issue where navigating within an IE tab sometimes causes a browser crash.
- Fixed a hang when using IE mode tabs.
- Fixed an issue where clicking on the prompt to restart Edge to apply an update causes a hang on Mac.
- Fixed an issue where Edge would randomly crash.
- Fixed an issue where Application Guard windows fail to open with no indication as to why.
- Fixed an issue where Application Guard windows fail to navigate to websites.
- Fixed a crash when using Application Guard.
- Fixed an issue where checking for Edge updates results in the following error: “We couldn't create that component (error code 3: 0x80080005 -- system level)”.
- Fixed an issue where users can’t click on certain browser UI while the print dialog is open.
- Fixed an issue where logging into the browser fails because the Sign In button isn’t functional.
- Fixed an issue where sync doesn’t work, and users unexpectedly had to sign into the browser again in order to restore sync.
- Fixed an issue where syncing doesn’t work after a user signs into the browser and tries to customize which types of data to sync.
- Fixed an issue where protected video like on Netflix doesn’t work on ARM devices.
Changed behavior:
- Temporarily removed the “Block” autoplay media blocking option due to certain websites not being blocked properly. This can be re-enabled with a flag.
- Temporarily removed the UI for sync options that haven't been implemented yet, so they don’t appear constantly disabled.
- Fixed an issue where Edge icons on the Taskbar, Desktop, Task Manager, etc. are incorrect or missing.
- Fixed an issue where video playback on certain sites like Xfinity would appear blocky or scrambled. Note that there is still an active bug with similar behavior.
- Fixed an issue where adding a new folder to Favorites from the Favorites management page isn’t possible because the Save button is disabled.
- Fixed an issue where Flash doesn’t work on certain webpages in Application Guard windows.
- Fixed an issue where feedback screenshots appear all black.
- Fixed an issue where importing settings from Chrome causes webpage text to be smaller than normal.
- Fixed an issue where Reading View doesn’t properly support right-to-left languages.
- Fixed an issue where zooming doesn’t work in Reading View on Mac.
- Fixed an issue where some buttons appeared circular when they’re hovered over instead of square/rectangular.
- Fixed an issue where tooltips sometimes don’t draw their entire border properly.
- Fixed an issue where signing into the browser with an account that has no picture doesn’t properly set the browser’s profile picture to the default avatar if a profile picture was previously set for the profile.
- Fixed an issue where copy/paste doesn’t work in Collections.
- Fixed an issue where adding the current webpage to a Collection fails.
- Fixed an issue where the Tab key has unexpected behavior in certain areas of a Collection.
- Fixed an issue where Collections exported to Word have extra artifacts added to the documents.
- Fixed an issue where reordering items in Collections via the keyboard doesn’t work properly.
- Fixed an issue where downloads blocked by SmartScreen don’t have the button to delete them straight from the Downloads shelf.
- Fixed an issue where changing which content is shown on the new tab page sometimes causes the wrong favicon to be shown on the tab.
- Fixed an issue where “Your organization has turned off sync” messages appear when they shouldn’t be.
- Fixed an issue where the number of InPrivate windows currently open isn’t displayed next to the InPrivate indicator in the toolbar.
- Fixed an issue where the arrow keys sometimes don’t work in PDF documents.
- Fixed an issue where the search engine imported from the existing version of Edge isn’t set as the default search engine after import.
- Fixed an issue where the feedback dialog window control buttons appear to be blurry.
- Fixed an issue where Windows Firewall prompts appear inside Application Guard windows.
- Fixed an issue where the user’s name when signed into the browser has “Profile 1” appended to it.
- Fixed an issue where the first run experience greets users as “Profile 1” instead of their name.
- Fixed an issue where the first run experience sometimes appears on top of web page content instead of on a new tab.
- Fixed an issue where the F12 Dev Tools on Mac sometimes doesn’t use the proper theme.
- Fixed an issue where the F12 Dev Tools feedback smiley face doesn’t render properly in light theme.
- Fixed an issue where two “Initiator” tabs are visible in the F12 Dev Tools Network pane.
As always, we appreciate all the feedback and suggestions you send us. Thanks for using Edge!
- StanjaraCopper ContributorPlease bring Overlay Scrollbars flag back, or make scroll bars respond to dark and white theme.
- LuKePicciBrass Contributor
josh_bodner are you aware of such blurry UI effect?
Please note that everything is blurried except the page content and this is not a compression issue with the image I posted. Blurry effect goes away as soon as such UI elements gets redrawn upon various events, but they blurry back again after a while.
This is on external HDMI screen (1080p 24'', primary display) attached to a Dell Venue 11 Pro (1080p 11'', disabled). Everything else in the OS having HiDPI related issues have been fixed, so I don't know if this bug is still OS-related.
- Will YIron Contributorthis is probably more of a chrome or windows10 issue since it happened with chrome also. after some update, or maybe even recent win10 update, the right click options on the taskbar icon will disappear. If I create a brand new taskbar shortcut for edge or chrome, it will show the expected things like "new window", "new incognito window", etc. after i reboot my computer, right clicking those same taskbar shortcuts for edge or chrome will no longer show those items. It will only show edge or chrome, and "unpin from taskbar". other icons on taskbar that has more right click options still have their options. firefox for example still has its "open new tab", "open new window", "new private window" right click options.
- paulheuCopper Contributor
When will audio output be fixed?
I'm getting no audio from the dev branch, beta is fine and so is any other browser.
- atifchyCopper Contributor
josh_bodner I am getting black screen on twitter videos.
atifchy wrote:I am getting black screen on twitter videos.
Hi,
have you tried turning off your hardware acceleration?
- Drew1903Silver Contributor
josh_bodner
>> Tab sync sounds cool, if it works... reading other notes (here) hints at a Controlled Feature Roll-out. I'll try it shortly... just finishing up installing a new Windows Insider Build; will try between it, a vm & the host. Seems like I have it between Channels on the same device. I'll amend this once my IB is live; at 90%, now.
>> I can't speak for many extensions since, I don't have/use many, but, the Scroll to Top button Mode selector is, still, broken.
>> Well, I did recently mention Add notes was coming... seems this meager attempt in PDFs is the beginning of that (wink)... although, needs to be in the browser for web pages not, just PDFs. "Stayed tuned, don't touch that dial, there's more to come after we pause for these announcements..."
>> See? things come bit by bit (<-- an IT joke) People will be smiling about Reading List. Albeit, a rather convoluted way to reach it after it's in Edge C.
>> Seriously, there is some very cool stuff in this Build. Stuff that, really, does prove 2 things, IMO. 1 is that things are coming. Wee pieces at a time, maybe, sometimes, but stuff we know, love & want (from Edge) is coming. 2 is that is seems quite clear that the Team is aware of what's wanted and are listening to demands & feedback. And this Build is showing some solid strides in good directions, IMO.
>> Personally, I sure do prefer the Controls and decisions made for which design(s) to use and the rest of the work in this area is spot-on, too. You can "Read all about it" HERE.
Cheers,
Drew- Drew1903Silver Contributor
josh_bodner
>> Tab sync sounds cool, if it works... reading other notes (here) hints at a Controlled Feature Roll-out. I'll try it shortly... just finishing up installing a new Windows Insider Build; will try between it, a vm & the host. Seems like I have it between Channels on the same device. I'll amend this once my IB is live; at 90%, now.
Ok, update to the above:
I, too, do not (yet) have the History in other devices or Channels; must be a Controlled Feature Roll-out.
Cheers,
Drew
- Ed SparksIron Contributor
josh_bodner
I'm finding Bigfoot before I get tab sync aren't I?
This is now the second Dev release proudly proclaiming this feature but it never shows up 🤷:male_sign:
Ed Sparks wrote:I'm finding Bigfoot before I get tab sync aren't I?
This is now the second Dev release proudly proclaiming this feature but it never shows up 🤷:male_sign:Hi,
do you mean the open tabs sync?
it's implemented by part of the controlled feature roll out
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/whats-new
- absteveCopper Contributor
josh_bodner Some extensions still not working, for me mainly reddit hover text and some imagus links. These extensions work fine in the Beta version but not in Dev?? Hasn't crashed yet 🙂
- FrankDeNunzioBrass Contributor
Tracking prevention feature is pretty good but more granular control for Tracking prevention feature, e.g. like Brave browser, would make it great. I've asked about this before with no reply. Any chance this will ever happen?
FrankDeNunzio wrote:Tracking prevention feature is pretty good but more granular control for Tracking prevention feature, e.g. like Brave browser, would make it great. I've asked about this before with no reply. Any chance this will ever happen?
What "granular" controls does the brave browser provide? IMO Edge insider keeps it simple and effective, to be easily used by everyone since this is going to be the default built in browser.
Brave however is only used by a portion of people with very specific needs, otherwise we would see Brave, instead of Chrome, at the top of market share chart 🙂
- FrankDeNunzioBrass Contributor
OP should have read: "... more granular control for Javascript ..."
Brave's market share isn't important here, but its javascript control is. Generally, adding more control of features as an option for users who prefer it just makes sense.
- RonDamonBrass Contributor
josh_bodner this is still happening.
Edit: same problem from this guy Wundertuete @ -https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Dev-channel-update-to-79-0-301-2-is-live/m-p/916769/highlight/true#M14148
Happening since 79.0.301.2.