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josh_bodner
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Jul 15, 2020
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Dev channel update to 85.0.564.8 is live

Hello Insiders!  Today we’re releasing build 85.0.564.8 to the Dev channel.  This is the final build for major version 85, so expect it to be coming to Beta soon, and also possibly getting a few smal...
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    josh_bodner
    Jul 21, 2020

    Today's small update should provide a fix for the issue where some icons are too big.  Additionally, we improved the relevance of Family Safety reporting data, and we fixed an issue where certain management policies like HomepageLocation or NewTabPageLocation stopped working and returned a message that they were blocked.  

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wjrandon
Brass Contributor
Jul 16, 2020

josh_bodner 

I already submitted feedback on this through the application but I wanted to make sure I reached the developers directly.  First, I'm a big fan of what the Edge team has been able to archive with the Chromium code.  Bravo!  I honestly look forward to every Dev release and it has been thrilling to watch the Edge browser grow, involve and most importantly innovate!  

 

That said, my concern is with the changes to scrolling in the 85.0.564.8 build.  Gone is the precision scrolling I enjoyed with the mouse wheel.  Replaced by a more traditional multi-line scrolling kinetic found in browsers of old.  I hope this is only temporary, but it bothered me enough I sought out this forum hoping to have the problem addressed in a future builds.

 

Thanks!

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    josh_bodner
    Former Employee
    Jul 17, 2020

    my concern is with the changes to scrolling in the 85.0.564.8 build.  Gone is the precision scrolling I enjoyed with the mouse wheel.  Replaced by a more traditional multi-line scrolling kinetic found in browsers of old. 

    wjrandon and everybody else seeing issues with scrolling, we've gotten quite a few reports of this recently, so it's definitely something we're trying to figure out.  If anybody wants to try some investigation, there are a few places to start:  

     

    We'll be updating Dev over the next week or so with the final Chromium code from major version 85, so when those small updates come in, see if you notice any difference.  If so, the change was likely from Chromium to begin with.  

     

    Otherwise, if anybody has Edge Canary installed, it would be good to know if you see it there as well.  

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    stedsch
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 16, 2020

    wjrandon Totally agree!  Scrolling is horrible after this update!

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    paradyne
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 16, 2020

    wjrandon My scrolling went strange as well.  I have a Logitech mouse with the smooth scroll wheel and it was pixel perfect and controlled but today it just went crazy, becoming overly sensitive and scrolling way too far and fast from the tiniest wheel movements.  In the end turning off edge://flags/#edge-experimental-scrolling has made it usable but no longer quite as smooth as it was.

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