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Did not expect to see my Chrome bookmarks on install
Thank youAlejandro Barreto and everyone else, for trying out the preview builds and really appreciate the feedback.
The way the first-run experience on preview builds works currently is: it picks your most-used browser as a recommendation for you to "Start with your data" imported from that browser. Alternatively, you can "Start from scratch" (which sets up the browser without importing any data) or choose to import from a different browser/profile instead using the "Customize import & sync" option.
From what we've heard so far: the "Customize import & sync" option is not quite noticeable in its current form -- and we intend to work on improving it's discoverability, so that you can easily pick a specific browser/profile to import from. Stay tuned for improvements and we look forward to yoru feedback.
Yes, it kind of freaked me out when I saw all my Chrome Bookmarks on here. Edge should have asked me before doing this.
KoshyG again, it did. Like the OP said, it did ask him, but he confirmed it too quickly, because the dialogue looks like some kind of beginner information.
I think it's not fair to state that the browser did this without your permission. You all did click confirm. At least this dialogue was there for me since the very beginning of the unofficial release.
Maybe this raises your attention not to click OK on every single dialogue.
I'm with Alejandro Barreto though, it could be made more obvious about what is going to happen.
PSA: You can manually synch EdgeChromium with all your browsers. Check the images below:
"it did ask him, but he confirmed it too quickly, because the dialogue looks like some kind of beginner information"
I did the same. Edge and IE/Windows have a history of opening a tab or two of tips or welcome info that I don't care about (such as IE's "you should use Edge" page), so I instinctivly close it without looking at it. On the other hand, IE's "Set up Internet Explorer 11" dialogue is fairly intrusive by forcing me to make a decision before I can use the browser (and it takes a few seconds to pop up). Maybe there's a happy medium inbetween those options.
I'm no UX designer, but the problem I had with the Edge import/first run is that it's cluttered with too much text, choices, and instructional images. The title doesn't make it clear what the page is about. The option for "start with your data" requires reading the sentence above the diagram to have a context on the vague word "data". Having options and a confirm button seems excessive. Why not just have 2 primary options: "Import from [Chrome/whatever browser]" and "Start from scratch" that only take one click? I do like the "customize import and sync" choice. It's not intrusive and it's not hard to find.
Look at the Brave first run wizard. The things I notice about it: 1) the big, bold "import bookmarks and settings" title makes it clear what's happening without reading the detailed text, and 2) I have 2 simple choices: "import" and "next". I can make a decision after reading 6 words. The Edge wizard requires reading 18 words, and at that point "data" still hasn't been defined. It takes another 12 words to know what "data" is.
And now for what I think Edge does better. The autodetection of where to import from is nice. It only takes one click, if the detection determined my primary browser correctly (which was true in my case). All other import wizards I've seen force me to choose from a drop down list and usually don't have the correct one selected by default.
Cedup This is not true, on first install Edge automatically shows all your bookmarks from your most used broweser in Edge, there is an option to remove it but it shows up by default. I chose not to import from chrome but it's alamring to see your chrome bookmarks in Edge on first install.
