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Former Employee

Oct 29, 2019

Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it - Discussion

We have received a lot a feedback about the need for a home page button to be added to the browser’s user interface. Chromium has always supported a home button, but by default it does not show next...

ElTwo

Copper Contributor

Nov 06, 2019

Elliot Kirk

I use the home button frequently while at work, but not when using Edge. Frequently I will start on the series of pages my browser is set to open initially, and will work for quite a while. Many of the pages I've opened will lead to other pages, which I will close as I proceed with my work. Eventually I will have one or two tabs open and will want to return to the pages I set for when I initially open my browser; in Chrome and Edge I must close the browser and reopen, in Firefox I can set the home button to multiple pages. The home button as it exists in Chrome and Edge is useless, since I can just as easily set a bookmark on the toolbar for a single page.

Drew1903

Silver Contributor

Nov 06, 2019

ElTwo

One small thing regarding Home button... when in Reading view with an article from the Home Page it takes one back to the Home page, obviously. Without it, one goes back to the article, that has, already, just been read in RV so, no reason to go back to that. Going back to the article & then back to the Home page is extra unnecessary steps & clicks.

Cheers,
Drew

HotCakeX
MVP
Nov 07, 2019
if you don't want to go back then user can start searching for something right form the address bar, click on any favorite links or open a new tab, they all offer more options than home button
ElTwo
Copper Contributor
Nov 07, 2019
Drew1903
My point is that I like having the Home button open multiple pages/tabs
- Drew1903
  Silver Contributor
  Nov 08, 2019
  ElTwo
  
  FYI:
  
  Since setting Home button to 1 OR MORE pageS (plural) is the norm... is, already, in Edge... is appreciated by both commercial Users and consumers...
  
  The Teams are addressing this. I'll go out on a limb & suggest we'll be seeing it in Edge C, soon.
  
  Cheers,
  Drew
  - HotCakeX
    MVP
    Nov 08, 2019
    How to set Home button to open more than 1 page?
- Drew1903
  Silver Contributor
  Nov 07, 2019
  ElTwo
  
  Yes, I went back & read your note. Right, this is only offering one. Point taken. Edge DOES offer "page or pageS". Edge C, one! They would be wise to offer multiple pages. Really, now that you mention it, should be an expected norm. AND it is another instance where what exists in Edge ~~should~~ must be in Edge C! This is another example of what is supposed to be in a browser, this ability, ergo, it is wrong to have it lacking. You have an absolutely valid point, here. Please, stick it in Feedback & in the "strength in numbers" sense, I will, too. It definitely must be added. Good catch, on your part, btw.
  
  Cheers,
  Drew