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Top Feedback Summary for April 13
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Hey there, Insiders! We have a couple new items we’re adding this week, and shuffling around another one from March to April. Let’s hop into it!
As we continue work on the top sites for the new tab page, we’re updating that status from Planned for March to Planned for April. There have been some Canary Insiders who have spotted this change last month, so continue to send in feedback when you see this update to the new tab page hit your browser!
Two new items this week are around vertical tabs, and both are currently Under Review. Users can organize Vertical Tabs into groups is an item that the team is reviewing to ensure it falls into the same situation as Users can find and manage their tabs more easily by organizing them into associated groups. We’re also adding Users can easily close Vertical Tabs based on feedback from users like yourselves, and the team is reviewing this one. Once we have more information on any of the items that are currently Under Review, we'll share them here!
That’s it for this week! Come back next week to see what gets updated.
Here’s this week’s updated list:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for March |
Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification |
18 weeks |
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Planned for March (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
86 weeks |
|
Planned for April |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
58 weeks |
|
Planned for April |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
86 weeks |
|
Planned for May |
Users can find and manage their tabs more easily by organizing them into associated groups |
10 weeks |
|
Planned for May |
Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents |
18 weeks |
|
Planned |
Users would like more theme and customization options |
10 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
34 weeks |
|
Planned |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
36 weeks |
|
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
53 weeks |
|
Alternative Planned |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
86 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Enable option to match Windows display language |
24 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
53 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
86 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Users can organize Vertical Tabs into groups |
NEW! |
|
Under Review |
Users can easily close Vertical Tabs |
NEW! |
|
Under Review |
Users can move Vertical Tabs to the right side of the screen |
2 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Hide or shrink the title bar when vertical tabs are enabled |
6 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Enable search of items in Collections |
6 weeks |
|
Not Planned |
Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close |
13 weeks |
|
Not Planned (View the discussion) |
Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account |
23 weeks |
|
Not Planned |
Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab” |
25 weeks |
|
Not planned (See the discussion) |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
35 weeks |
|
Not Planned |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
43 weeks |
|
Not Planned |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
47 weeks |
And here’s the list of top “quality areas” that we’re actively working on in response to your feedback:
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Bring more extensions to the extensions store |
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Edge should use less memory than it does |
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Edge should use less CPU than it does |
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Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages |
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Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files |
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Opening a new tab is too slow |
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Update does not always work reliably |
Definitions:
Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels.
Not Planned – We don’t currently plan to address this feedback, though we will continue to track it and reconsider our approach if needed.
Planned for… – We’re working on this and currently plan for it to be addressed in the Canary channel before the end of the month indicated.
Planned - We have reviewed this feedback and have a plan to address it. However, we aren't ready to share a target time frame just yet.
Alternative Planned - We don’t currently plan to directly address this feedback; however, we are working on addressing this in the form of a new feature.
In Discussion – We’ve reviewed this feedback and to learn more we have started a discussion about it here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum.
Under Review – We are reviewing this feedback internally and do not have a plan to share at this time.
Quality Area – We will give extra weight to fixes and opportunities in this area. Please continue to report specific bugs and make specific asks.
Archive of previously addressed topics:
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Feedback |
On this list for |
Addressed on |
|
Some web page fonts are blurry |
48 weeks |
Apr 7, 2021 |
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Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
81 weeks |
Apr 7, 2021 |
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Add dictionary in PDF |
31 weeks |
Mar 23, 2021 |
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Some passwords are not saved |
25 weeks |
Mar 16, 2021 |
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Enable kiosk mode |
16 weeks |
Feb 9, 2021 |
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Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
35 weeks |
Feb 9, 2021 |
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Enable vertical tabs feature |
23 weeks |
Jan 27, 2021 |
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Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
26 weeks |
Jan 27, 2021 |
|
Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
32 weeks |
Jan 27, 2021 |
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Voice search on google.com doesn’t work |
31 weeks |
Dec 1, 2020 |
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Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
57 weeks |
Dec 1, 2020 |
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Add the ability to ink on web page content |
57 weeks |
Dec 1, 2020 |
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Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
27 weeks |
Nov 17, 2020 |
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Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
65 weeks |
Nov 17, 2020 |
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Enable customers to pin Favorites menu to the side of the screen |
6 weeks |
Nov 3, 2020 |
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Make Edge available on Linux |
39 weeks |
Oct 20, 2020 |
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Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
60 weeks |
Oct 15, 2020 |
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Enable automatic generation of strong passwords |
13 weeks |
Sept 15, 2020 |
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Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
31 weeks |
Sept 15, 2020 |
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Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
55 weeks |
Sept 9, 2020 |
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Provide different options for sorting favorites |
51 weeks |
Aug 11, 2020 |
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Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
50 weeks |
Aug 5, 2020 |
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Highlighter tool for PDF files |
21 weeks |
July 15, 2020 |
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Mouse cursor sometimes disappears (Read the discussion) |
11 weeks |
June 24, 2020 |
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Support read aloud of PDF files |
20 weeks |
June 9, 2020 |
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Edge cannot find devices to cast media (Learn more) |
16 weeks |
May 19, 2020 |
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Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close |
21 weeks |
Apr 7, 2020 |
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Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
33 weeks |
Apr 7, 2020 |
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Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page (Learn more) |
32 weeks |
Mar 31, 2020 |
|
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers (Learn more) |
32 weeks |
Mar 31, 2020 |
|
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page (Learn more) |
32 weeks |
Mar 31, 2020 |
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Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices |
19 weeks |
Mar 19. 2020 |
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Some users are unable to access any web page |
3 weeks |
Mar 11, 2020 |
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Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated |
13 weeks |
Mar 4, 2020 |
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Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar |
17 weeks |
Feb 26, 2020 |
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Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
26 weeks |
Feb 21, 2020 |
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Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
24 weeks |
Feb 21, 2020 |
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Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page |
20 weeks |
Jan 22, 2020 |
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Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page |
22 weeks |
Jan 22, 2020 |
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Enable search in the extensions store |
17 weeks |
Dec 19, 2019 |
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The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo |
1 week |
Nov 14, 2019 |
|
A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line |
12 weeks |
Nov 14, 2019 |
|
YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified |
1 week |
Nov 4, 2019 |
|
Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store |
4 weeks |
Nov 4, 2019 |
|
Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion) |
8 weeks |
October 29, 2019 |
|
Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link |
1 week |
October 22, 2019 |
|
Inking for PDF files |
9 weeks |
October 22, 2019 |
|
Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar |
1 week |
October 15, 2019 |
|
Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
|
Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
|
ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
|
Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs |
1 week |
September 17, 2019 |
|
Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date |
4 weeks |
September 17, 2019 |
|
“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser |
2 weeks |
September 4, 2019 |
|
Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
|
Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
|
Drop down menus in some web pages are not working |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
|
Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
|
Build translation capabilities into the browser |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
|
Delete browsing history on exit |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
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Show favorites bar only on the new tab page |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
|
Bring back reading view |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
|
Sync data with my work or school account |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
17 Replies
- Hello, regarding the global media control flag, it works on sites in the browsers but not on pwa!
- MissyQ: "Opening a new tab is too slow"
It would be faster if users could actually choose what a new tab loads when opened. I'd rather either a blank tab, or a custom URL, such as my homepage. I don't see why it's not possible to choose where a new tab goes, other than by having to install an extension. Even Internet Explorer used to let you choose what a new tab loads!
"Update does not always work reliably"
Quite-often you can just hit refresh after an error-message and the update does then go-through successfully. But no-other browser I use seems to ever have an issue updating, only Edge. And my device is running 20H2, so it's not like I have an option to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall as it's treated as a built-in Windows component from 20H2 onwards, so DISM and SFC are your only options to attempt any kind of repair (assuming either does actually service the Edge component?)- You can change what is opened on startup: edge://settings/startHomeNTP
ajasnz Thanks, but I am already aware that you can make Edge startup to a certain page, and also define your homepage, along with showing the Home icon on the toolbar. My comment was that Edge should allow users to choose what page is loaded when they click the "New Tab" icon, which is not currently offered, so your comment does not address that
- It's April 2021 and it's v90 and the "Warn on close" isn't added yet although it was set for March !! UNBELIEVABLE !!!!
Omar-Os wrote:
It's April 2021 and it's v90 and the "Warn on close" isn't added yet although it was set for March !! UNBELIEVABLE !!!!Omar-Os It's in the Dev channel and like every feature, it has to go through the release cycle. It will probably be in the Beta channel next week and in the Stable channel end of May.
- I know it's in the Dev channel, but they said it will be out in March!
Releasing it 3 months later is extremely ridiculous !!
No one gives a sh*t about Dev, Canary or Beta!
If it's not in the settings or enabled by default then it's not delivered and not ready!
I'm not going to tell hundreds of customers and friends and family members to use the Dev instead or to the flags and enable the features they want (And they will most likely mess up a lot of things) just because the devs are too lazy to do their job on the time that they set "after too many delays and promises" !!!!
I already look like a fool because I said to people that this feature will be here available in March.. then ok I don't know why they didn't add it in March.. just wait to v90 it will be there for sure... But no, it's still not there and I don't know what to say now.... I just look like a fool now thanks to Edge's team empty promises.
- It's mid April and you guys still didn't deliver the features and the improvements that were set for March....
- Thank you for sharing, I believe not only for Vertical tabs but users would be interested in grouping tabs whether they are horizontal or vertical. I believe the team should also consider horizontal tabs for grouping too.
- Spoiler
Reza_Ameri wrote:
Thank you for sharing, I believe not only for Vertical tabs but users would be interested in grouping tabs whether they are horizontal or vertical. I believe the team should also consider horizontal tabs for grouping too.You can group tabs on vertical and horizontal tab strips.
just need to enable tab group flags edge://flags/
Yes but it is inside the Flag and it means still experimental and hope to see it be enable in all releases.
What about chrome:flags/#commander, please? As shown at https://www.computerworld.com/article/3610171/chrome-shortcuts.html
It is something we can't live without on VS Code, and would be very useful in any application! ^_^
