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Top Feedback Summary for December 8
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Welcome back to the Top Feedback Summary, Insiders! We’re adding on a couple of new things this week. We also wanted to take this time to remind everyone that we will be taking a holiday break this month. The last two weeks of December will not have any updates to this list (or our Dev channel). We’ll remind you all next week!
Last week, we closed out the item about being able to use voice search on google.com, and we wanted to provide more clear instructions and clarify the availability for this feature. This is currently available to users in our Canary and Dev channels for Windows only. If you would like to use this feature and aren’t able to, we encourage you to try running Edge using this command line in Command prompt: msedge.exe --enable-features=msSpeechRecognition. We are slowly rolling this out to all users across all platforms (same with history sync) and wanted to ensure that was clearly laid out for everyone.
We are excited to bring two new things to you all this week! One is an update to PDFs, Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents. This item is Planned, however we don’t have a time frame on when users will see this addition to the PDF reader just yet. The next item on the list is something we have seen frequently requested across social media, Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification. The team currently has this Under Review, and we will provide more information about this item once the review is completed.
That’s all for this week. We’ll see you all next week for our final 2020 update on your top feedback!
Here’s this week’s updated list:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for December |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
40 weeks |
|
Planned for December |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
64 weeks |
|
Planned for December |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
68 weeks |
|
Planned for January |
Enable vertical tabs feature |
16 weeks |
|
Planned for January |
Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
25 weeks |
|
Planned for January (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
68 weeks |
|
Planned |
Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents |
NEW! |
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Planned |
Enable kiosk mode |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Some passwords are not saved |
11 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add dictionary in PDF |
16 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
16 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
19 weeks |
|
Planned |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
19 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab” |
25 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
26 weeks |
|
Planned |
Some web page fonts are blurry |
31 weeks |
|
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
35 weeks |
|
Alternative Planned |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
68 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
35 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
68 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification |
NEW! |
|
Under Review |
Enable option to match Windows display language |
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 (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 |
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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 |
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Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers (Learn more) |
32 weeks |
Mar 31, 2020 |
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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 |
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YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified |
1 week |
Nov 4, 2019 |
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Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store |
4 weeks |
Nov 4, 2019 |
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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 |
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Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar |
1 week |
October 15, 2019 |
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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 |
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Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
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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 |
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Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge |
Addressed before these posts started |
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Build translation capabilities into the browser |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
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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 |
|
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Bring back reading view |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
|
Sync data with my work or school account |
Addressed before these posts started |
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- So, it's 16th May now. How are you getting on with this "Under Review" item? The "Disable developer mode extension" pop-up is most annoying. I have already "blocked" all pop-ups in Settings, but it doesn't stop this one.
- Any update when the universal builds for macOS (to support Apple silicon machines) will be available?
MissyQ Really good things that come for the Edge. But I still lack a certain function, namely a separate clear cache implementation. Either in the settings on the left in the bar, or directly in the profile. Would be cool if there was something like that in the next update. Because if I program something on my local server and I change an image (hero), you can see it in Chrome and not in Edge. Chrome clears the cache and updates the page completely when you press F5. Edge doesn't do that.
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paeffgen-it wrote:MissyQ Really good things that come for the Edge. But I still lack a certain function, namely a separate clear cache implementation. Either in the settings on the left in the bar, or directly in the profile. Would be cool if there was something like that in the next update. Because if I program something on my local server and I change an image (hero), you can see it in Chrome and not in Edge. Chrome clears the cache and updates the page completely when you press F5. Edge doesn't do that.
Can you explain more, not sure what image hero is. your comment is in German and got auto translated.
and a better explanation of the problem you are experiencing, the one about having to refresh.
Edge has cache management:
edge://settings/clearBrowsingDataOnClose
edge://settings/clearBrowserData
I would really like to see the favorite popup menu return. Since the last two or three updates it has been replaced with a tree menu, which is slow to appear.
It also has this web-stuff "feature" of showing grey boxes instead of text for a second.
Albeit it only taking maybe a second to show the actual content this really makes it feel slow.
MissyQ Any info if the speech recognition team is working on fixing the bugs I've reported before releasing it into the open?
Re: Web Speech API support ? - Page 2 - Microsoft Tech Community
I think these are rather critical errors and they are easy to reproduce 😞
https://www.zdnet.com/article/8-of-all-google-play-apps-vulnerable-to-old-security-bug/ (MS Edge is included in this list)
Did you fix this?
- As last week, you really, really need to re-open the issue of putting open/save/save-as on the native download shelf, wrecking every one of the custom download manager ui extensions in the Edge and Google Chrome extension stores. It's going to cost you a lot of potential migrants from Firefox and Google Chrome. GET THE OPEN/SAVE/SAVE-AS CHOICE OF THE DOWNLOAD SHELF. Having it there makes all the extensions offering better, more advanced download UIs unusable, removing the large choice users had - and still have in Google Chrome and Firefox.
and yet you haven't answered that why those extension developers shouldn't change their extension to be compatible with the new system.
should Microsoft ask THEIR permission for making a change that PEOPLE asked for?
there is always 2 sides of a story.
some guy thought Edge is like Chrome and made an extension, now boom, it doesn't work with Edge because that's Not chrome, Edge is another browser.
Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, they all have deeply changed their browsers and lots of extensions don't work on them.
just because a browser is using Chromium under-the-hood does Not mean that all extensions should be compatible with every browser.
this is a fair point to be honest that I'm describing.
like if I was a browser developer and wanted to use Chromium, I shouldn't be afraid that oh if I do this, if i change that, then some extensions made for another browser (Chrome) won't work with my browser. if my browser was so similar to Chrome, then there is no point in making my browser, everybody could just use Chrome and stay happy.
