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Feb 26, 2020

Top Feedback Summary for February 26

Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.

 

Hello, Insiders! Welcome to this week’s (mostly on-schedule) top feedback summary! Even though we had a late update to this list last week, we do have a few changes happening today. There are a lot of cool changes implemented in our Dev channel as well, so head over to the change summary Josh posts to see what’s new!

 

We’re excited to share that Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar has moved to Addressed. SURPRISE! To enable this on your toolbar, you can:

 

Navigate to the ellipses menu in the top right, and right-click on the Share option.

 

Head to edge://settings/appearance and turn on the Show share button option.

 

Or right-click on either the Favorites or Collections icon and hit Customize toolbar.

 

You can remove it from the toolbar using all these same methods and hitting Hide from toolbar instead of Show. Give it a try and let us know how you feel about this!

 

As we end February this week, it unfortunately means we have to push some items out to March. Both Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices and Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo are now expected to be implemented in both Canary and Dev channels next month. We understand the frustrations that come around when we push a delivery date out (sometimes multiple times). Know that we are actively working with the feature teams to provide the most recent updates.

 

Since there will likely be a question about it not being updated, we currently have no updates on the Favorites sync issues we have flagged as Planned for February. However, we are continuously talking with the feature team to provide you all an update. Stay tuned!

 

Here’s this week’s updated list:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed

Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar

17 weeks

Planned for February

Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated

12 weeks

Planned for March

Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices

16 weeks

Planned for March

Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo

27 weeks

Planned for Summer

Enable sync of browsing history between devices

15 weeks

Planned

Highlighter tool for PDF files

1 week

Planned

Some users are unable to access any web page

1 week

Planned

Edge cannot find devices to cast media

5 weeks

Planned

Make Edge available on Linux

5 weeks

Planned

Support read aloud of PDF files

5 weeks

Planned

Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close

15 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

Add the ability to ink on web pages

17 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

Provide different options for sorting favorites

27 weeks

Planned

(Learn more)

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store

27 weeks

Planned

Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website

27 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window

22 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame

23 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome

25 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

27 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System

27 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge

27 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files

27 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

27 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

27 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

27 weeks

Under Review

Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents

2 weeks

Under Review

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page

27 weeks

Under Review

Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers

27 weeks

Under Review

Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page

27 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

 

And here’s the list of top “quality areas” that we’re actively working on in response to your feedback:

 

Bring more extensions to the extensions store

Edge should use less memory than it does

Edge should use less CPU than it does

Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages

Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files

Opening a new tab is too slow

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. 

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:

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed on

Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile

26 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead

24 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page

20 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page

22 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

Enable search in the extensions store

17 weeks

Dec 19, 2019

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

 

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

 

 

  • Icybubba's avatar
    Icybubba
    Copper Contributor

    MissyQ Glad to hear that the Google account sign in isn't planned, most of us would prefer to stay away from Google related stuff.

  • Andreas149's avatar
    Andreas149
    Copper Contributor

    MissyQ 

    Thanks for adding the share button to the toolbar. It would be nice to customize the order of the favorites, collections, and share buttons via drag and drop.

  • Thanks for the update, patiently waiting for the sync options to get back to the normal state 🙂
  • Tom_Fox's avatar
    Tom_Fox
    Iron Contributor

    MissyQ 

     

    The "Send Feedback" feature still gives me a black screenshot, on my laptops and VMs, running Edge Dev, Beta and Canary.  Is this something on your list of known issues and can we expect a fix soon?

     

     

    There is still a bug on Edge://Settings/Privacy, the Internet Explorer "Choose what to clear" button is not blue like the other button.

     

     

    • HotCakeX's avatar
      HotCakeX
      MVP

      Tom_Fox 

      Spoiler

      Tom_Fox wrote:

      MissyQ 

       

      The "Send Feedback" feature still gives me a black screenshot, on my laptops and VMs, running Edge Dev, Beta and Canary.  Is this something on your list of known issues and can we expect a fix soon?

       

       

      There is still a bug on Edge://Settings/Privacy, the Internet Explorer "Choose what to clear" button is not blue like the other button.

       

       


      Having the same exact problem on many machines. it started few months ago, reported multiple times, still not fixed.

      since then I fresh reinstalled my Windows multiple times.

       

      at first when I fresh install Edge canary, it is okay but after few days the screenshot area turns black and stays that way. the only solution I found is to delete the user profile in Edge.

       

       

    • MissyQ's avatar
      MissyQ
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      Tom_Fox I haven't seen the screenshot issue with the feedback tool, but looks like HotCakeX might be running into it, too! What you can do is use a screenshot tool (I use Snipping Tool) to capture and save that image, then submit feedback about it. When you click the "diagnostic data" link in that feedback box, you can add additional screenshots.

       

      Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
      Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

    • RobWuijster's avatar
      RobWuijster
      Iron Contributor

      Tom_Fox 
      Must be on your end, as I have no issues with both, and never seen this before on all my devices since the start of the beta.
      Maybe a reset or reinstall just to test?

      Rob

      • HotCakeX's avatar
        HotCakeX
        MVP

        RobWuijster 

        Spoiler

        RobWuijster wrote:

        Tom_Fox 
        Must be on your end, as I have no issues with both, and never seen this before on all my devices since the start of the beta.
        Maybe a reset or reinstall just to test?

        Rob


        Have you used Edge canary? if yes how long?

        what's your Windows 10 OS build?

         

  • cjc2112's avatar
    cjc2112
    Bronze Contributor

    MissyQ 

    These are cool changes. I never really used the share feature, but it seems to have potential. 

     

    I tried out the hide feature and it seems like a great way to un-clutter the toolbar. My only thought is that new users won't know anything about this and a bunch of other things.

    Y'all should create a tutorial when people first use edge so that they know that these things are there.

    • MissyQ's avatar
      MissyQ
      Icon for Microsoft rankMicrosoft

      cjc2112 I really like this idea. I will jot this down as a potential series we do later. We've floated the idea around about maybe doing a podcast or something like that, so this seems like it would fit into that really well. Appreciate the kind words, keep the feedback coming!

       

      (To note: Floating ideas around doesn't mean it's happening. It's just stuff we've brought up on the team.)

       

      Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
      Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

  • cjc2112's avatar
    cjc2112
    Bronze Contributor

     MissyQ Deleted

                 Serious question, and it sounds bad but hear me out.

    I think that Microsoft should stop making changes to the chromium code for a while.

    Google is starting to show its true colors(anyone surprised) and pushing people to download chrome if you visit any of their sites using misinformation and misleading at best claims.

    Making changes to the code will make it harder for people to find differences in the browsers and hard for edge to keep its personality.

    In other words, Google should not be rewarded for anti-competitive behavior. Can you please hold off on more chromium changes for a while and focus those efforts on making the browser better.

    Thanks for listening

    -Cam

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