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Top Feedback Summary for July 28
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! Today we update Beta to Edge 85 and Dev is getting Edge 86. To see what’s new in Beta, check out our release notes. As always, you can see the changes we’ve made for Dev in Josh’s Dev channel update post.
In case you missed it, we posted about Microsoft Edge features starting to show up on the M365 roadmap and our Beta and Stable release schedules! These items weren’t highlighted on these updates, however the team has been working on bringing them all to you. Keep an eye out on the M365 Roadmap portal for more Edge features as they appear.
This week, we’re adding one new item under Planned, Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows. Additionally, we’ve added a new item to Under Review, Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason. Once we have more information around these two new items, we’ll share those details here.
That’s it for this week! Curious about the other items listed here? Any that you see on this list has an up to date status! Once we have more information for any of these, you will see us post about it in these updates from the team.
Here’s the updated list for this week:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for Summer |
Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
24 weeks |
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Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
38 weeks |
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Planned |
Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
New! |
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Planned |
Enable automatic generation of strong passwords |
6 weeks |
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Planned |
Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
6 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab” |
6 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
11 weeks |
|
Planned |
Voice search on google.com doesn’t work |
13 weeks |
|
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
16 weeks |
|
Planned |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
21 weeks |
|
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
27 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
39 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
49 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
49 weeks |
|
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
49 weeks |
|
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
49 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
49 weeks |
|
Alternative Planned |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
49 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
44 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
47 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
49 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
49 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
New! |
|
Under Review |
Some web page fonts are blurry |
12 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
16 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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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 |
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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 |
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Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link |
1 week |
October 22, 2019 |
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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 |
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Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
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ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
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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 |
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“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 |
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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 |
|
|
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 |
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18 Replies
Nice to see the ability to set the background for new tab pages is coming and is in Dev now this is definitely going the right way for enterprises. I'm guessing these policies will appear in Intune in the near future?
Also along the same subject it would be good to be able to set the page layout by policy also so be able to force users to have "Focused/Inspirational/Informational" depending on what the business decides is the the best fit
MissyQ I am so pleased that 'Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows' is now planned. It seemed like a backwards step to omit this function and only allow pinning to the Task Bar.
MissyQ I believe for "Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge" considers Alternative Planned, because Collection feature pretty much supports the requirement and with some investigation and testing on use cases, Collection could cover requirements for Reading List too.
Am I missing something or has the ability to sync with Edge for Microsoft Business Basic users just being completely ignored? It has been quite some months now.
Kind regards,
Craig
falkemarkcraig Not ignored, simply still being worked on. I understand that users like yourselves are excited to see that change come, and we'll share more once we have an update to provide. 🙂
Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
After being away from "new-edge" for a while I'm back 😉
New case but some common Issues
1. Epub support. The company manuals and so on are in Epub format. Since the support is gone they are stuck on classic edge for that
2. Youtube right click on touch doesn't work correctly. If you are watching a video and right click on another in the "up next" column you do not get the edge menu to allow you to open in a new tab - it works in classic edge and it also works with a physical mouse
3. I know there is work being done on performance but I got a scary example.
Two tabs - static text. Edge classic 28MB ram 0,1% CPU. New Edge 280MB ram 17,1% CPU. On embedded 2GB systems this is a big issuematsmcp Hey, welcome back! Appreciate you reaching out to share your thoughts.
1. We discontinued epub support last year, and supplied on this support article some options for replacements from the Microsoft Store.
2. Touch input is something I've been actively gathering more details on. Please submit feedback directly through the browser right after you attempt the action. Include diagnostics and detail exactly what steps you take so it's easy for the entire team to follow what you are doing as you use touch features. (A tip that was taught to me when I was learning how to write bugs many moons ago: Write your steps as if someone has never touched the thing you're working on. This is great advice for submitting bugs/issues, as well. Everyone uses the browser slightly differently, including those of us building it.) If you include you're email, you'll receive updates once your feedback has actions taken on it. Let me know once you do, so I can share it with the team.
3. Same as above, please submit feedback about any performance issues you run into. We keep performance items such as CPU and RAM usage under our Quality Areas since that's what we expect to continuously improve. Having detailed feedback helps us understand the needs of users like yourself, which in turn helps us make those improvements. 🙂
Again, happy to see you return! :3
Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeI have sent feedback on the touch issue
I made three small videos on it
The first one is Edge chromium and I try to right click by holding down my finger on the link. It doesn't work and is treated as a left click (Edge Chromium touch.avi)
If I do the same thing in Edge Classic it works (Edge Classic touch.avi)
And as a reference I did the same thing with Edge Chromium and a mouse - it also works (Edge Chromium mouse.avi). But having to have a mouse attached to a surface pro kind of defeats the purpose of a touch screen .......
How about letting us know if you all are working on the vertical tabs feature; Planned, Planned for ????, Planned for the year 2030.. etc...... Was originally stated as "coming in the next couple months" back in March...
Dennis5mileDennis5mile I get the feeling that the edge team (at least from the consumer perspective) is pretty small and underfunded for rapid and stable product updates. Their focus also appears to be heavily on the enterprise side of things. Perhaps the stuff we (consumers) want is not as important as enterprise customers? 😕
Dennis5mile It is not considered a Top Feedback item, but a feature that we are planning on rolling out. We do not list all of those on this weekly update. Check out the roadmap mentioned to see if the feature shows up there, as that will be the best way to see when these features roll out. 🙂
Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeMissyQ vertical tabs is arguably the most anticipated feature. Maybe you could post the list of feature that are planned on rolling out? If there is no hard dates at least with order or priority...
As already mentioned roadmap goes to V85 and we already are now on V86...
