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MissyQ
Microsoft
MicrosoftTop Feedback Summary for May 28
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Hello, Insiders! We have a pretty quiet, short week for us. Those of us in Redmond enjoyed a three-day weekend thanks to Memorial Day!
Last week, we pushed 83 into our Stable channel! This brought changes like profile switching and the ability to have the Share button on the toolbar, both items that were based on user feedback and appeared in this list. Additionally, it brought the Surf game to Stable!
If you missed it, our Director of Product Marketing talked about how we’re making the web more accessible. In the post, Divya talks about things coming soon to our Insider channels, like Picture Dictionary.
And while this isn’t an update to one of the items on this list at this time, Maryam posted a thread about the new sidebar search option. You should expect to see this roll out to Dev and Canary very soon!
Here’s this week’s updated list:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for July |
Highlighter tool for PDF files |
14 weeks |
|
Planned for Summer |
Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
15 weeks |
|
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
29 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
3 weeks |
|
Planned |
Voice search on google.com doesn’t work |
4 weeks |
|
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
12 weeks |
|
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
18 weeks |
|
Planned |
Support read aloud of PDF files |
18 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
30 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
40 weeks |
|
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
40 weeks |
|
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
40 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Mouse cursor sometimes disappears |
7 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
35 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
36 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
38 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
40 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
40 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
40 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
40 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
40 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
40 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Some web page fonts are blurry |
3 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
7 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 |
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.
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:
Spoiler
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Feedback |
On this list for |
Addressed on |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sync data with my work or school account |
Addressed before these posts started |
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- I desperately need Multi-Account Containers from Firefox in Edge. They are so unbelievably useful!
- As a Firefox users, containers can be sometimes useful for other times they cause problems for me, specially when I want to share something to a social media website that is on a container or when I'm viewing a web page that shows content from another website which is added to my container and I have to manually open each of them in their correct container to use my log ins and accounts. so they are 50-50 for me
- Hi MissyQ
I wrote before about sync not being available for Business Basic subscribers. The suggested workaround to pay for an upgrade is understandably ludicrous - just to sync bookmarks.
I appreciate your replies, but it's been months of waiting - just to sync bookmarks!
All the best,
Craig - does an essential browser feature like "Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window" really need to be "In Discussion" for 35 weeks?
there's still no option to "set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page". any update? I'm not sure if this has been brought up before (or if the feature already exists, if it does I'm not able to find it), but a bookmark feature for PDF's would be a wonderful feature.
For example, imagine you're reading a huge textbook and you want to continue from where you left it, or maybe you closed the tab by accident, (which makes it all the more annoying :p) it's really hard to find and scroll all the way back.
A bookmark feature would certainly help out.
What do you guys think?- Sidebar search is awesome!
although the quickest way to search for something in Windows is simply pressing the Win key/button and then start typing 😉 Thank you , there are cool features and many users really loved Surf game but some said, it is difficult and some said is there any trick like changing JavaScript so we don't lose 🙂
Using Microsoft Edge is really enjoyable.
Yes, it is sad that it is not implemented yet. However, you can use an extension.
Edge Web Store link:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/onagfgjlokaciajhjmajljcfanonbmia?hl=en-US
I find it very helpful. If you just want to change the page when you open the browser, go to this link:
You can adjust accordingly. I did make a video on this, but it exceeds the max file size :).
Hope this helped!
