Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback. Hello insiders, and a special welcome to our Beta channel audience who received Microsoft Edge version 79 today! This is our weekly update on the top feedback we are hearing from you via the Send feedback smiley. All the feedback you send us drives action on the team, including individual bug reports, quick feedback on the latest features, and ideas for the future. If you provide your email when you give feedback, you’ll usually get an email response to close the loop when the feedback has been addressed. However, for the topics we hear about the most often from the most people, we wanted to do something more, so back in August we started these weekly top feedback summaries. Here we tell you the status and plan for these top topics, and in some cases host discussions here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum to explore more with you. Last week we started discussions about four topics (click to see and participate in the thread for each): Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it Support themes from the Chrome Web Store Provide different options for sorting favorites Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files This week we had one bug with YouTube which generated a lot of feedback. The YouTube.com site wasn’t rendering properly and appeared extremely magnified. This bug is fixed in the latest Dev and Canary channel builds (and was never introduced in Beta). Let us know if you see any more issues here. Also this week we have some new feedback to cover about sync capabilities. We’ve seen an increase in requests for both browsing history and extensions to sync between different devices. We’re pleased to say these are already planned for the near future. We expect them to arrive in the Dev and Canary channels in January at the latest. Finally, we’re happy to announce the arrival of the OneNote Web Clipper in the extensions store, which was the top requested extension. The full updated list is below . . . and this week we’re introducing an archive of previously addressed topics which you can find if you scroll all the way to the bottom. Thanks, and see you next week! Status Feedback On this list for Addressed YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified New! Addressed Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store 4 weeks Planned for November A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line 11 weeks Planned for November Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page 11 weeks Planned for November Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile 11 weeks Planned for November Enable search in the extensions store 11 weeks Planned for January Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices New! Planned for January Enable sync of browsing history between devices New! Planned Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo 11 weeks Planned (Join the discussion) Support themes from the Chrome Web Store 11 weeks Planned (Join the discussion) Provide different options for sorting favorites 11 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files 11 weeks Under Review Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar 1 week Under Review Add the ability to ink on web pages 1 week Under Review Opening a new tab is too slow 6 weeks Under Review Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window 6 weeks Under Review Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close 7 weeks Under Review Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame 7 weeks Under Review Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page 9 weeks Under Review Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead 9 weeks Under Review The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome 9 weeks Under Review Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page 11 weeks Under Review Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers 11 weeks Under Review Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 11 weeks Under Review Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 11 weeks Under Review Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 11 weeks Under Review Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 11 weeks Under Review Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page 11 weeks Under Review Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System 11 weeks Under Review Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge 11 weeks Under Review Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account 11 weeks Quality Area Bring more extensions to the extensions store 8 weeks Quality Area Edge should use less memory than it does 9 weeks Quality Area Edge should use less CPU than it does 11 weeks Quality Area Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages 11 weeks Quality Area Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files 11 weeks Quality Area Update does not always work reliably 11 weeks Definitions: Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels 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 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 Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website 5 weeks September 24, 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

Please add to the list Collections syncing And keep Microsoft Edge Google-free I don't see why adding OneNote clipper extension to the Microsoft extension store is a big deal. it's been available in Chrome store forever and there are far more important extensions missing in Microsoft extension store. there needs to be a way so that extension developers can submit new extensions for Edge insider into your store. The sync functionality is very fragile and unstable right now. it's good when there is only 1 browser syncing but the problems start happening after there is more than 1 browser or device syncing to the same device. there are Numerous posts of many people having this problem. some are seeing duplicate bookmarks, others are seeing missing data (bookmarks, passwords etc), some others are not seeing changes applied to one browser being applied to others. Yes Favorites, passwords, address, open tabs Syncs are enabled but It's gonna take at least 1 year to make them reliable.

This:"Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window"seems to be pretty simple thing to add, still it's been on the list for 1.5 months

David Rubino Please include SET ASIDE TABS. This feature is super useful!! Most of the people I know, use classic edge because of these two features, set aside tabs and smooth scrolling. It's super easy and super convenient.

brianmenzie This is something I agree with and would really like to see from the new Edge. As a student studying a degree, the inking features on the old edge were great for annotating webpages and scientific articles when researching for my studies, and I'll be sorry to see all these features scrapped come January. I'd love to see a colour selector, thickness selector, erasing using a Surface Pen eraser tip, a ruler tool, highlighters, pencils - on both PDFs and webpages

"Uninstall disappeared in programs and features after the last Beta update."wow that was one of the side effects of the leaked stable version of Edge..it's weird that it found its way in Beta channel..

Forum Discussion

David Rubino

Former Employee

Nov 04, 2019

Top feedback summary for November 4

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

Hello insiders, and a special welcome to our Beta channel audience who received Microsoft Edge version 79 today!

This is our weekly update on the top feedback we are hearing from you via the Send feedback smiley. All the feedback you send us drives action on the team, including individual bug reports, quick feedback on the latest features, and ideas for the future. If you provide your email when you give feedback, you’ll usually get an email response to close the loop when the feedback has been addressed. However, for the topics we hear about the most often from the most people, we wanted to do something more, so back in August we started these weekly top feedback summaries. Here we tell you the status and plan for these top topics, and in some cases host discussions here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum to explore more with you.

Last week we started discussions about four topics (click to see and participate in the thread for each):

This week we had one bug with YouTube which generated a lot of feedback. The YouTube.com site wasn’t rendering properly and appeared extremely magnified. This bug is fixed in the latest Dev and Canary channel builds (and was never introduced in Beta). Let us know if you see any more issues here.

Also this week we have some new feedback to cover about sync capabilities. We’ve seen an increase in requests for both browsing history and extensions to sync between different devices. We’re pleased to say these are already planned for the near future. We expect them to arrive in the Dev and Canary channels in January at the latest.

Finally, we’re happy to announce the arrival of the OneNote Web Clipper in the extensions store, which was the top requested extension.

The full updated list is below . . . and this week we’re introducing an archive of previously addressed topics which you can find if you scroll all the way to the bottom.

Thanks, and see you next week!

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Addressed	YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified	New!
Addressed	Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store	4 weeks
Planned for November	A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line	11 weeks
Planned for November	Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page	11 weeks
Planned for November	Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile	11 weeks
Planned for November	Enable search in the extensions store	11 weeks
Planned for January	Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices	New!
Planned for January	Enable sync of browsing history between devices	New!
Planned	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	11 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	11 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Provide different options for sorting favorites	11 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	11 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar	1 week
Under Review	Add the ability to ink on web pages	1 week
Under Review	Opening a new tab is too slow	6 weeks
Under Review	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	6 weeks
Under Review	Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close	7 weeks
Under Review	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	7 weeks
Under Review	Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page	9 weeks
Under Review	Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead	9 weeks
Under Review	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	9 weeks
Under Review	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	11 weeks
Under Review	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	11 weeks
Under Review	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	11 weeks
Under Review	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account	11 weeks
Quality Area	Bring more extensions to the extensions store	8 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less memory than it does	9 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less CPU than it does	11 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages	11 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files	11 weeks
Quality Area	Update does not always work reliably	11 weeks

Definitions:

Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels

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
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
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website	5 weeks	September 24, 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

74 Replies

neilhobbs76
Brass Contributor
Nov 07, 2019
David Rubino I have been upgraded to Version 79.0.309.14 (Official build) beta (64-bit) this evening and the Context/Right-click menu is still appearing EVERYTIME/ALL THE TIME when two-finger scrolling... see the following screenshot...

When are you going to fix this????

You have an issue, it has been reported many times and your Developers aren't resolving the issue...
michael-hawker
Microsoft
Nov 06, 2019
David Rubino +1 for tab set aside!
neilhobbs76
Brass Contributor
Nov 06, 2019
David RubinoCan you let us know if the Development team and the Projects Managers have a specified and agreed time frame for resolving all of these issues?

If Microsoft is planning to released the finished product in January, you need to get organised and work to specified time frames and milestones...
Anonymous
Nov 06, 2019
The start menu tile looks so bad! Additionally, the only two possible sizes are small and medium.
This should really be one of your priorities.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Nov 06, 2019
  Deleted
  Yeah, Edge insider's icon looks so bad compared to Firefox nightly's
  Google chrome's icon looks awful as well, very small in the middle with so much space around it
PhilipE3
Copper Contributor
Nov 06, 2019
David Rubino I just want to thank the team for the OneNote extension. I had written that up several times and given pretty detailed descriptions of the design requirements. While I heard nothing back ever, the extension functions pretty much as I envisioned. This has made another great leap for both products towards acceptance in my circles of influence.
Again thank you for helping my push for OneNote acceptance by my team.

(@HotCakeX While I appreciate you being satisfied with the Chrome's SendtoOneNote extension, I was not. It was buggy and non-repeatable. I also don't understand why "Keep Edge Separate from Chrome" was a slogan. Chrome had been easier to use, faster, more versatile, more capable and more universally accepted than IE, Edge or Bing and Safari, Opera, Ghosterly, DuckDuckGo, Silk and dozens more. I think it is good to learn from others and grow, especially using common infrastructure. One the other comments, I think I see where you are coming from.)

May the future efforts be just as productive. Thank you.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Nov 06, 2019
  PhilipE3
  PhilipE3 wrote:
  David Rubino I just want to thank the team for the OneNote extension. I had written that up several times and given pretty detailed descriptions of the design requirements. While I heard nothing back ever, the extension functions pretty much as I envisioned. This has made another great leap for both products towards acceptance in my circles of influence.
  Again thank you for helping my push for OneNote acceptance by my team.
  
  (@HotCakeX While I appreciate you being satisfied with the Chrome's SendtoOneNote extension, I was not. It was buggy and non-repeatable. I also don't understand why "Keep Edge Separate from Chrome" was a slogan. Chrome had been easier to use, faster, more versatile, more capable and more universally accepted than IE, Edge or Bing and Safari, Opera, Ghosterly, DuckDuckGo, Silk and dozens more. I think it is good to learn from others and grow, especially using common infrastructure. One the other comments, I think I see where you are coming from.)
  
  May the future efforts be just as productive. Thank you.
  Hi there,
  oh I wasn't satisfied with that extension either, I was saying that it's not such a big news that OnteNote extension came from Google chrome extension store to Microsoft extension store.
  I prefer a built in option, the web page inking that is in the list of suggested features above.
  yes Chrome is fast, easy, versatile and all that but that's only the Chromium open-source engine that Microsoft already embraced it. what I'm saying is that to keep Edge free from Google services.
  Chromium is open source and made by other people but integrating Google services (as a private company) into Microsoft browser is not something that is welcomed by many people.
Chrizzly
Iron Contributor
Nov 06, 2019
Hi there

Why do we discuss about the color of buttons, the shape of tabs, smiley buttons and the sorting of favorites if there are basic features of the old Edge and IE which are still not working in the new Edge: Tab preview, two finger scrolling, sound problems, strange behavior of IE mode, no offline installer (Stable Edge updates itself to Dev version)...

I know, the weighting of an issue is always subjective, but colors and shapes should only be corrected if the functionality it self is granted. IMHO...

Regards, Chris
- neilhobbs76
  Brass Contributor
  Nov 06, 2019
  Chrizzly your points are very valid... David Rubino Can you have your team address the various functionality items which we keep flagging and the Development team are clearly ignoring... Edge Beta has massive issues and it’s not a good user experience at the moment... Thank you
dung_h2
Brass Contributor
Nov 06, 2019
David Rubino I reported an issue where AdBlock extension does not work properly, and hope a fix could come soon.
- jolted131212
  Brass Contributor
  Nov 06, 2019
  use uBlock Origin.
  is 10x better. trust me.
  - dung_h2
    Brass Contributor
    Nov 06, 2019
    jolted131212 thanks man, I just installed it, let's see how it will work.
neilhobbs76
Brass Contributor
Nov 05, 2019
David Rubino Could ask you to define what is meant by this statement, which is tagged for November;

A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line

Is there another update to the Edge Beta in November 2019? The scrolling experience in the Edge Beta is REALLY poor... please advise
neilhobbs76
Brass Contributor
Nov 05, 2019
David Rubino Can you please have this addressed;

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

I am a long term user of Chrome as my only browser... I really like how the Chrome user interface is sized... The Edge Beta's under interface is way too big - please include this in the next update...
neilhobbs76
Brass Contributor
Nov 05, 2019
Hi DavidDavid Rubino

I wanted to reply to let you know the "Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead" issue that was report 9 weeks ago and you are saying happens sometimes, happens EVERY time that I do a two-finger scroll, NOT sometimes, EVERY TIME - When are you going to fix this issue? Please see the following screenshot;

To know about this for 9 weeks and not address it in an update that you have provided on the 5th of November isn't on... this is a MAJOR User Experience issue. Can I have an estimate timeline to fix this rubbish?

I have also noticed that the latest Edge Beta is still doing the massive screen zoom, when doing a two-finger scroll... this is my screen with the Zoom set at 100%...

Can I ask for an estimated fix timeline for this issue?

To confirm, I am running Edge Beta Version 79.0.309.12 (Official build) beta (64-bit)... I get this is a Beta, but please acknowledge the issues in a realistic time frame and then fix them - Thank you