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Top Feedback Summary for October 6
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Greetings, Insiders! We have several things moving around this week. In case you missed it last week, we gave a brief update on history (and open tab) sync. As mentioned, we’re keeping it set to Planned for Summer until out next update. As a general reminder, we mark items as Planned for … when we expect features or work done to address the feedback to appear in Canary. We have our status definitions below the feedback items. Let’s jump into our other updates!
We have a couple items getting months added to their Planned status. Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge is moving to Planned for November. This week we did disable Chrome’s hover cards, so if you are missing that in this week’s update this would be why. We are also moving Support themes from the Chrome Web Store to Planned for October. Keep an eye out for our next updates on these items!
While we don’t have a time frame to share, we moved Edge should respect the default PDF viewer from Under Review to Planned. Once we have more details about what this change would mean for you, we’ll share them here!
That’s it for this week! We’ll chat at you more about your top feedback items next week.
Here’s the updated list for this week:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for September |
Voice search on google.com doesn’t work |
23 weeks |
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Planned for September (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web page content |
49 weeks |
|
Planned for October |
Make Edge available on Linux |
37 weeks |
|
Planned for October |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
59 weeks |
|
Planned for November (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
59 weeks |
|
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
49 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable customers to pin Favorites menu to the side of the screen |
2 weeks |
|
Planned |
Some passwords are not saved |
2 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add dictionary in PDF |
6 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable vertical tabs feature |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
10 weeks |
|
Planned |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
10 weeks |
|
Planned |
Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
16 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab” |
16 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
17 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
21 weeks |
|
Planned |
Some web page fonts are blurry |
22 weeks |
|
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
26 weeks |
|
Planned |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
31 weeks |
|
Planned |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
54 weeks |
|
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
59 weeks |
|
Alternative Planned |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
59 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
59 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
59 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
26 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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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 |
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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 |
|
|
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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30 Replies
LeoBeyene Great question! Our statuses for "Planned for ..." is designated for when those items will appear in Canary. Both of these items appeared in Canary in September, however we aren't ready to call them as addressed since they aren't fully in both our Dev and Canary channels. Once they are in our Dev and Canary channels, they will be updated to be "Addressed". Hopefully this answers that question for you!
Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeDoes PLANNED FOR SUMMER follow the same rule?
- I'm a student and I read papers every day. I really need the text note feature to be available soon.
it is available on Edge dev and canary.
OneNote also has this feature. you can send web pages to OneNote and work on them there for now.
I mean this feature, but it seems not to appear in the new edge canary. PDF imported into OneNote cannot select words directly.
- Regarding Edge Android, When we use "Add to Screen" in Edge, It's just a shortcut to open it easily from home screen with no Address bar and that bottom bar but in Chrome it's creating a second instance.
In Edge, If we open a twitter shortcut and then open edge, The twitter shortcut gets closed and then open the Edge app.
but in Chrome, we can have that twitter shortcut as well as Chrome. Normally Twitter functions as a New app.
Can you add the same Feature to Edge also?MissyQ Themes like https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/when-the-night-falls-100/cfmkeicfijlglapffokgeaadgljggfbp?brand=CHBD&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8fr7BRDSARIsAK0Qqr6szQvPMCPngChQpe985aQULUxIIU_LJ0V5BrjSaSYSm0-Ug1yHuVMaAu0BEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds are not working as expected in Microsoft edge especially in new tab page. Please fix it if possible. Thank you
Super excited , regarding to "Support themes from the Chrome Web Store" feature make sure they are being scanned with SmartScreen filter , Chrome Store is not very reliable and has history of malicious contents.
Chrome themes have been supported for a few months. without the need to turn on any flags or options. just head to their website and install any of them, it works on Edge stable all the way to Edge canary, by default.
I don't know why they haven't marked it as "addressed" but it's been already addressed. MissyQ
MissyQAre there plans to enable touch screen compatibility in the Windows version of Chromium Edge? Specifically:
- Fix press-and-hold right-click bugs
- Pressing and holding in page content doesn't currently trigger the square to indicate when a right-click has been activated
- Pressing and holding in the toolbar triggers the square to indicate a right-click, but it doesn't go away
- Ability to reorder toolbar items (favorites and extensions) with touch
- Ability to drag text (into a new tab, into text boxes, or into Collections) with touch
- Modify controls that appear only on hover (e.g. selection tool in Collections and delete button on autofill items) so that they appear all the time so they can be selected with touch (a workaround for the Collections issue to make a "select" button to show the select buttons)
- Fix text selection behavior to match that of the Windows system and other Windows apps (where tapping a word only once will select it, instead of the current behavior where you have to press and hold and it also shows the right-click menu) for consistency and improved user experience
Classic Edge was great for touch screens, and it's a shame to see that there has been no improvement whatsoever in this area.
- Fix press-and-hold right-click bugs
- Once, I heard a story from someone involved with software development. He stated that marking some progress inside big tech companies is really painful because of the many bureaucracy walls after every single step. I think this is what is happening here, this team of developers does not have the freedom to go ahead and do whatever they think is best for the company, but instead need to wait for the Microsoft umbrella for approval and consent. I know nothing about software development, but in view of the long waiting times for just minimal and basic changes is obvious that they have no control over their decisions.
cazafurcias42 wrote:
Once, I heard a story from someone involved with software development. He stated that marking some progress inside big tech companies is really painful because of the many bureaucracy walls after every single step. I think this is what is happening here, this team of developers does not have the freedom to go ahead and do whatever they think is best for the company, but instead need to wait for the Microsoft umbrella for approval and consent. I know nothing about software development, but in view of the long waiting times for just minimal and basic changes is obvious that they have no control over their decisions.I don't think it's that.
when we judge the progress of Edge, we shouldn't only see this small list of feature requests, there are a lot of features, improvements, new small details being added to Edge every week. majority of the new features that I see and notice in Edge either are not on this list**, which suggests the developers have their own set of rules and schedules to follow for implementing new features, or they are already in Edge but due to some reasons, they are not marked off as "addressed" in this list.
that is just one aspect of it, there could be others such as technical limitations, the fact that Edge developers need to stay in pace with Chromium updates and follow them etc etc.
so yes, don't think it's "lack of freedom" and "corporate bureaucracy" in this case.
I'm pretty happy with the rate at which they are adding new features to this browser, actually very impressed, not gonna lie.
I see Firefox, pretty dead browser in terms of new features, once every few months they add something.
I see Chrome, ever since Microsoft started this new Edge project, they realized in order not to fall behind, they should step up their game and introduce more features to the browser. still not doing it as fast as Microsoft though but faster than Firefox for sure, and most of their new features are exact copy of Edge which is funny.
** (some of the recent ones: sleeping tabs, favorites sidebar)
Thanks for the update!
I'm glad to hear you disabled chrome's tab preview and are working on bringing Edge's original tab previews to the new browser, that'd be great.
I think you can mark:
Add the ability to ink on web page content
as Addressed because it's available on Dev and Canary channels
- What is up with the horrific JPEG view in Microsoft Edge?
ethanmenzel wrote:
What is up with the horrific JPEG view in Microsoft Edge?Explain more? maybe a screenshot? which Edge version/channel?
Agree
- can we bring some of the PDF features to the list as well
