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Top feedback summary for September 24
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’re back again with our weekly update to the top feedback summary.
Welcome to readers from the Beta channel who are seeing some of the work from the past 6 weeks light up today with a major update to Beta. Remember, if you are using Microsoft Edge Beta you can install the Dev channel to see the weekly progress that we’re sharing in these feedback updates. You can install and run Beta and Dev at the same time on the same device, and if you log in with a work or school account, you can even keep things like favorites and passwords in sync between the channels to make it easy to switch between the two. Just head over to https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/download to get the Dev channel (and the Canary channel!)
This week we’re happy to highlight a new setting which allows you to control the ability of media to automatically play when you browse to a page. The new setting can be found in Settings by choosing Site permissions and then Media autoplay. You can choose from two options which restrict whether video and audio can play automatically. If you choose Limit, media will autoplay based on how you’ve used media on that site in the past. If you choose Block, all sites will be blocked from playing media automatically. Give this a try and let us know how it’s working for you. We intend to invest more in this feature going forward, and are considering changes like making this a site-specific setting, and prompting users with an option to block autoplay when it happens.
This week we also have two new items on the list:
- We’re getting complaints that opening a new tab is too slow.
- Insiders are requesting a prompt when closing a window with multiple tabs, asking if users just want to close a single tab versus all tabs.
Here is the full updated list of top feedback:
|
Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
|
Addressed |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October (Updated from Under Review) |
Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October (Updated from September) |
Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October (Updated from September) |
Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October (Updated from September) |
A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October |
Inking for PDF files |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October |
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for October |
ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages |
5 weeks |
|
Planned for November |
Enable search in the extensions store |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Opening a new tab is too slow |
New! |
|
Under Review |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
New! |
|
Under Review |
Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close |
1 week |
|
Under Review |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
1 week |
|
Under Review |
Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page |
3 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Some users are asking for a home button in Edge. Since we already have one, we could improve discoverability or just enable it by default. |
3 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
3 weeks |
|
Under Review |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
3 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account |
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Provide different options for sorting favorites
|
5 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
5 weeks |
|
Quality Area |
Bring more extensions to the extensions store |
3 weeks |
|
Quality Area |
Edge should use less memory than it does |
5 weeks |
|
Quality Area |
Edge should use less CPU than it does |
5 weeks |
|
Quality Area |
Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages |
5 weeks |
|
Quality Area |
Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files |
5 weeks |
|
Quality Area |
Update does not always work reliably |
5 weeks |
Definitions:
Addressed – Feedback is addressed in current Canary builds.
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
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.
119 Replies
Just got the Media Autoplay and dark mode new tab page in the most recent Canary, thank you 🙂
However, when using dark mode and clicking "new tab", there's a short flash of pure white before the dark new page shows up. I already sent feedback through the smiley icon, but it's worth noting here too. The flash of white is so extreme it can actually hurt 😉I wouldn't say it could hurt but it is annoying indeed Deleted .
David Rubino, I didn't see on the list but want to know, I see Content Type in new tab page on Edge for Mac of two choices Office 365 or Microsoft News. I'd like to see the Office 365 option for Edge for Windows as well.
Also curious to know when syncing of Work/School accounts will happen for Edge for Mac. Also password syncing from Windows to iOS. I know I can save a password to a website in iOS and it syncs with Edge for Windows but not the other way around,
David Rubino, thanks for adding the choice to have the content type like Edge for Mac of Office 365 for the Windows version!!! Surprised when I saw that yesterday. Now, if we can only have Work/School account syncing for Mac and password syncing across devices.
David Rubino please make ability to start browser directly in InPrivate mode from pinned right-click menu in taskbar, like it was in IE
Still no mention of having (as an option, if necessary) middle-click (touchpad three-fingered tap) on a favorite leaving the favorites menu open. Can't use this (or any other) browser that does not have this, so only open each Edge Canary and Dev build once simply to test if this has been included.
David Rubino Chiming in because I'm on a Mac, and I also don't see the Media Autoplay option.
Version 79.0.279.0 (Official build) Dev (64-bit)
cjahn50 Thanks. I only knew about it because when I upgraded to my version this morning, the "We’ve updated you to the latest build" welcome page mentioned the feature. So of course I went looking for it, found out it wasn't there, and then found my way to this forum. I guess they jumped the gun on the notification.
David Rubino, I'm hoping the browser inking option gets built in. I submitted feedback on that.
David Rubino - Could you please specify which version - Dev/Canary have the 'new' features/settings enabled? It's frustrating to see a setting that I'd like to use being available only to find out that it's missing or only available to a privileged few.
- Still cannot sync on O365 Business Premium or Enterprise E3 accounts. I thought E3 includes Azure Active Directory Premium P1, would it qualify for browser sync?
Environment friendly feedback - aka recycled since none of it has been done and is blocking for a browser change
1. Google integration - No thanks. I value privacy - not Google profit
2. Fix the favorites icon - it's still the wrong one
3. Add these buttons to the favorites menu
3. prevent mouse button hijacking
4. Fix Epub
Please pass on the Google integration. What would be the point of adding it? I'll switch browsers if it comes to that.
And I second the "Please fix mouse hijacking" request. The bug has been present since Old Edge and you have migrated this "feature" to Edge Chromium. It's incredibly annoying.
I agree with your mention this week, about new tab page feels slow to open.
I just checked on my device [1] and it does feel too slow [2]
1: Surface 5th Gen with Intel Core i5 processor.
2: Unless you have already used the new tab in this session and the background loaded and updated (if using Inspirational) it is not too slow. But on a "first run" for that session, it is. I hope that was not too unclear 😅
