Apr 22 2019 07:34 AM
Microsoft Edge’s new tab experience is designed to be a clean, delightful experience that helps you find what you need on the web and get you where you want to go next. Microsoft Edge starts with a new tab, and you can create more new tabs by clicking the “+” (next to existing tabs).
We’d love to hear what you like about our new tab experience, what doesn’t work for you, and anything more you’d like to see in this experience.
The default new tab layout uses a daily background wallpaper sourced from Bing’s image of the day collection. This experience also offers the standard in-page search box as well as quick link tiles .
Celebrating the image as the hero of this experience, we’ve created space across the middle for the picture to shine through.
In this layout, News is at your fingertips, just a scroll away To bring it up, you can either click the category headers along the bottom or scroll the page.
In the upper right is a quick way for you to choose various layouts for the page.
To see more layout choices, explore the settings flyout in the upper right corner of the page.
Focused layout has the fewest visual elements, giving you just the basics: a search box & quick link tiles.
This is our default layout, introduced above. Here’s a run through the core elements on the page:
Informational. Stay informed with news.
Informational layout balances news with search & recent sites. In this layout, the rich repository of news powered by Microsoft News is present to help you stay current on the topics you care about.
Other layout customizations
You can explore additional new tab page layout configurations by turning individual toggles on and off.
We would love to hear from you. What’s your favorite new tab layout? What additional new tab customization options do you want to have? Anything else you’d like to see changed on new tabs?
Thank you for trying out the new Microsoft Edge and leave your comments below!
Apr 23 2019 11:41 PM
@Elliot Kirk I really like having the news on the new tab page. On my small laptop I have Inspirational selected because I want to see the image, but I like that it's easy to get to the news. On my 27" desktop I prefer Informational because I have enough room for both the image and the news.
I must admit, I hadn't thought about how redundant the search box is, given that you can type into the address bar anyway...
Apr 24 2019 03:48 AM - edited Apr 24 2019 03:52 AM
Hi @Elliot Kirk,
Great work! My suggestions would be:
1. To have the ability to put a friendly name when adding the links at the bottom rather than showing the URL.
2. Introduce the ability to edit an existinf link rather than deleting and recreating as current.
3. The ability to change the order of the links.
4. The default pages seems to look a bit too empty with just the search bar and the links. It might give it a bit of fullness to have the MS edge logo (with option to hide) in the top left-corner which would also indicate the Edge browser is being used in contrast to other browsers a user may have open. As its all going Chromium with MS Edge now coming into the mix, browsers are going to look similar. Others may be of another opinion on this...
Kind Regards,
Ahmed
Apr 25 2019 07:22 AM
Apr 25 2019 07:29 AM - edited Apr 25 2019 07:31 AM
@Elliot Kirk Love the new tab especially Inspiration option, striking a good balance with nice images and functionality.
There are still more things I think we could make it better (not in order):
Looking forward for further improvements and kudos to the team working with Edge Chromium project. Cheers!
Apr 25 2019 08:23 AM
Wow, Thank you all for the kind words and great suggestions. I know that the feature team responsible for the New Tab Page has been reading through these comments.
Apr 25 2019 09:15 AM
@Elliot Kirk Please git rid of the chromium tab rendering. The tabs in chromium look like they belong in XP, not Windows 10. Please skin the whole thing like Edge as I much prefer Edge's visuals.
Also, as you are going through the Chromium codebase, please look for all hooks that call Google's services and API and please only allow such hooks to operate on an opt-in basis with no opt-in = true defaults. A nice descriptive settings page spelling them all out so we can make informed decisions would be very nice and go a long way towards building trust with users that Edge is a safer browser than Chrome.
Apr 26 2019 05:51 AM
@Elliot Kirk I would like to determine the content of a New Tab page myself. For example, the choice for a completely empty page.
Apr 26 2019 11:33 AM
@Deleted
That IS available, at least, in Canary it is. Would travel to Dev fairly soon, one would think. Without redirecting it (to be) an assigned page, it can be as blank as this...
Cheers,
Drew
Apr 26 2019 11:37 AM
@Deleted @Elliot Kirk
There are, indeed, reasons we don't use or like Chrome & google stuff. Edge better not go there & give us reason(s) for it not to be our preferred browser, anymore. This, very much, includes security concerns.
Cheers,
Drew
Apr 26 2019 03:50 PM
Apr 27 2019 11:08 AM
Apr 27 2019 11:11 AM
Just as in other browsers, I would like to have the opportunity to use a curtain website for a new tab.
Apr 27 2019 11:23 AM
@RUFELLO2260
I'm just anxious to see, to have Pin to taskbar! Bizarre it wasn't there at the onset.
Cheers,
Drew
Apr 27 2019 11:57 AM
Apr 27 2019 12:07 PM
@RUFELLO2260
Yes, and another workaround is Pin to start (which, is there, now) & then, Pin to taskbar. Oviously, we are anxious to have (the missing) Pin to taskbar so silly extra steps are not needed.
And thanks, but, also, I try not to put things to the desktop
Cheers,
Drew
Apr 27 2019 01:06 PM
Apr 27 2019 02:47 PM - edited Apr 27 2019 02:51 PM
@RUFELLO2260
This has nothing to do with add a new "feature" nor anything that undermines speed or responsiveness. The length or complexity of the workaround is a moot point, here.
It is a matter of the layout & composition of More listngs in Edge vs Edge C, at this moment. Edge C does continue to change and or add things... including, things, currently, in Edge which, haven't yet, made to Edge C. It's our job to let the Build Team know what's, still, wrong or missing; it's a "work in progress". The choice to Pin to taskbar IS listed in Edge, BUT, missing (right now) in Edge C. AND, in Edge, one doesn't even, need to go into More tools to see it, use it. There are other parts of More that are, presently, different & lacking items. Any workarounds would only be considered until the missing items are replaced; at which point they become no longer needed. The Snips show the 2 browsers as they stand, now. BTW, there was a lot of excitement when Pin to taskbar was introduced to Edge... it's, still also, wanted in Edge C. In Edge Pin to desktop doesn't, even, exist. What would make the most sense would be switch it for Pin to taskbar; Pin to taskbar is what makes sense. It's quite ok the Edge doesn't have it... no need for it in Edge C, either, but, there IS (good) reason for keeping Pin to Taskbar.
Cheers,
Drew
Apr 27 2019 03:14 PM
@vineydhiman
Grab or 'make' a web page have the photo or whatever you want. Then, assign that page to be the New tab. Just a thought :thought_balloon:
Cheers,
Drew