Sep 17 2019 11:19 AM - edited Sep 17 2019 02:39 PM
Hello insiders, today we’re releasing build 78.0.276.2 to the Dev Channel! We expect this to be the final build for major version 78, so it’s got a lot of fixes in it. Some of the most noteworthy changes include:
New features:
Stability fixes:
Improved behavior:
Removed features:
As always, we appreciate all of your feedback and suggestions!
Sep 18 2019 06:31 AM
I've never had IE mode come on. I'm curious about which sites still only work with IE.
Sep 18 2019 06:34 AM
That is really annoying, and I've had that problem too. How do you keep track of all those bookmarks? I use folders, so that only the folder is duplicated, but 900 bookmarks seems like a massive amount to keep track of. I really hope their working to fix this issue, but it only seems to affect me when I add something on a different browser or device.
Sep 18 2019 07:12 AM
@TanvirArjel According to the 'Top feedback summary for September 17' page, this feature is planned for September.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Top-feedback-summary-for-September-17/m-p/859547
Sep 18 2019 07:30 AM - edited Sep 18 2019 07:30 AM
@josh_bodner
When will Collections sync become available?
Sep 18 2019 07:46 AM
Sep 18 2019 08:58 AM
If you are asking when you can test it, you can now. Go to edge://flags/#edge-collections.
Sep 18 2019 11:17 AM
@cjc2112 I am already testing the feature and love it but I want them to sync between devices
Sep 18 2019 12:08 PM
I think instead of making the pdf/ebook reader feature on par with the old edge browser, it'll be better to convert the old browser into a standalone pdf/ebook reader. The old browser already has many features regarding pdf reading like note taking , annotations, offline dictionary, cortana, bookmarks, grammar tools and many more. It'll be really sad to kill the old browser completely.@josh_bodner
Sep 18 2019 01:31 PM
Sep 18 2019 01:50 PM
@cjc2112
Basically, every site that still uses ActiveX (almost all "chinesium" IP Cams relied on ActiveX to play the live video for years, maybe decades) is dependent on IE. I also happen to know an enterprise web app that interacts with the local scanner for digitizing documents and upload it to the app via ActiveX. For what I'm told, there are many enterprise applications still relying on IE for working correctly.
Sep 18 2019 02:56 PM
@sjoyce295 I also loved this new feature. I almost bragged to my Chrome-using co-workers, but not I'm sad that it's gone....
Sep 18 2019 04:21 PM
I have to admit that I really liked the spinning favicons as well, and agree that it was a modern look. It also showed activity@Speednet I hope MS reconsiders in the future.
Sep 18 2019 07:15 PM
That's actually not a bad idea, if they rename and rebrand it.
Sep 18 2019 07:49 PM
Sep 18 2019 08:46 PM
@Deleted I liked it too, but I didn't like that it was a tiny square poorly squished inside a circle. Maybe it could return with an improved look! For example, instead of just being shrunken, it could start out full size, but cropped into a circle, then the circle could fill out into a square when it finishes loading.
Sep 18 2019 08:48 PM
It's coming before the end of the month.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Top-feedback-summary-for-September-17/m-p/859547
Sep 19 2019 07:14 AM
Just curious, what do you mean when you say "start out full size, but cropped into a circle? Do you mean that only the center part of the favicon is showing and then after the spinning circles stop it shows all of it?
Sep 19 2019 07:16 AM
@cjc2112Yeah, that's what I mean, though I guess with most favicons it wouldn't look great without shrinking it a little to fit it into the circle. I just never liked how the loading circle and square favicon overlapped.
Sep 19 2019 08:35 AM
I'm actually glad that the overlapping Favorite icon on the spinner is gone, I felt it was too much stuff going on at the same time and it felt unpolished/unprofessional. The good old spinners are much cleaner
Sep 19 2019 11:00 AM - edited Sep 19 2019 11:02 AM
A feature request from the public sector is the ability to digitally sign a pdf in Edge with a Smart Card. If the function was added to digitally sign a PDF with a Smart Card, many federal agencies wouldnt have to depend on the 3rd party application Adobe Reader for this function and could fully leverage Edge for PDFs instead. @David Rubino @josh_bodner