May 06 2019 07:33 AM - edited May 07 2019 03:13 PM
The 2019 Build conference just kicked off in Redmond, and the next version of our Microsoft Edge browser is one of the stars. This is the first public peek at some of the things that we have been working on and we would love to hear what you think. I have created this thread to offer a single place to discuss all things Edge at Build.
Added: Link to Kyle's Blog post discussing the Build announcements in greater detail.
May 09 2019 10:55 AM
May 09 2019 10:56 AM
May 09 2019 12:22 PM
@Shaun_K Glad there's a groundswell for OneNote!
What exactly is "the feedback loop"? Is that a specific post or a survey for feedback? Or is that like a "special" Edge developer we need to reach out to?
May 09 2019 05:38 PM
@Elliot Kirk I'm excited about Collections and can't wait to try it out in the dev channel. I was worried that the new Edge might simply put a Microsoft skin on top of Chromium and not offer any stand-out features. But Collections looks really handy and unique. Also, very happy to see built-in tracker blocking. That's something Google will never do!
May 10 2019 12:05 AM
@tomscharbach
I agree with you, Tom. I'd love to see IE go out the window (no pun intended). That it would be kept around, in whatever form, because of some inescapable reliance or need for it. I have long thought both would be long gone by now. But, if it's done in some safe/isolated manner. You'd think it would be necessary to bother with it, at all, anymore. Yet, alas...
Cheers,
Drew
May 10 2019 12:19 AM - edited May 10 2019 12:25 AM
@Elliot Kirk
Won't take a lot of words, no need. Collections, Privacy & (for those who need it) IE Mode are ALL bloody brilliant! The reasons are obvious beyond needing comment. ALL good stuff that is great to see!
Heaps of Users are going to like those 3 privacy settings!
MS has been working on Collections for a while & it's a very cool & powerful concept.
Cheers,
Drew
May 10 2019 12:26 AM
@ikjadoon It's a combination of everything really. The feedback from the smiley face, what we see on social media, and the contributions made here on the forums as well. Basically anywhere the community provides feedback we track it.
May 10 2019 07:18 AM
This question is for microsoft developers, what will happen to standalone IE when the new edge with IE mode gets released? Are you going to remove standalone IE entirely or just keep the executable only and have it redirect to edge in IE mode like how starting with internet explorer 10 using 32 bit on a 64 bit OS would just redirect to the 64 bit version of internet explorer.
May 10 2019 07:24 AM
May 10 2019 07:53 AM
@Elliot Kirk Super excited to see these features roll out in the development channels. While the collections has definitely caught my eye, I'm much more interested in this security feature. Will there be any documentation/provided testings for in-depth verification this accomplishes control of the different trackers on a website? (Maybe not during this stage, but when it's being publicly released?)
May 10 2019 08:01 AM
All of this sounds great. I'm curious which features will not make it over into Edge for macOS? I presume that IE mode won't make the cut as it probably depends on the IE rendering engine built into Windows.
May 10 2019 10:46 AM
May 10 2019 12:14 PM
@Shaun_K Got it. Thank you so much! I sent it all via the smiley face!
May 11 2019 07:43 PM
Collections is a definite YES! Must Have! @rjansen85
May 11 2019 09:57 PM
@shyiko
Me, I feel all 3 things can fall in the "Must have" category. Collections, Security choices & IE Mode for Enterprise.
Cheers,
Drew
May 13 2019 09:08 PM