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MicrosoftTop Feedback Summary for December
Hello there, Insiders! We hope you were able to have a relaxing transition into the new year, and we’re looking forward to the year ahead. We worked on a couple things while we took a break in our communications over the holidays, so let’s jump into what changes we made in December.
This month, we are marking Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason as Addressed! The team has done a lot of work around this experience and believe the majority of issues that were reported by you Insiders have been addressed. We do understand that sometimes bugs can happen! If you see any issues with your tabs restoring after Edge or your operating system shuts down, we encourage you to submit a bug report directly through the in-app browser feedback tool. Head to the … menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback and detail what happened as well as including diagnostics so that the team can investigate. The team will be able to dig further into the situation after that, and if you include your email address it will enable us to update you as we take action on your feedback.
We are moving Users can move Vertical Tabs to the right side of the screen from Under Review to Planned this month! We don’t have any specifics that we are sharing with this update, but know that the team is looking at the different ways this can be done. We will share more once we understand these options!
That is it for this month’s update! We will be back in February with what’s changed in January on your top feedback requests. Did you know we have a new portal in which you can submit feedback on what changes you want to see? You can search to see if your idea is already on the Edge Feedback portal, or post it up to get other likeminded people to comment and vote on your suggestion. Have something you think might be more of a bug? Send it to us directly through the in-app feedback tool by heading to the … menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback and include diagnostics. Detailing exactly what you see will ensure that the team understands the issue at hand, and if you include your email address it offers you the ability to receive email updates whenever we take action on your item.
Until next update, Insiders. Happy browsing!
Here’s this month’s update:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Addressed |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
78 weeks |
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Planned |
Add option to always open favorites in new tab |
30 weeks |
|
Planned |
Users can easily close Vertical Tabs |
40 weeks |
|
Planned |
Users can move Vertical Tabs to the right side of the screen |
41 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable search of items in Collections |
45 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
77 weeks |
|
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
93 weeks |
|
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
125 weeks |
|
Alternative Planned |
Bring the tab set aside feature from Microsoft Edge legacy |
125 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Enable additional options for viewing downloaded files, such as the bottom of the window |
35 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 |
Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab” |
25 weeks |
|
Not planned (View 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 (View the discussion) |
Enable option to match Windows display language |
43 weeks |
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Not Planned |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
47 weeks |
|
Not Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
56 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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Allow users to put individual tabs to sleep |
21 weeks |
Nov 2, 2021 |
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Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents |
42 weeks |
Sept 28, 2021 |
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Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
77 weeks |
Aug 24, 2021 |
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Bring the tab preview feature from Microsoft Edge legacy |
105 weeks |
Aug 24, 2021 |
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Hide or shrink the title bar when vertical tabs are enabled |
19 weeks |
Jul 14, 2021 |
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Users can find and manage their tabs more easily by organizing them into associated groups |
23 weeks |
Jul 14, 2021 |
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Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification |
28 weeks |
Jun 23, 2021 |
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The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
96 weeks |
Jun 23, 2021 |
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Allow users to adjust the width of the Vertical Tabs pane |
1 week |
Jun 9, 2021 |
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Users would like more theme and customization options |
12 weeks |
Apr 30, 2021 |
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Some web page fonts are blurry |
48 weeks |
Apr 7, 2021 |
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Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
81 weeks |
Apr 7, 2021 |
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Add dictionary in PDF |
31 weeks |
Mar 23, 2021 |
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Some passwords are not saved |
25 weeks |
Mar 16, 2021 |
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Enable kiosk mode |
16 weeks |
Feb 9, 2021 |
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Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
35 weeks |
Feb 9, 2021 |
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Enable vertical tabs feature |
23 weeks |
Jan 27, 2021 |
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Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
26 weeks |
Jan 27, 2021 |
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Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
32 weeks |
Jan 27, 2021 |
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Voice search on google.com doesn’t work |
31 weeks |
Dec 1, 2020 |
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Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
57 weeks |
Dec 1, 2020 |
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Add the ability to ink on web page content |
57 weeks |
Dec 1, 2020 |
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Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
27 weeks |
Nov 17, 2020 |
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Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
65 weeks |
Nov 17, 2020 |
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Enable customers to pin Favorites menu to the side of the screen |
6 weeks |
Nov 3, 2020 |
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Make Edge available on Linux |
39 weeks |
Oct 20, 2020 |
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Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
60 weeks |
Oct 15, 2020 |
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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 (View 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 |
|
Enable search in the extensions store |
17 weeks |
Dec 19, 2019 |
|
The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo |
1 week |
Nov 14, 2019 |
|
A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line |
12 weeks |
Nov 14, 2019 |
|
YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified |
1 week |
Nov 4, 2019 |
|
Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store |
4 weeks |
Nov 4, 2019 |
|
Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (View the discussion) |
8 weeks |
October 29, 2019 |
|
Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link |
1 week |
October 22, 2019 |
|
Inking for PDF files |
9 weeks |
October 22, 2019 |
|
Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar |
1 week |
October 15, 2019 |
|
Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
|
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 |
|
Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs |
1 week |
September 17, 2019 |
|
Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date |
4 weeks |
September 17, 2019 |
|
“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser |
2 weeks |
September 4, 2019 |
|
Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
|
Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
|
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 |
|
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Bring back reading view |
Addressed before these posts started |
|
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Sync data with my work or school account |
Addressed before these posts started |
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- Planned | Add option to always open favorites in new tab | 30 weeks
Would love to see this for History, too. 😞 This was removed from edge://flags a few months back and it's been a terrible regression for us.
We should have an option to open History, Favorites, Downloads, etc. in a new tab. - Thank you. I've been pleased with the Restore Tabs feature and many of the other improvements.
- Opening a new tab is too slow. It freezes for some time(altough small around 400ms) and is very annoying. I won't call it a finished browser. Starting a new tab in firefox is fluent.
Please do something around it. - Thanks! Have a great day!
Thank you for the update.
I see people are interested in the Microsoft Edge and new citation feature in the Collection is also cool.
Hope with the help of the community make the Microsoft Edge better and users set it as their default browser.MissyQ Hi
I still ask for = predefined settings (basic operation - only the simplest functions in context) millions of users need it and are waiting for it!
The second preset (full functions and all settings)
This will help the user decide to make Edge the default browser!
Marketing for the future - it's simplifications in use!
- Fix the PDF files preview!! It was working fine until the last update! Now no previews aren't available for PDF files which is driving me insane!
- Fix the terribly broken "Dark mode" and the "force dark mode" from flags!
White flashes and inverted colors EVERYWHERE !!!!Hi, in what version of Edge do you have such problems?
The Windows theme is also important!
In the Microsoft store you can download a new system theme, or in the system and in Edge you can have a black background - for everything, when you turn on (high contrast) of course it requires changing the settings .A1-A1
The dark mode issues are on all versions of Edge in past 2-3 months... currently the latest 97.0.1072.76, the white flashes has been there ever since they added a dark mode.... And I have everything on Dark Mode, I can't stand anything light!
I always say they can't be that lazy and they must have known about these issues and they will fix it soon... and I keep sending them EVERYDAY in the feedback of the browser... But NOPE, no fixes at all like they are not aware of what they have done or it's like they don't even test their changes!!
They ruined the dark mode and left it like that, now they ruined the PDF files previews and also left it like that...
- Would be great if instead of just having the ability to move around tabs from left to right, to have them available for all three places at the same time (top, left, right.. maybe even bottom?) would be even better for power user and to kinda separate some needs (on top of just using tab groups), eg. right tabs for social media and emails, left tabs for work related, top tabs for casual/once-off browsing, etc.
- Will the mobile versions ever get tab groups? I know chrome has them on Android at least.
