Top Feedback Summary for June 15

Microsoft

Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.

 

Hello there, Insiders! This week we have several items moving around, including one that has its status rolling back to Planned. Let’s jump into those details!

 

First up, the new! Add option to always open favorites in new tab is being added to this list as Planned! We’ll share more about this as we get updates.

 

Next, Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page is moving from May to June. Some of you using our Insider channels have already spotted this update, so continue to send in your thoughts and feedback around these changes as you see them in your browser. Bring the tab preview feature from Microsoft Edge legacy is moving to July, however several of you have also noticed this as it rolls out to those of you in our Canary and Dev channels.

 

Lastly, we’re changing the status of Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website back to Planned based on experiments we ran. We understand this is an important request from users and are working hard on digging in more. We will provide an update on this item once we have one.

 

That's it for this week! We'll be back at you next week with our next update.

 

Here’s the updated list for this week:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Planned for June

Users can find and manage their tabs more easily by organizing them into associated groups

19 weeks

Planned for June

Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents

27 weeks

Planned for June

Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification

27 weeks

Planned for June

Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page

67 weeks

Planned for July

(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab preview feature from Microsoft Edge legacy

95 weeks

Planned

Add option to always open favorites in new tab

NEW!

Planned

Allow users to put individual tabs to sleep

1 week

Planned

Users can easily close Vertical Tabs

9 weeks

Planned

Enable search of items in Collections

15 weeks

Planned

Hide or shrink the title bar when vertical tabs are enabled

15 weeks

Planned

Edge should respect the default PDF viewer

43 weeks

Planned

Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason

45 weeks

Planned

Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website

95 weeks

Alternative Planned
(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

95 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Enable option to match Windows display language

33 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Add ability to close tabs via double-click

62 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome

95 weeks

Under Review

Enable additional options for viewing downloaded files, such as the bottom of the window

5 weeks

Under Review

Users can move Vertical Tabs to the right side of the screen

11 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

(See the discussion)

Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

35 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the
discussion)

Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame

43 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the
discussion)

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:

 

Bring more extensions to the extensions store

Edge should use less memory than it does

Edge should use less CPU than it does

Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages

Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files

Opening a new tab is too slow

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:

 

Spoiler

 

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed on

Allow users to adjust the width of the Vertical Tabs pane

1 week

Jun 8, 2021

Users would like more theme and customization options

12 weeks

Apr 30, 2021

Some web page fonts are blurry

48 weeks

Apr 7, 2021

Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window

81 weeks

Apr 7, 2021

Add dictionary in PDF

31 weeks

Mar 23, 2021

Some passwords are not saved

25 weeks

Mar 16, 2021

Enable kiosk mode

16 weeks

Feb 9, 2021

Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list 

35 weeks

Feb 9, 2021

Enable vertical tabs feature

23 weeks

Jan 27, 2021

Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows

26 weeks

Jan 27, 2021

Support two-page layout in PDF reader

32 weeks

Jan 27, 2021

Voice search on google.com doesn’t work

31 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Enable sync of browsing history between devices

57 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Add the ability to ink on web page content

57 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Add "text notes" feature to PDF files

27 weeks

Nov 17, 2020

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System
(See the discussion)

65 weeks

Nov 17, 2020

Enable customers to pin Favorites menu to the side of the screen

6 weeks

Nov 3, 2020

Make Edge available on Linux

(Download here)

39 weeks

Oct 20, 2020

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store
(Learn more)

60 weeks

Oct 15, 2020

Enable automatic generation of strong passwords

13 weeks

Sept 15, 2020

Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents

31 weeks

Sept 15, 2020

Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files

55 weeks

Sept 9, 2020

Provide different options for sorting favorites
(See the discussion)

51 weeks

Aug 11, 2020

Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
(See the alternative)

50 weeks

Aug 5, 2020

Highlighter tool for PDF files

21 weeks

July 15, 2020

Mouse cursor sometimes disappears

(Read the discussion)

11 weeks

June 24, 2020

Support read aloud of PDF files

20 weeks

June 9, 2020

Edge cannot find devices to cast media (Learn more)

16 weeks

May 19, 2020

Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close

21 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo

33 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

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

Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices

19 weeks

Mar 19. 2020

Some users are unable to access any web page

3 weeks

Mar 11, 2020

Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated

13 weeks

Mar 4, 2020

Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar

17 weeks

Feb 26, 2020

Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile

26 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead

24 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page

20 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

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. (Join 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

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

Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge

Addressed before these posts started

 

Build translation capabilities into the browser

Addressed before these posts started

 

Delete browsing history on exit

Addressed before these posts started

 

Show favorites bar only on the new tab page

Addressed before these posts started

 

Bring back reading view

Addressed before these posts started

 

Sync data with my work or school account

Addressed before these posts started

 

 

 

14 Replies

@MissyQ 

The tab previews show up on hover for me, but there is still no sign of a way to have a persistent preview of all tabs as in Edge Legacy. This is needed when looking through many open tabs and when using touch. Are you planning to add this too?

 

Surface devices need a browser which works well with touch, which Edge Legacy was, but Chromium Edge isn't.

Are previews showing for you? It shows the prettier tooltip, but not the page preview unless I turn the flag on.

@MissyQ Put the Not Planned items in a different spoiler tag, just like Archive of previously addressed topics

Yes, the previews are displayed on hover for me in Canary, and I haven't turned on the flag.
can u help please for github thanks
Thank you for all updates

Ok here we go again:
- Middle click mouse button on tabs bar to open a new tab.
- Built-in AdBlocker
- Dark Mode for PDFs reading specially if the pages are scanned.

- Move the "Force Dark Mode for Web Contents" from "Flags" to "Appearance" in Settings and let us customize the websites that we want to enable or disable it on them.

- Everything in my PC is in dark mode, even the "Force Dark Mode for Web Contents"
But somehow every time I open Edge I get this white page for a few seconds that blinds me for like a minute... and every new page I open it loads in white page until the page opens.. and if the website or my connection is slow then that stupid useless white loading screen stays for longer and I have to look away until it's done loading............ Learn from "Firefox Proton" please, It's flawless!

- When everything is using dark mode and "Force Dark Mode for Web Contents" is enabled, All icons and buttons turns to dark grey which are almost not visible at all!
https://imgur.com/ICpYsDC
Again, Learn from "Firefox Proton"

-"Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window"
Why this isn't added yet to the stable channel ???????????????????

Stop adding useless features and fix/improve and add what really matters first.

In term of the user experience and UI design, I believe there is a need to move away from the look and feel of the Google Chrome as much as possible. For example, I really love the new look for the download and I hope , we see the same for other features like notifications.

@MissyQ 

 

For privacy purposes, I would like to suggest 2 features that should be added in settings that can be enabled or disabled:

 

1 link previews. This is important because scammers often send you links to suspicious/ scam sites that may look like a genuine link like apple.com I heard was a scammed link.

 

2 the ability to u shorten links. There is this great chrome extension called unshortened.link and it helps un shorten links such as tiny.url/egbowtrbiw (not a real link) because I heard that some scammers hike suspicious links behind short urls so that they do not get easily identified by the long link

@ethanmenzel 


Hello

Anything that can improve security is worth supporting!

I like switches too so there is no compulsion!

Thank you for the topic - no one reviews certificates every time, because there is no time for these activities!
 

@Reza_Ameri 

Hi I also like brand new in EDGE!

But a billion people are used to the look of Chrome – and that's a serious argument not to do the opposite!

You just have to do it better! people have a habit of Chrome and new edge won't change that!
 

@Omar-Os 

Thank you for this feedback - I have a high contrast and there is no problem when charging, but not everyone wants high contrast!
Just fill in the script of the dark color - to casu load!
 

@A1 

You are right, it is all about the UI and UX. 

We have one challenge like people saying it is just look like the Chrome , so why shall I switch?

In the other hand, when it has a new look, people might wonder this is new and not easy to use.

So it is tricky but this is something should be done in due time.

Windows Edge Browser. Collection tool, management page. Local tool.
Please add some new thing. It's hard to use collection now.
We need search bar, a way to share/collaborate our collection.
We need management tool, page.

Please help us to send a feedback. Thank you.