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MicrosoftTop Feedback Summary for May 18
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Why, hello, Insiders! We’ve got a very quiet this week, more so than last week. With that, we’re only updating the time these items have been on the list.
Josh does talk about what all changed in this week’s update, so be sure to head over to his Change Summary to read more about what’s new this week. Have any feedback you want to make sure the team sees? Send it to us directly via the … menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback.
We’ll chat at you all next week!
Here’s the updated list for this week:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for May |
Users can find and manage their tabs more easily by organizing them into associated groups |
15 weeks |
|
Planned for May |
Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification |
23 weeks |
|
Planned for May |
Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents |
23 weeks |
|
Planned for May |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
63 weeks |
|
Planned for May |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
91 weeks |
|
Planned for May (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from Microsoft Edge legacy |
91 weeks |
|
Planned |
Users can easily close Vertical Tabs |
5 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable search of items in Collections |
11 weeks |
|
Planned |
Hide or shrink the title bar when vertical tabs are enabled |
11 weeks |
|
Planned |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
39 weeks |
|
Planned |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
41 weeks |
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Alternative Planned |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
91 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Enable option to match Windows display language |
29 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
58 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
91 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Enable additional options for viewing downloaded files, such as the bottom of the window |
1 week |
|
Under Review |
Users can move Vertical Tabs to the right side of the screen |
7 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 |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
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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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 (Read 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 |
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Enable search in the extensions store |
17 weeks |
Dec 19, 2019 |
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The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo |
1 week |
Nov 14, 2019 |
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A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line |
12 weeks |
Nov 14, 2019 |
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YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified |
1 week |
Nov 4, 2019 |
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Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store |
4 weeks |
Nov 4, 2019 |
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Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion) |
8 weeks |
October 29, 2019 |
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Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link |
1 week |
October 22, 2019 |
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Inking for PDF files |
9 weeks |
October 22, 2019 |
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Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar |
1 week |
October 15, 2019 |
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Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
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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 |
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Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs |
1 week |
September 17, 2019 |
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Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date |
4 weeks |
September 17, 2019 |
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“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser |
2 weeks |
September 4, 2019 |
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Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
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Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
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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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"Allow users to turn off the "Disable developer mode extensions" notification"
I'd rather an option to turn-off everything developer-related: like 98-99% of the world, I'm not a Web-Dev and have no-need to ever use "View page source" or "Inspect" in the right-click menu
"Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page"
Even-better, why not allow users to choose a URL for the New Tab page? Currently you can only do this via GPOs (in an enterprise setting) or via a third-party extension (everyone else)
"Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website"
Doesn't this already exist?
("..." menu > Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Media autoplay > Limit)
"Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason"
On Windows, this should respect the "Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them after I sign in" setting (Start > Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options)
"Add ability to close tabs via double-click"
Given how long that discussion has grew, I'd say just add this already. As long as it ships off-by-default I see no issue: only people who actually want to use it will turn it on
"Enable additional options for viewing downloaded files, such as the bottom of the window"
Edge currently is inconsistent here: in a regular window, the new Download UI is used; in a pop-up window, the old UI is used. Pop-up window downloads should defer back to their parent and use the modern UI in my view...
MissyQ What actually happened with the Tab Scrolling Feature from Chromium 90 or 91? Is it not coming to Edge? It is actually a very useful feature as it not only allows to make the Tabstrip scrollable but also lets you define a minimum width for Tabs.
In my opinion it makes it much easier to handle windows with an huge amount of tabs without switching to vertical tabs.- Keith_PowellAny specific Microsoft Build sessions that we should be looking out for this week, as it pertains to the Edge browser or apps?
- "Warn on close" for the latest stable build ????????????????????????????????????????
MissyQ(who never responds 😞 )
Why does the "Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page" keep getting punted? It's beginning to seem like this feature is never going to get implemented and/or it isn't a high priority for the Edge team. A lot of people have been upset about this one since it's something that works out of the box with Chrome, Firefox and now Brave:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/msedge_search-msedge_win10/can-i-add-more-than-8-quick-links-in-edge-2020/1d726b13-ccac-4f4c-92fa-3810d1a49f57
Case in point I have switched to using Brave for most of my browsing because I don't want to use an obnoxious extension that adds too many unnecessary features to the browser. This is becuase currently the only way to customize the new tab page beyond what Edge provides is to use an extension. It's a bit frustrating, because I just want to be able to have more than 6-8 sites to put on my new tab page. I only really use Edge now for work and/or getting MS reward points. It's a shame because I otherwise think the Edge new tab page is the best one with the bing daily images and other customization features. 😞
I doubt you are ever going to respond to this, since I am guessing you either A) Don't know B) Don't care (pardon my bluntness) or C) Never look at these responses. If you do however see this and do happen to have some way to shed some light on this one, it would be appreciated.- MissyQ
StephenWhiteD3G Hey, there! I do apologize for the radio silence in these updates, I'd like to provide a bit of insight into why that is.
I work across these Insider forums, two subreddits on Reddit, and Twitter for MSEdgeDev and my own handle. I'm sure you can understand that's a lot of information I'm gathering and sharing with the team by myself. I do have others like our new CM Ben and Josh who help out, however they each have their own respective spaces, too. Add in the weekly updates for the you've been updated page and the feedback updates, and I can get pretty busy. 😉
That being said, I see email responses every time someone posts on these and route them to the proper owner, if warranted. If they are questions like you are asking here, I do my best to get back to people but I look to do that only when I have answers I can actually provide. To answer your specific question, I'm not an engineer and have no information on the status of this item other than what is on this list. If I am not responding, it's more because I don't have an update to share. A good portion of these status update requests get the answer of "we have nothing to share at this time". I know people do not want to see that every time they ask (others have told me in the past when that's the only answer they get), so I simply ask that users keep an eye out on these updates for whenever I have something new to share from the team. I get it, that sounds like a non-answer, however it's the best way to ensure you know the latest status for this. If you haven't spotted it yet, we have a public road map now where you can also keep an eye out to see when this will be implemented (though I don't see this item on that list just yet).
Know that we're working to ensure these posts are better responded to (we are watching even if we're not responding), however it's going to take a bit more shuffling and time to work out the details. I hope this is understandable, and we'll keep you all updated on who's working on what and where once we have more on that. 🙂
Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge- MissyQ
Thanks for your thorough and honest response. I really do appreciate you taking the time to provide insight onto why things have seemed quiet lately.
- I agree, the Microsoft Staff who manage this don't reply very-often... makes you wonder why bother sometimes! And many of the very-active users here usually just advise you to do a "Send Feedback" from within Edge, rather than post here anyway. I do wonder sometimes why they bother to have sites like this (or UserVoice) when they rarely bother to reply to users...
- Actually you should do both. Send feedback from within Edge via the feedback button and post here in these forums. Posting in these forums will help others that might have your same issues and when they are replied to from the Team, they will see the solution/answer too. It also takes the "Am I the only one" out of it..
Hope this helps some...
Dennis5mile
