We're Listening!

[Elliot Kirk]

Greetings Microsoft Edge Insiders!

Let us start off by saying, welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community! We’re so excited to have you here, and we can’t wait to start learning from you. If you haven’t read our Welcome to the Microsoft Edge Insider community article yet, we recommend starting there. It has a bunch of great information on how we got here and where we’re heading.

Our mission:
Our mission is to create a thriving community of valuable Insiders, like you, so we can closely listen and learn how Microsoft Edge can be better. We believe that having open, honest, and continued conversations with our Insider community is a great way to build a close relationship with our users.

Why do all of this? Because we want to build a browser that’s deeply grounded in your needs. Your voice is the most important piece of helping us build a better Microsoft Edge. The feedback you provide leads to meaningful conversations that may ultimately produce the new features, bug fixes, and other improvements that matter the most to you. Listening is just the beginning for us. Our true goal is to build Microsoft Edge with the voice of the Insider community as our guiding light.

Community voice

When we announced the next version of Microsoft Edge back in December, we asked a simple question: If you could change one thing about the web, what would it be?

We were completely humbled by the over 40k comments you’ve shared with us. That’s a whole lot of ideas. Thank you!

You tell us that you love some things about the current Microsoft Edge browser, like the smooth scrolling experience, our Fluent Design and the precision touchpad, and you hope we’ll bring those things forward into the next version too.

Some of you are frustrated with the way that sites render so differently depending on the browser you're using to view them. You also tell us that Web Standards are on the top of your mind. We hear that you want all browsers to adopt the same standards. We hear from some of you web developers that you want new capabilities added to the web platform; whether that be in CSS, HTML or JavaScript. Another top request is an improved dev tools experience.

We hear that you have strong feelings about online advertising. Some of you wish ads that pop-up would just disappear and the same for auto-playing ads. While others feel a strong desire to remove or fundamentally change how online advertising works on the web. There is concern how these advertisements enable sites to track you as you browse which feels "creepy" and "invasive."

The overwhelming majority of comments (we’re talking thousands of messages) that we have read wish for a change in the fundamental attributes of the web. Make it faster, safer, more reliable and more private. You want your browsers to have smaller memory footprints, lower battery consumption, higher rendering speed and better stability. We agree with you wholeheartedly! The attributes that you say matter most in your browsing experience are performance, privacy, and reliability. So that is where we are starting.

We are focusing on delivering outstanding fundamentals. Speed, stability, accessibility, compatibility, security, and privacy are always top of mind for us. We are using your comments and suggestions to guide us while we are getting the new Microsoft Edge ready for its debut.

What’s next?
In the meantime, jump in, download the Microsoft Edge Insider Channels, and let us know what you think. What’s working well? Where do we need to improve? Over time, we hope to build healthy engagement and feedback loops with our community members.

We’re also mindful that our users have preferred ways to engage with us. Whether you view the latest information on the Microsoft Edge Insider website, enjoy direct discussions on our forum, need a personal support assistant via help (F1), share your feedback and suggestions via the smiley face, or just want to give us a shout on Twitter, we’re always listening and looking for ways to reach out wherever our users feel most comfortable and prefer to talk to us. We’re all ears!

Thank you for being here. We look forward to listening and engaging with you.

-The Microsoft Edge Team-

[#2]

@saundra51mentions 

Hi Saundra & welcome to the Forum,

No, just carry on with whatever mail account you have , care to use, no need to grab anything new or different in that regard.  It is just another version of the Edge browser coming.  That does not impact what e-mail a person has or wants.  Even now & it doesn't change, one can use whatever e-mail in whatever browser; that's up to the Users whims.

Cheers,
Drew

[#3]

@KKKillerBean 

Pretty sure this runs on Android, now or certainly syncs to Android.  Likely someone (else) can/will quickly correct this if it is wrong.

Cheers,
Drew

[#4]

Hi can we get rid of the administrator mode dialogue box or have the ability to turn it off thanks@Elliot Kirk 

[#5]

To Anonymous, Well Any...

If your English isn't perfect, your attitude is!

This is basically my first foray into the new Edge, & like you, I'm pretty well invested in MS, so I wish it well too!

[#6]

Let's have the Office365 link directly to other older software like Microsoft Money the older versions of Word. Thanks.

[#7]

@samporya 

Hi Sam & welcome to the Edge Forum,

This might be nice for some, but... certainly, if we are talking about vintage software, it will not be compatible with current technology.  (If old enough) Old & new often cannot play nicely with each other.  There is good reason old is replaced with new and at some point (with software) really old stuff becomes ignored... unsupported & not able to work with contemporary & cutting-edge products. products.  It is unlikely O365 will ever link with defunct software.  There is another Forum for Office 365 discussions.  It is, really, not an Edge issue nor a browser issue.

Cheers,
Drew

[#8]

@Elliot Kirk Feature request: Please add the option to change the theme of the browser in the main menu so that it will be easier and convenient to change the theme from "light to dark" or from "dark to light".

--K. K. VinayKumar

[#9]

@Elliot Kirk

BRING BACK the Toolbars : Menu & Command, Task Icons across the Top of Browser HTML page

I am a mature age Researcher who has, since 1996 been & continuously using

*  IE11 ( Internet Explorer Browser ) :

for usually intense HANDS ON research with a usb double adapter Mouse / Querty Keyboard attached to my 2011 HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC ( LapTop )  ; imperative to use the TASK ICONS ( from the Toolbars : MENU & COMMAND ) across the top of any HTML page working on ;

&

*  Live Mail 2011 ( Email Client )

for automatically filing numerous ( up to 300 per day ) emails from Inbox to Specialty Folder by MESSAGE RULES ; 

Many thanks Jeff M Weeks WMaxJeff@gmail.com

[#10]

@WMaxJeffgmailcom 

We are given the understanding that ALL this same bunch of items nearly everyone is mentioning IS coming.  Remember, everyone, it IS a work-in-progress and there is a lot involved & a lot to do.  Stuff will come piecemeal and Rome wasn't build in a day.  Brick by brick, there are oodles of parts & pieces, factors & considerations, it will take time!  Plus, trying figuring out how to please the majority of a a gamut of Users, Home & Business... which, includes picking through heaps of Feedback, both complaints & requests and putting that compilation against what you're trying to build.  

There are signs that there's light at the end of the tunnel.  Some things have been added (recently) and others can, already, be enabled, albeit, via flags; Reading View, Smooth scrolling, Tracking prevention & Translate are some examples.

Cheers,
Drew

[#11]

I could work fine with the Edge (Dev channel) since Microsoft Build, but lately im keep getting: This page is having a problem Try coming back to it later. Anyone else facing same issue? I can open the Edge menu, but can't navigate to help or settings... Only option seems to reinstall.

[#12]

Honestly, for how quick and easy it is, yes. Remove it and re-install it, BUT, grab a fresh Download and use that to re-install.

Now, what behavior is there?

Cheers,
Drew

Sent from Windows Phone

[#13]

Hi @Elliot Kirk ,  Microsoft Chromium Edge Beta loading error 0x8020006f : This error received during installation is supported because windows 10 supports game mode.
The game says that the mode should be turned off.
However, the installation does not take place even though the game mode is turned off.

[#14]

hi @Elliot Kirk , Microsoft Chromium Edge Beta loading error 0xa0430721 : This error is received because it comes from chrome or edge board. We recommend that you download the full installer or update the installed versions directly. 

[#15]

Hi @Eyp_Can_Demirel, I would recommend that you send a message to one of our support agents with you error codes.  They are much more able to get you unblocked than I am.  You can create a new support ticket from https://microsoftedgesupport.microsoft.com/hc.  Thanks - Elliot

[#16]

I got trouble in Chromium Edge.
Before this, I am saying I like using new Edge because:
(1) 1080P or more in Netflix
(2) Compatible to Chrome Extensions

The compatibility is very perfect only except for the most important one : LLN(Language Learning with Netflix)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-ne/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm

This is the essential extension to language learners with Netflix.

The problem is there is a critical bug only in this extension. Many of subtitles are skipped to be impossible to practice only in Edge.

I installed Canaly,Dev, and Beta to use this extension in 1080P environment instead of 720P limitation of Chrome.

But unless you provide compatibility for this extension, LLN, I have no choice but selling Windows laptop and buying a new Chromebook only for learning language with Netflix 1080P.

Actually, I'm considering waiting until Black Friday. If LLN and Chromium Edge are not compatible until then, I will buy a Chromebook for 1080P and forget about this new Edge.

I hope you take care of this. Compatibility to Chrome Extension is huge.

[#17]

hello there, i really like your team efforts but this version of Edge missing feature of using PEN & Highlighter [Add notes] that we can use in exixting edge. we really love this feature.

  

Thanks

Shivam Mishra

[#18]

@smishra9909 

Hey, may as well have your voice added to the throngs of others :thumbs_up::thumbs_up::smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes::megaphone:

Cheers,
Drew

[#19]

 @1080P  @Elliot Kirk 

Elliot,

Please, be sure you let the Team know they have a deadline, eh?  This must be all done by Nov 29, 2019.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Drew

[#20]

Thanks.

I believe your team will do it successfully.

[#21]

Hey @Elliot Kirk !

It would be awesome to add a tip-tap gesture which will switch tabs in Microsoft Edge on touch-pad-enabled devices.