Apr 08 2019 07:50 AM
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-
Mar 31 2020 12:15 AM
Mar 31 2020 12:18 AM - edited Mar 31 2020 12:20 AM
@alveys wrote:Je suis un utilisateur convaincu de 'Edge Canary' mais je voudrais juste pouvoir en faire mon application par défaut... comment faire? l'option est désactivée dans les paramètres de canary.
une idée?
Merci... toute aide sera appréciée.
Hi, you can easily do it (set Edge as your default browser) from the Windows 10 settings => Apps => Default apps
Jul 23 2021 01:58 PM
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Nov 12 2021 06:06 PM - edited Nov 12 2021 06:07 PM
Hello @KeenBowl, I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish going into "incognito mode." That has nothing to do with masking your identity online. All it does is remove evidence of your online activity from the computer you were on. Also, if you're concerned about privacy, Google search is the worst engine to use. Google's business plan is to take all your information and sell it to others. When you use anything Google, YOU are the product. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think that Microsoft is in the business of mining your information and selling it to others. The most secure search engine is Duck Duck Go, and it is selectable in Edge's settings page. Finally, on the incognito page, if you search in the URL window instead of the search window, it will select your chosen search engine.
Regards,
Dan
Nov 14 2021 10:18 AM
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Nov 16 2021 10:04 AM - edited Nov 16 2021 10:53 AM
If you're truly concerned about privacy, focusing on the details will serve you far better than joining in the chorus of ill-informed accusations and conclusions that are so common these days.
On today's ultra-connected Internet, billions are flocking to apps and services that facilitate increasing interconnection as well as syncing across devices and platforms. Furthermore, troubleshooting and reliability at this scale is impossible without at least some anonymous metadata collection.
The idea of returning to the simpler, isolated, and more private Internet of yesterday by complaining/shouting at large corporations is much like the proverbial relieving of oneself into the wind. Businesses are serving an exponentially larger set of customers who are expecting/demanding just the opposite (probably without fully realizing it in many cases, but education is still a more effective antidote).
Getting back to Microsoft Edge, if you push the memes aside for a moment and actually look, you'll see that Edge has an impressive array of settings catering to users who prioritize privacy over interconnectivity. Furthermore, IMO Edge's privacy controls are much easier to access and use as well as being far more powerful compared to Google Chrome for example.
Look beneath the surface to see Microsoft is not pretending. But you'll have to put in the work to take full advantage of Edge (and Windows) privacy features. If you're looking for a simple, private out-of-the-box browser, perhaps Brave, Firefox Focus or using Edge InPrivate Window mode are better options.