Apr 08 2019 07:33 AM - edited Apr 08 2019 07:48 AM
Hello Microsoft Edge Insiders!
Ever since we first announced in December that Microsoft Edge was going to adopt the Chromium open source project for our desktop browser, we’ve been excited to begin launching our Insider community. The time has finally come, and everyone can try out the new version of the browser right now!
We want to use this opportunity to start building a close relationship with all of you. Going beyond collecting comments and reviews, we’re eager to listen and engage in active conversations with you. We believe your collective voices will help us build a better Microsoft Edge, and that’s our vision for this community.
With our recent adoption of Chromium, Microsoft Edge gets a chance to grow beyond its initial home on Windows 10. As we’ve reflected on the best ways to enable a new listening system to support other versions of Windows and platforms, we’ve realized that our goals should be based on what we want as customers, not as engineers or designers.
What would such a system look like? That’s where all of you come in. Based on the feedback you’ve graciously given us over the past few years, we know it’s important to be able to quickly and easily send us problems or suggestions from directly within the browser. You also want a way to engage meaningfully and deeply with the developers, as well as a way to get immediate support when you run into a problem that you can’t fix on your own.
Other Insider programs at Microsoft have provided good models for us to follow for our new community. However, the Microsoft Edge Insider community has one important difference: you don’t need to sign up. Just downloading and using the Microsoft Edge Canary, Dev, or Beta channels is enough.
We hope that this relationship can be beneficial for both parties. For you, this isn’t just about being a member of an active group of fellow browser enthusiasts. You also get: a chance to see new features before all the other Microsoft Edge users; an in-depth understanding of how and why we built them, a direct channel of communication with the engineers responsible for them, and the chance to critique them and suggest what we should build next. We at Microsoft get valuable early feedback, your verbal and written insights about what you do and don't like about a given feature or approach, which will help us steer the product in the right direction. The ability to dig deeper and understand the why behind the what, while learning from a large and diverse worldwide audience. Finally, through our continuing conversations, we hope Insiders will invite others in their own communities to come and join in our conversation.
So, what can you expect from us? As our new features start making their way into the builds, our goal is to publish at least one new article every other week to inform and encourage active discussions on the latest developments in the Insider channels. We are devoting some of our time to reading and responding to every thread, and you can expect direct interaction from the Microsoft Edge team that promotes the deepest, most enlightening discussions.
We’re fully committed to building an open, honest and respectful community of awesome Insiders like you. We hope you’ll join our discussions or start your own today.
Welcome to our community. We can’t wait to build a great Edge community together!
-The Microsoft Edge Team-
Apr 08 2019 03:03 PM
Hopefully this is the right spot. A feature suggestion. When you have several tabs open and are working on one tab that has an open tab to the right. If you click a link and it opens another tab it will put it to the far right which is fine. When you close the tab it does not take you back to the originating tab. It takes you to the one to the immediate left. How about adding the feature where you will automatically go back to the tab that you left when you cilcked the link. Thanks @Elliot Kirk
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Apr 08 2019 03:53 PM
So looking forward to this. I can see a problem for me in the favorites bar. You can not display either just the icon, or icon and label or just the label. I have a lot of links and folders within my Favorite bar, in the MS Edge I can choose to only show the icon and they all fit. However in this version they do not all fit and I have to click a menu option to find the rest of them. I have also posted this a feedback from within the beta browser. @Elliot Kirk
Apr 08 2019 04:07 PM
Apr 08 2019 04:15 PM
@Elliot Kirk OK, so far so good, much faster than the regular Edge Browser, that's my first impression. PROBLEM, whilst in settings etc we can add or delete the "FAVOURITES BAR", BUT how do we get the "FAVOURITES BUTTON" viewable. Found in settings where the favourites Bar can either be switched on or off, BUT, unlike in the usual Edge, there's NO provision to either turn the visiable Favourites button on or off
Apr 08 2019 04:17 PM
Please, PLEASE ditch the Chromium version of edge. I am sorry but it is impossible to say anything nice about it. The version of EDGE that we have been using since it was introduced works great and the Chromium version just make me want to go back to Internet explorer if this will end up being the only version of EDGE. Edge used to be so easy to use and the chromium version makes it so hard to do ANYTHING! And it is impossible to close. Again, PLEASE, PLEASE stop with the Frankenstein experiment and go back to the version of EDGE that we have known and love so much!
Apr 08 2019 04:19 PM
it would be great if we are able to change the search engine also on the first page, not only in the address bar.
Fabrizio
Apr 08 2019 04:31 PM
Could I ask that is it release new Edge in MS Store in your timeline? Now MS Store have many software and enough to daily work, and I don't want install a program with UAC. If the answer is not, I think new Edge should have a portable version just like VSCode, I found many people don't install VSCode but take the portable version like me. @Elliot Kirk
Apr 08 2019 04:35 PM - edited Apr 08 2019 04:56 PM
@Elliot KirkJumping into Canary channel, cant wait to see where this will go.
So far few things:
Fluent design - Edge should integrate with the OS a bit better, things like picking up systemwide dark/light theme and accents and the design language, at the moment its inconsistent from the Windows10.
Browser Data Import - Should least work for other chromium based browsers, Opera, Vivaldi, Yandex ect
Custom images on new tab page and more customization in general.
Opera has a cool feature where all search engines have an assigned letter, so if I start search with it itll use different search engine:
"search text" - will use default
"q search text" - will use qwant
This will also fetch predictive results from the respective search engine.
Apr 08 2019 05:02 PM
@Elliot Kirk started testing and already looks and functions great; was able to ditch Chrome already, within hours. Would love to be able to completely remove the current Edge but understand it is still heavily integrated into the OS.
Weird note: installed Chromium Edge Dev on my work laptop - all good.
Now installing on my home laptop; every time I launch it I get a 'edge administrator mode detected' - I believe this may not be an Edge Dev exclsuive issue buy perhaps I can find the answer here...
And, no: I have not checked the properties to run this specific app (or any, for that matter) in admin mode.
Thanks!
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Apr 08 2019 06:14 PM
Side bar for bookmarks, downloads and history please, like the old edge, with a better design :D
Apr 08 2019 07:35 PM
Forcing safe searches is an important management option for our school district. We would also like to have a way to control which extensions are or are not available for install by student users. @Elliot Kirk
Apr 08 2019 07:50 PM - edited Apr 08 2019 07:55 PM
You guys had a great browser that was ignored by many, but those of us who used it knew what it had to offer. Don't forget all the great features the original Edge had! I hope to see them all making a return and much more!
-Dark Mode
-Light weight while running
-Instant cold startup
-Easy "continue on" with Edge on Mobile
-Better Bing integration
-Cortana integration
-Page Drawing and Sharing
-Reading List
-etc
Apr 08 2019 08:55 PM
Is there any know problem with the Edge Dev not showing up in Windows 10 1809 Pro x64 list of Notification Apps? I have spent time configuring all of my Chrome Extensions but I rely on notifications of my browser. When I check the App Notification list MS Edge does not show up. Firefox and Chrome do however.