May 06 2019 07:33 AM - edited May 07 2019 03:13 PM
The 2019 Build conference just kicked off in Redmond, and the next version of our Microsoft Edge browser is one of the stars. This is the first public peek at some of the things that we have been working on and we would love to hear what you think. I have created this thread to offer a single place to discuss all things Edge at Build.
Added: Link to Kyle's Blog post discussing the Build announcements in greater detail.
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May 06 2019 01:29 PM
@rjansen85 "The new Privacy settings look great. I think the three choices with details is a great way to give customers an understanding of what exactly is going on."
This is a screenshot of the privacy controls. A winner.
May 06 2019 01:37 PM
@xanplx "I missed the Linux support announcement?"
Nah.
Microsoft has yet to announce any plans for Linux support. The demand is there, though, so maybe someday.
May 06 2019 04:04 PM
My quick thoughts:
May 06 2019 05:03 PM
@ikjadoon I agree, OneNote (or Sticky Notes inside OneNote) support would be good. I don't like how Collections is it's own app, instead of using OneNote somehow. I don't want to spread out those notes all over the place.
May 06 2019 07:55 PM
Hi @Elliot Kirk - do you have anything to share with regards to how Edge will be managed by organisations and when this will be available? e.g. group policies, Intune, etc.
May 07 2019 07:30 AM - edited May 07 2019 07:35 AM
Will best Favorites UI on current edge be removed? even Favorites UI on android Edge app is better ! you people think this chrome's favorite list menu is better? this is horrible idea ! don't listen to the terrible people ! even favorites UI on ie 11 is better than chrome or this Edge
May 07 2019 07:50 AM
@Elliot Kirk Really looking forward to the collections feature, would be great to export to OneNote as well though.
May 07 2019 08:15 AM
May 07 2019 05:34 PM
@xanplx As it turns out, the build conference had a slide that suggests that Microsoft intends, eventually, to release a Linux build of Edge Chromium.
No announcement, though, about Linux. But there has been an announcement about all of the others on the slide.
May 08 2019 06:39 AM
@PrdAmrican "Really looking forward to the IE integration. We have several apps that require IE to run... this would be a great feature..."
I understand the importance of IE to Microsoft's enterprise customers (I don't have a use for IE and remove it from my Windows 10 computers), and I think that integrating IE into Edge Chromium is a tab is a positive development. It will make things easier for those who need IE, and (one hopes, anyway) that it will allow Microsoft to (eventually) remove IE from Windows 10 altogether.
My concern is that IE presents security risks that were not present in Edge (Classic), and I assume (trust but verify?) that Edge Chromium will be as secure as Edge (Classic). To help insure Edge Chromium's security, it seems to be that IE should be containerized within Edge Chromium to isolate any security issues from crossing over from IE to Edge Chromium.
May 09 2019 03:08 AM - edited May 09 2019 03:11 AM
@Elliot Kirk There are many touch screen devices. i have used these 2in1s for about 5 years. asus, acer, dell, lenovo, hp. surface and all oems you know , for tablet mode, " pin to start " is a must.
For about 5 years, i've never used The desktop UI (desktop Icons ) , every things are in the start menu (start screen).
When i use the edge on desktop mode, i still use tiles in Start menu. on Edge , I click the favorites button and use favorites on it just like ie 11 and current edge .
May 09 2019 10:47 AM
@rjansen85 Thank you for the kind words. We are excited for both features to hit our preview builds down the road. Just out of curiosity, what do you like the most out of the collections feature?
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