Top Feedback Summary for August 19

Microsoft

Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.

 

Hey, Insiders! Welcome to this week’s update of the top feedback we’re hearing from you. We’re excited to chat about two new items being added to this list, so let’s dive in!

 

First up, we talked about this two updates ago, but y’all here on the Insider forums have been asking the team to track vertical tabs on this list. A couple of weeks ago some users of our Canary/Dev channels noticed the beginnings of that feature as we started the CFR and feedback started to flow in. We’re excited to start tracking vertical tabs under Planned now, and we will be sharing updates as we get them here.

 

Additionally, the team is reviewing a new item, Edge should respect the default PDF viewer. We don’t have much around this right now, however we will share more details once we have them!

 

That’s it for our small update this week. We will chat at you all next week!

 

Here’s this week’s updated list:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Planned for September

Voice search on google.com doesn’t work

16 weeks

Planned for September

Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents

27 weeks

Planned for Summer

Enable sync of browsing history between devices

41 weeks

Planned

Enable vertical tabs feature

New!

Planned

Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows

3 weeks

Planned

Enable automatic generation of strong passwords

9 weeks

Planned

Support two-page layout in PDF reader

9 weeks

Planned

Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab”

9 weeks

Planned

Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list 

10 weeks

Planned

Add "text notes" feature to PDF files

14 weeks

Planned

Some web page fonts are blurry

15 weeks

Planned

MSA profile picture is not updating

19 weeks

Planned

Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page

24 weeks

Planned

Make Edge available on Linux

30 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

Add the ability to ink on web pages

42 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

52 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files

52 weeks

Planned

(Learn more)

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store

52 weeks

Planned

Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website

52 weeks

Alternative Planned
(Join the discussion)

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System

52 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window

47 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome

50 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

52 weeks

Under Review

Edge should respect the default PDF viewer

New!

Under Review

Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason

3 weeks

Under Review

Add ability to close tabs via double-click

19 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

(See the discussion)

Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

35 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the discussion)

Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame

43 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the discussion)

Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge

47 weeks

 

And here’s the list of top “quality areas” that we’re actively working on in response to your feedback:

 

Bring more extensions to the extensions store

Edge should use less memory than it does

Edge should use less CPU than it does

Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages

Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files

Opening a new tab is too slow

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:

 

Spoiler

 

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed on

Provide different options for sorting favorites
(See the discussion)

51 weeks

Aug 11, 2020

Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
(See the alternative)

50 weeks

Aug 5, 2020

Highlighter tool for PDF files

21 weeks

July 15, 2020

Mouse cursor sometimes disappears

(Read the discussion)

11 weeks

June 24, 2020

Support read aloud of PDF files

20 weeks

June 9, 2020

Edge cannot find devices to cast media (Learn more)

16 weeks

May 19, 2020

Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close

21 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo

33 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

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

Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices

19 weeks

Mar 19. 2020

Some users are unable to access any web page

3 weeks

Mar 11, 2020

Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated

13 weeks

Mar 4, 2020

Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar

17 weeks

Feb 26, 2020

Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile

26 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead

24 weeks

Feb 21, 2020

Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page

20 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page

22 weeks

Jan 22, 2020

Enable search in the extensions store

17 weeks

Dec 19, 2019

The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo

1 week

Nov 14, 2019

A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line

12 weeks

Nov 14, 2019

YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified

1 week

Nov 4, 2019

Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store

4 weeks

Nov 4, 2019

Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion)

8 weeks

October 29, 2019

Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link

1 week

October 22, 2019

Inking for PDF files

9 weeks

October 22, 2019

Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar

1 week

October 15, 2019

Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme

6 weeks

October 1, 2019

Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page

6 weeks

October 1, 2019

ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages

6 weeks

October 1, 2019

Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs

1 week

September 17, 2019

Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date

4 weeks

September 17, 2019

“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser

2 weeks

September 4, 2019

Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites

1 week

August 29, 2019

Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps

1 week

August 29, 2019

Drop down menus in some web pages are not working

1 week

August 29, 2019

Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge

Addressed before these posts started

 

Build translation capabilities into the browser

Addressed before these posts started

 

Delete browsing history on exit

Addressed before these posts started

 

Show favorites bar only on the new tab page

Addressed before these posts started

 

Bring back reading view

Addressed before these posts started

 

Sync data with my work or school account

Addressed before these posts started

 

 

 

24 Replies

@MissyQ 

What is the status of the "Smart Copy" feature which I saw for the first time and fascinating in this video  @28:15.

Smart Copy was shown on a preview with vert tabs back in March of this year, but nothing further has been mentioned about it.... Would be nice...

Dennis5mile
WooHooo Vert Tabs now listed, Thank You! Now if only it would come to my account. ;)🥺

@HotCakeX Do you still have Vert Tabs? How are they working for you? Have you discovered anything new about them?

Dennis5mile
Bring the "night mode" option to the pdf reader please, if you do that I would use it as my default pdf reader.

@MissyQ  vertical tabs come on!

@Dennis5mile 

@HotCakeXDo you still have Vert Tabs? How are they working for you? Have you discovered anything new about them?

Yes I still have them, haven't noticed any difference yet.

 

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I know one thing that needs improvements, the delay is too high between when you hover over the vertical tab strip on the left side and when the menu expands. they can reduce the delay and make it more responsive so that when user hovers over the left side, the menu expands instantly.

Cool! I am looking forward to getting vert tabs. Maybe they will have improved on the delay by then... Thanks for sharing..

Dennis5mile
Hopefully, you're welcome!

@MissyQ 

Thank you for sharing , regarding to the "Edge should respect the default PDF viewer" , I need to share even thought this is valid requirement but I also request in case there is plan to embed PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat into Microsoft Edge, it should have option like check its update and security risks. We notice that vulnerability in third-party PDF reader might leads to taking over the browser and put Microsoft Edge at risk, so this feature should be done with high security consideration like ability to block out of date PDF reader or make Microsoft Edge default , in case default PDF reader pose any risk and show message about this and ask user to update it.

 

@MissyQ 

"Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window"

 

With all due respect, Why is this feature still in discussion?

Any update regarding this feature?

@Deleted 
Because they aren't doing their job.
They haven't even fixed this issue which exists since the first release of the new Edge.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/importing-firefox-history-amp-passwords/m-p/1399029#M30732

They are prioritizing other features over this, let us see, they told they will "chat at you all next week!", we will wait.

@HotCakeX 

How did you insert picture of the galaxy inside titlebar?

A theme from Chrome webstore(Probably), not available in stable though.

@Deleted 
We don't need to chat, our requests are simple and clear! And also important.

@HotCakeX I also still have vertical tabs, and your note about "the delay is too high between when you hover over the vertical tab strip on the left side and when the menu expands" only happens with the first strip I hover over with my cursor. If I then continue to move my cursor over other strips, the menu expands instantly. Have you noticed the same thing?

 

Otherwise, I have noticed nothing particularly different about vertical tabs.

 

The improvement I would most like to see is to have an option to turn vertical tabs option on or off, either by hovering over a blank spot in the tabs ribbon or directly through the ... menu without having to open the settings page. 

 

Thanks!

@MissyQ 

In fact, I just want to get the edge for linux as soon as possible.

It wasn't noticeable, all I noticed was high delay when hovering mouse over the vertical tab strip.

there is a button on top left corner to switch between vertical and horizontal tabs.