Aug 26 2020 10:57 AM - edited Sep 01 2020 10:56 AM
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Greetings, Insiders! We have been working hard to bring changes and improvements to the browser. If you haven’t in a while, check out Josh’s update post for more details on what we’ve worked on lately.
There are some things that we consider quality areas in this summary: items that we will continuously work on improving as the browser evolves. One of these items is scrolling in PDFs, and this week we’ve implemented a change that will help with this. Available in our Dev and Canary channels, we introduced our first step to improve the scrolling and responsiveness of PDFs. You can try this out by enabling the feature flag at edge://flags/#edge-smooth-scrolling-enabled-pdf (copy and paste that into your browser’s address bar). If you have any thoughts about this new feature and any changes you notice in your PDF scrolling, please let us know by submitting feedback directly through the browser via the … menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback. The team is eager to know your thoughts!
Also new this week is a new item under and one moving to Planned, Add dictionary in PDF and Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window. While we don’t have any timeline for when we expect to see these to show up in Canary, you will see any updates we have here.
That’s it for this week! Circle back with us next week to see what updates we have.
Here’s this week’s updated list:
Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
Planned for September |
Voice search on google.com doesn’t work |
17 weeks |
Planned for September |
Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
28 weeks |
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
42 weeks |
Planned |
Add dictionary in PDF |
New! |
Planned |
Enable vertical tabs feature |
1 week |
Planned |
Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
4 weeks |
Planned |
Enable automatic generation of strong passwords |
10 weeks |
Planned |
Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
10 weeks |
Planned |
Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab” |
10 weeks |
Planned |
Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
11 weeks |
Planned |
Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
15 weeks |
Planned |
Some web page fonts are blurry |
16 weeks |
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
20 weeks |
Planned |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
25 weeks |
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
31 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
43 weeks |
Planned |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
48 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
53 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
53 weeks |
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
53 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
53 weeks |
Alternative Planned |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
53 weeks |
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
51 weeks |
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
53 weeks |
Under Review |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
1 week |
Under Review |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
4 weeks |
Under Review |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
20 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 |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
43 weeks |
Not Planned |
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:
Feedback |
On this list for |
Addressed on |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
51 weeks |
Aug 11, 2020 |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
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 |
|
Aug 26 2020 02:49 PM
The scrolling in PDFs is definitely much improved, so thank you. However, comparing with Edge Legacy shows you can do better yet. I monitored the CPU usage when scrolling through a PDF fast; in Edge Canary it's twice as high as in Legacy Edge. I also sometimes notice a small lag when zooming in fast on a touchscreen, which I don't notice in Edge Legacy.
Aug 27 2020 08:57 AM - edited Aug 27 2020 12:36 PM
@MissyQ
"Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window"
Planned for when???????
And it MUST include the number of running tabs just like Firefox! This is the only way I count the running tabs!! And I use this for counting the tabs all the time!
Aug 27 2020 10:54 PM - edited Aug 27 2020 10:57 PM
There is another simple method to count number of tabs
Just place your mouse on top of edge icon in taskbar, it'll show you how many running tabs were there, This will do the job for you :)
As you can see in the picture, it says the current page tab name and 5 more pages, so total six.
I hope this solves your problem.
Thank you
Aug 28 2020 08:38 AM
@Deleted
Yeah that's helpful, thanks!
But they still need to add the numbers to the warning, it make more sense!
Who knows! Maybe they will remove that tool-tip in the future for no reason...
Aug 28 2020 09:01 AM
Aug 28 2020 11:13 PM
Aug 29 2020 12:34 AM
Aug 29 2020 12:49 AM
Aug 29 2020 04:52 PM - edited Aug 29 2020 05:13 PM
Why then are there Wide and Large tiles for the Calculator? Why did their development team find these sizing options useful? Why there are no general development guidelines for native Microsoft's apps?
We all know that different teams at Microsoft work separately from others and there is no interaction. This is why we can see eight different options for context menus and other chaos in the Windows 10 interface. Hopefully, under the leadership of Panos Panay and after the partial merging of the development teams, Windows will improve slightly.
Aug 29 2020 05:17 PM
@Deleted Why then are there Wide and Large tiles for the Calculator? Why did their development team find these sizing options useful? Why there are no general development guidelines for native Microsoft's apps?
We all know that different teams at Microsoft work separately from others and there is no interaction. This is why we can see eight different options for context menus and other chaos in the Windows 10 interface. Hopefully, under the leadership of Panos Panay and after the partial merging of the development teams, Windows will improve slightly.
Aug 30 2020 10:38 AM - edited Aug 30 2020 10:41 AM
"Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window"
Yes, just add this simple feature, there's nothing to discuss about honestly....
Aug 30 2020 10:38 AM
Aug 30 2020 08:19 PM
Aug 30 2020 09:16 PM
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Aug 31 2020 09:42 AM
Aug 31 2020 09:45 AM
@Deleted I hope too, i waiting this features for install edge chromium \o/
Aug 31 2020 09:51 AM - edited Sep 01 2020 12:08 AM
@MissyQIf it's possible I want edge to directly communicate with the edge mobile to share links instead of via "your phone" app.