Top feedback summary for August 29

Microsoft

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

 

Hello insiders, as we explained in our post last week, we’ll be providing regular updates that summarize the most significant feedback we’re hearing from you and offer the latest status on each item. We’ve intentionally kept our descriptions of each item as simple as possible so that the list is easy to read, but if you have questions about any item please feel free to raise them by commenting on this post.

 

We have received more than 140,000 individual pieces of feedback. This list represents the feedback we see most frequently. This list is not exhaustive, and we will be frequently addressing topics not on this list. We are always listening and so please keep sending us feedback using the Send feedback button in the toolbar.

 

First, I want to highlight what’s changed since our first feedback summary:

  • In response to feedback about making it easier to get to your favorites, we have added a favorites button in the toolbar which allows quick one-click access to the favorites menu. Check it out in the Dev and Canary channels and let us know what you think!
  • We have added integration with Windows 10 sharing. On Windows 10 look for the Share option in the Settings and more (…) menu. You can share to people, devices, and other apps that support sharing. Please try your favorite share targets and let us know if you spot any issues.
  • We believe that issues with dropdown menus in web pages have been resolved by a fix in the Chromium code base. Please use the Send feedback smiley to let us know if you continue to see issues.

 

Here is the updated list of top feedback:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed

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

1 week

Addressed

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

1 week

Addressed

Drop down menus in some web pages are not working

1 week

Planned for September

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

1 week

Planned for September

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

1 week

Planned for October

Inking for PDF files

1 week

Planned for October

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

1 week

Planned for October

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

1 week

Planned for October

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

1 week

Planned for October

Enable search in the extensions store

1 week

Planned for October

“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser

1 week

Planned for October

ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages

1 week

Under Review

Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the New Tab Page

1 week

Under Review

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new Tab Page

1 week

Under Review

Allow the search bar in the New Tab Page to be configured with other search providers

1 week

Under Review

Provide the ability to change the tile of tiles on the New Tab Page

1 week

Under Review

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

1 week

Under Review

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

1 week

Under Review

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

1 week

Under Review

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

1 week

Under Review

Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

1 week

Under Review

Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the New Tab Page

1 week

Under Review

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System, including less rounded tabs

1 week

Under Review

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store

1 week

Under Review

Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account

1 week

Under Review

Provide different options for sorting favorites

 

1 week

Under Review

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

1 week

Quality Area

Edge should use less memory and CPU than it does

1 week

Quality Area

Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages

1 week

Quality Area

Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files

1 week

Quality Area

Update does not always work reliably

1 week

 

Definitions:

 

Addressed – Feedback is addressed in current Canary builds.

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

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. 

64 Replies

@matb86 Not a big themer, but the only thing I'd like to see is an option for the title bar color to be grabbed from the theme color of the current website, as in Vivaldi. That's a pretty cool feature, both for visual interest and for making it feel less like the page is running "inside" of a browser and more like the page is just the program you have open.

@Elliot Kirk  Elliot, would yous please consider making the dark mode scrollbars a higher priority so it gets done sooner? It's the only major, highly visible element remaining that hasn't been updated for dark mode :(

@Elliot KirkElliot, since the scroll bars are the only remaining significant element that have not been updated to dark mode, could you ask those involved to make it a higher priority? Once dark scroll bars ship, Edge's dark theme will be complete!

@Bdsrev 


@Bdsrev wrote:

@Elliot KirkElliot, since the scroll bars are the only remaining significant element that have not been updated to dark mode, could you ask those involved to make it a higher priority? Once dark scroll bars ship, Edge's dark theme will be complete!


 

Yes true,

to add to that, the Top bar on Edge insider should be set to dark theme too, regardless of Window's color settings.

I want the top bar to be either dark or transparent/Acrylic but if i set the Windows color to dark, a lot of things will be unreadable and it's not even comfortable for me to use the whole Windows in dark theme. 

so I prefer my Windows color to be something like green/blue etc and Edge insider's top bar be dark or transparent 

@Elliot Kirk Elliot it's been quite a while and I can't find anything about the dark mode scrollbars, can you give us a progress update please? Thanks :)