Top feedback summary for December 10

Microsoft

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

 

Hey everyone, welcome to the weekly top feedback summary. We actually have no news to report this week. The list below is unchanged from last week.

 

We’re not taking a break however . . . progress continues on our planned items. We will begin testing a fix for the favorites sync issue very soon. We are also actively working on discussion posts for a number of topics currently in “Under Review” status below.

 

Thanks for all your great feedback and for taking this journey with us. Check back next week for the latest.

 

Here’s the full updated list of feedback:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Planned for December

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

1 week

Planned for December

(Previously November)

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

16 weeks

Planned for December

(Previously November)

Enable search in the extensions store

16 weeks

Planned for January

Enable sync of browsing history between devices

5 weeks

Planned for January

Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices

5 weeks

Planned for January

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

14 weeks

Planned for January

(Previously November)

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

16 weeks

Planned

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

4 weeks

Planned

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

6 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

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

14 weeks

Planned

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

16 weeks

Planned

(Join the discussion)

Provide different options for sorting favorites

16 weeks

Planned

(Learn more)

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store

16 weeks

Planned

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

16 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Add the ability to ink on web pages

6 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

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

14 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account

14 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

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

14 weeks

Under Review

Opening a new tab is too slow

11 weeks

Under Review

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

11 weeks

Under Review

Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close

12 weeks

Under Review

Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame

12 weeks

Under Review

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

14 weeks

Under Review

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

16 weeks

Under Review

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page

16 weeks

Under Review

Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers

16 weeks

Under Review

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

16 weeks

Under Review

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

16 weeks

Under Review

Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page

16 weeks

Under Review

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System

16 weeks

Under Review

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

16 weeks

Quality Area

Bring more extensions to the extensions store

14 weeks

Quality Area

Edge should use less memory than it does

16 weeks

Quality Area

Edge should use less CPU than it does

16 weeks

Quality Area

Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages

16 weeks

Quality Area

Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files

16 weeks

Quality Area

Update does not always work reliably

16 weeks

 

 Definitions:

 

Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels

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. 

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

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

 

 

36 Replies

@David Rubino 

 

Hello

 

Possible to correct/add these points ?

 

1 - Re add option to disable the immersive reader in edge://flags/

 

2 - Since several versions of Canary, with each opening of the browser, it is first the about:blank url before having the right url (it slows down navigation)
The problem does not appear if Edge is already open (and the new page opens in a new tab)

 

3 - Always display bugs in text frames or clickable buttons of some sites (not present with other chromium browser)

 

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Thanks for your great work

@tistou 

for #2, Fully uninstall your Edge and try reinstalling it again. there must be something wrong on your end 

 

@HotCakeX 

 

Hi

 

Already tested with a "fresh" installation of Windows (other reason) and Edge, same problem
The problem has appeared since a few versions of Edge Canary

@tistou 

with this option set to this?

 

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@HotCakeX 

 

No, with these settings.

 

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But I have the same problem with a shortcut on the desktop for example
No matter how I open Edge, if the browser is closed, I have this problem
No worries if the browser is already open

Thanks,
I set my setting like yours too, (http://free.fr/). after closing/reopening Edge, the website loads fine for me.
have you tried choosing other websites to be opened on startup?

@HotCakeX 

 

No, only this one

I still have it with the shortcut outlook.com for example

 

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There, it's okay, it's pretty fast anyway
But it didn't do it before

So it's improved?
looks like it only has problem with that particular only, right?
I still see it loads about:blank first and then Outlook

@HotCakeX 

 

Yes that's it, if Edge is closed, whatever website I want to open, it's first about:blank before arriving on the requested web page
If Edge is already open, and I want to open another web page (in a new tab) the web page opens directly

I think there is something with your setup that does it for you, maybe you have configured something somewhere (in OS, 3rd party software, Antivirus, Edge itself) that is causing that behavior.
I'm not saying it's 100% true, just a possibility. because you've been having this problem for a long time.
I tried again with Microsoft.com and it just goes straight to that website, no about:blank first.
my intention is that if it is something you can fix it then I hope you find it and don't experience this problem anymore :)

my Edge version is also like yours, latest canary but my Windows is on insider fast ring, maybe that's the reason.

@HotCakeX 

 

This problem appeared from a version of Canary (I don't remember which one)
I tested by disabling AV, Ublock, same problem
And I have this problem on 2 PCs (Windows 10 1909)

I would have to get an old version of Canary to test (one with which I didn't have this problem)

@HotCakeX 

 

I tested with an old version (79.0.309.30)

 

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And no problem, no about:blank
The problem comes only from new versions of Edge

 

If this problem could be resolved

 

Thanks

I wonder what's different between our systems that you are having that problem but I don't.

@HotCakeX 

 

The version of javascript is different between 79.0.309 and 81.0.363
But I don't think it comes from there

I meant between my 81.0.363 and your 81.0.363

@HotCakeX 

 

Always the problems and "bugs" with the latest version of Canary (81.0.366)
I do not know if the MS staff saw these requests and if they intend to resolve them or not

Canary in Microsoft's definition is not daily (every 24hrs) updates.

Firefox nightly and Chrome canary both always release at least 1 update in every 24 hours.


but Microsoft usually releases update for canary channel every 3 days and for Dev every 7 days.

whenever there is a holiday or weekends, we don't get any builds. but this is NOT the case with Firefox and Google chrome canary. they don't care if it's holiday or weekend, they are still committed to release the daily updates. I've seen it and experienced it in the past couple of months.

 

Canary is intended for web developers or enthusiasts to try new features or for the browser developers to fix very super severe bugs. these little small tiny issues are supposed to be fixed in other channels, because Canary is all about quick updates and fast feature roll out, the rest should be handled and polished by other channels that take more time to release. for example Dev channel gives Edge developers 7 weeks to receive telemetry data, feedbacks from users and enough time to evaluate them and release subsequent patches.

Beta channel takes 6 weeks approx which puts the browser code under microscope to further find and fix any possible bugs before it goes to the stable channel.

even during the stable channel, updates are still released sometimes.