Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Hello everyone, we took a break last week but we’re ready with a new update to the top feedback this week.
First, there’s some trending new feedback this week about favorites sync issues. For most the symptom is that favorites are simply not syncing, a known issue which we’re working on at the highest priority. Others are reporting that deleted favorites are reappearing, or that duplicate favorites are showing up. We believe these are symptoms of the same known issue so for now we’re tracking them together on this list. We expect to address them as soon as possible this month.
Next up, some other new plans:
- In direct response to your feedback we are planning to add the ability to keep cookies for specific sites when you’re clearing cookies. We’ll start a conversation here soon to help us better understand the problem and potential solutions.
- We expect the ability to change the location for news on the New Tab Page to arrive in January
- An option for a share button in the toolbar is planned, though we’re not ready to set an expected date just yet.
Meanwhile, some of our planned changes for November didn’t quite come in on time. We now believe that better handling of links for multiple profiles and search in the extension store will come in December, whereas the ability to change the title of New Tab Page tiles is now expected in January.
Finally, there’s one topic which we’re putting back in this list. In September we shipped the ability for users to limit or block autoplay via settings. Unfortunately, after several bug reports and some investigation, it turns out that the “block” functionality in the browser didn’t actually block autoplay and we turned this feature off in mid-October. We still want to ship a great autoplay experience that includes full block and granular control over what sites can and cannot autoplay, but don’t want to roll out a broken experience in the meantime. We’re sorry for the confusion and takeback, and hope to have things working well sometime next year.
Here’s the full updated list of feedback:
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Status
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Feedback
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On this list for
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Planned for December
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Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated
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New
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Planned for December
(Previously November)
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Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile
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15 weeks
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Planned for December
(Previously November)
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Enable search in the extensions store
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15 weeks
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Planned for January
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Enable sync of browsing history between devices
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4 weeks
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Planned for January
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Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices
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4 weeks
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Planned for January
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Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page
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13 weeks
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Planned for January
(Previously November)
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Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page
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15 weeks
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Planned
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Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close
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3 weeks
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Planned
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Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar
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5 weeks
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Planned
(Join the discussion)
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Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead
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13 weeks
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Planned
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Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo
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15 weeks
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Planned
(Join the discussion)
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Provide different options for sorting favorites
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15 weeks
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Planned
(Learn more)
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Support themes from the Chrome Web Store
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15 weeks
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Planned
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Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website
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15 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Add the ability to ink on web pages
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5 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files
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13 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account
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13 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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13 weeks
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Under Review
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Opening a new tab is too slow
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10 weeks
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Under Review
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Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window
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10 weeks
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Under Review
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Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close
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11 weeks
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Under Review
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Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame
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11 weeks
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Under Review
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The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome
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13 weeks
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Under Review
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Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System
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15 weeks
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Under Review
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Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge
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15 weeks
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Quality Area
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Bring more extensions to the extensions store
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13 weeks
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Quality Area
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Edge should use less memory than it does
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15 weeks
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Quality Area
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Edge should use less CPU than it does
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15 weeks
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Quality Area
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Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages
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15 weeks
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Quality Area
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Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files
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15 weeks
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Quality Area
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Update does not always work reliably
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15 weeks
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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:
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Feedback
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On this list for
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Addressed on
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The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo
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1 week
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Nov 14, 2019
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A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line
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12 weeks
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Nov 14, 2019
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YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified
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1 week
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Nov 4, 2019
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Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store
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4 weeks
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Nov 4, 2019
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Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion)
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8 weeks
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October 29, 2019
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Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link
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1 week
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October 22, 2019
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Inking for PDF files
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9 weeks
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October 22, 2019
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Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar
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1 week
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October 15, 2019
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Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme
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6 weeks
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October 1, 2019
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Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page
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6 weeks
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October 1, 2019
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ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages
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6 weeks
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October 1, 2019
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Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs
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1 week
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September 17, 2019
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Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date
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4 weeks
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September 17, 2019
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“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser
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2 weeks
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September 4, 2019
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Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites
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1 week
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August 29, 2019
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Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps
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1 week
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August 29, 2019
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Drop down menus in some web pages are not working
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1 week
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August 29, 2019
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Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge
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Addressed before these posts started
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Build translation capabilities into the browser
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Addressed before these posts started
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Delete browsing history on exit
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Addressed before these posts started
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Show favorites bar only on the new tab page
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Addressed before these posts started
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Bring back reading view
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Addressed before these posts started
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Sync data with my work or school account
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Addressed before these posts started
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