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Top Feedback Summary for February 11
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Hello, Insiders! We’re back with this week’s Top Feedback Summary. We have a couple updates that you all will be interested in.
First, we added a new item to our list! Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents is now Under Review. This feature would allow users to use the table of contents in a PDF file as an interactive feature where one can click on an item in the list and go straight to it.
We think you all will be excited to see that one of our top items has moved to In Discussion: Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge. We hope you will hop into the discussion thread to let us know how this feature was helpful for you.
That’s it for this week! We will see you next week after the President’s Day holiday here in the US.
Here’s the full updated list:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
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Planned for February |
Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated |
10 weeks |
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Planned for February |
Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices |
14 weeks |
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Planned for February |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
25 weeks |
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Planned for February |
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
25 weeks |
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Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
14 weeks |
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Planned |
Edge cannot find devices to cast media |
2 weeks |
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Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
3 weeks |
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Planned |
Support read aloud of PDF files |
3 weeks |
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Planned |
Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close |
13 weeks |
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Planned |
Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar |
15 weeks |
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Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
15 weeks |
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Planned (Join the discussion) |
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
23 weeks |
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Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
25 weeks |
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Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
25 weeks |
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Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
25 weeks |
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In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
20 weeks |
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In Discussion |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
21 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
23 weeks |
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In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
25 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
25 weeks |
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In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
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In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
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In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
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Under Review |
Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
NEW! |
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Under Review |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
25 weeks |
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Under Review |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
25 weeks |
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Under Review |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
25 weeks |
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Not Planned |
Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close |
13 weeks |
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Not Planned (View the discussion) |
Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account |
23 weeks |
And here’s the list of top “quality areas” that we’re actively working on in response to your feedback:
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Bring more extensions to the extensions store |
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Edge should use less memory than it does |
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Edge should use less CPU than it does |
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Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages |
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Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files |
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Opening a new tab is too slow |
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.
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 |
On this list for |
Addressed on |
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Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page |
20 weeks |
Jan 22, 2020 |
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Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page |
22 weeks |
Jan 22, 2020 |
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Enable search in the extensions store |
17 weeks |
Dec 19, 2019 |
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The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo |
1 week |
Nov 14, 2019 |
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A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line |
12 weeks |
Nov 14, 2019 |
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YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified |
1 week |
Nov 4, 2019 |
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Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store |
4 weeks |
Nov 4, 2019 |
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Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion) |
8 weeks |
October 29, 2019 |
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Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link |
1 week |
October 22, 2019 |
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Inking for PDF files |
9 weeks |
October 22, 2019 |
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Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar |
1 week |
October 15, 2019 |
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Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
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Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
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ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages |
6 weeks |
October 1, 2019 |
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Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs |
1 week |
September 17, 2019 |
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Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date |
4 weeks |
September 17, 2019 |
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“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser |
2 weeks |
September 4, 2019 |
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Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
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Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
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Drop down menus in some web pages are not working |
1 week |
August 29, 2019 |
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Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge |
Addressed before these posts started |
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Build translation capabilities into the browser |
Addressed before these posts started |
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Delete browsing history on exit |
Addressed before these posts started |
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Show favorites bar only on the new tab page |
Addressed before these posts started |
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Bring back reading view |
Addressed before these posts started |
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Sync data with my work or school account |
Addressed before these posts started |
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36 Replies
MissyQ When will copy-paste work in SharePoint? Always have to go back to IE to get this to work.
- Please, How about just telling us WHY... there are no updates. For anything.
- Today they released Insider fast ring build for Windows 10, new app icons for Store apps, new Canary update. today is a good day 😄
Warn on Close (Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window) has been Under Discussion for 21 weeks now (and Requested ever since the first test version), which is one of the most ridiculous things ever. All we want is an option to turn it on, and it's a simple flippin' warning dialog box! Just what exactly is there to discuss for months about this simple feature that many of us consider to be crucial (and really ought to have been present from the very beginning, along with an option for Don't Close Window when Closing Last Tab)? Despite all the pretence it's no wonder the Edge Dev team is accused of not caring about its users... After all, if a simple dialog box can't be added then what's the point even requesting any other feature that's remotely more complex?
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/add-the-epub-reader-from-edgeuwp-to-edge-chromium/m-p/991598#M16294 again I hope you consider adding the support to open epubs with the immersive reader function. This feedback reached 75 likes now
It's not necessary. Edge was a browser. for an actual E-book reader, use Calibre
MissyQ Also I'll paste this message with every time you renew this page since you guys don't care.
Now Edge has released officially and I'm still waiting for:
- Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window (Like in Firefox, IE and many others)
- Middle Mouse Clicks to open new tabs when clicked on the tabs bar (Like in Firefox)
- Move the opened tabs to the bookmarks toolbar by just dragging them with the mouse (Like in Firefox)
- Built-in Ad-Blocker (Like in Opera)
- Built-in VPN (Like in Opera)
- Importing from Firefox (Which doesn't exists on 90% of the machines I've tried) which is a MAJOR bug!! It's basically the first step I'm going to do "when" I move to Edge !!So I'm not moving to Edge until these are added/fixed.. and trust me I want to move to Edge because I use almost all Microsoft products including Windows Defender,OneDrive, Office 356 and more! And everything is synced into my Microsoft account! And Edge is great so far and I want it to be synced too! But not perfect since these things and more are missing!
They should be very very simple to add since they exists in Firefox like a decade and half ago... (Except for Ad-Blocker & VPN which exists in the useless Opera for years!)
But looks like Edge still have years to be "near" perfect since you guys don't care much, and until then I see 0 reasons to use it and 0 reasons to change Firefox.
matt_bits wrote:The VPN will probably not be build-in in the the browser. I think there is a VPN already in the Windows 10 OS.
Please refer to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20510/windows-10-connect-to-vpn
It's VPN support, not VPN (i.e VPN connectivity, VPN server, user/pass etc)
All OSes have VPN protocols support more or less. IOS, OSX, Windows, Android, Linux etc.
I agree with some of your points, but you need to remember that everybody here has a different environment and different use case. There is no one-size-fits-all. That's why browsers like Vivaldi exist, to cater to a very specific group.
I personally manage browser security (amongst many other things) at a company with 8000 workstations and 1500 servers. Keeping everything working and everybody happy is a big job, especially when I need to support every major browser.
There are many features that exist in Chrome/Firefox/Opera etc. that should also exist in Edge, just to satisfy the user's expectations. We don't want people to try Edge and then move back to another browser because of a stupid minor issue.
On your comments:
- Confirmation on closing multiple tabs is definitely needed.
- Middle mouse clicks - I don't think many people even know this exists, let alone have a mouse with a middle button
- Dragging to the bookmarks bar - only advanced firefox users will know about this one
- Ad-blocker - Edge's built in blocker is WAY BETTER than the other browsers, and the privacy dashboard is great. There are 100 plugins available if you want something more granular.
- VPN - The last thing I want is my users opening VPN sessions to third party servers, in order to circumvent our internal security. Opera is the only browser to support this, with 2% market share. There are many other missing features with a higher priority, and I definitely want a policy to disable it, should it ever be introduced.
- Firefox importing - I agree that it doesn't always find Firefox profiles to import, but this is something that is difficult to reproduce. If it finds the profile, importing is perfect.
No browser is perfect, but Edge has a strong community with a lot of good ideas. I'm personally pushing the Edge Dev Team for a ton of missing management policies, which are no use to home users. Its for them to decide where their priorities are, and which features should be added first.
It's good to be specific when things like Firefox import doesn't work.
I asked him multiple times but he didn't give me any specific version.
if Firefox import doesn't work for you, could you mention which version of Edge and Firefox you tried on?
right now at this moment, on latest version of both browsers, try it and see if it works. I did, multiple times on different machines and it worked every time.
so you do the same and report back
- Spoiler
Omar-Os wrote:MissyQ Also I'll paste this message with every time you renew this page since you guys don't care.
Now Edge has released officially and I'm still waiting for:
- Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window (Like in Firefox, IE and many others)
- Middle Mouse Clicks to open new tabs when clicked on the tabs bar (Like in Firefox)
- Move the opened tabs to the bookmarks toolbar by just dragging them with the mouse (Like in Firefox)
- Built-in Ad-Blocker (Like in Opera)
- Built-in VPN (Like in Opera)
- Importing from Firefox (Which doesn't exists on 90% of the machines I've tried) which is a MAJOR bug!! It's basically the first step I'm going to do "when" I move to Edge !!So I'm not moving to Edge until these are added/fixed.. and trust me I want to move to Edge because I use almost all Microsoft products including Windows Defender,OneDrive, Office 356 and more! And everything is synced into my Microsoft account! And Edge is great so far and I want it to be synced too! But not perfect since these things and more are missing!
They should be very very simple to add since they exists in Firefox like a decade and half ago... (Except for Ad-Blocker & VPN which exists in the useless Opera for years!)
But looks like Edge still have years to be "near" perfect since you guys don't care much, and until then I see 0 reasons to use it and 0 reasons to change Firefox.- Firefox Import works. Both Microsoft and Mozilla have added support for each others' browsers, and not only stable, but also experimental channels. I have successfully Imported from Firefox 74/75 to Edge Canary 81/82.
- Edge has adblocker, in fact it's better than adblocker, it's a malware-blocker, miner-blocker, fingerprinting-blocker and more. edge://settings/privacy
- https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2019/12/03/improving-tracking-prevention-microsoft-edge-79/
- Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window
- Opera VPN is lame when the network is using DPI and other stronger anti-censorship technique, personally tested. also the speed is too low. TOR is better and more secure.
- Also you might wanna read this article, it'll change your view on VPNs...
- https://www.privacytools.io/providers/vpn/
- 1- No it doesn't work, I tested it on like 20 machines that has different Windows and different editions of Edge and it's just not in the import list.
2/3- No it doesn't work at all, all ads are there, this is not an ad-blocker.
4- Yeah I commented there, they are acting like it's not important at all....
5/6- Then we need a strong and efficient one, I don't mean that we need one exactly like Opera's ! Opera is **bleep** anyway.
It's has Not been discussed for 20 weeks.
it's been on the list for 20 weeks and around 2 weeks ago they started the discussion because they are planning to add it and so they want user feedbacks that whether the same functionality should be added or any improvements need to be applied to it first.
- I don't care, they are thinking about it for 20 weeks while it's crucial !!!!
Do something about the scroll bar. It doesn't change with the theme and looks ugly. Please bring the scroll bar as in the modern windows apps and make it collapsible when not in use.
- This is a joke. Browsing history syncing delayed again until summer. Probably the most important feature gets delayed several months again. I'm done with this. Switching to Firefox at this very moment. Bye Bye.
Thanks so much for everyone's thoughts and suggestions!
cazafurcias42 We absolutely get the frustrations around this, my friend. Clark, the PM who owns this, posted last week a great explanation of the reasoning behind this decision. We want to make sure it's done right, not fast. If you would like, once this has been implemented, I can reach out to you and have you give it a try!
Omar-Os I am sorry to see that there is a perception that we do not care. We are constantly evaluating how our users view us, and this breaks my heart. I would love to have a dialog with you in DMs about why you feel this way and if there may be ways we can improve this perception. You mention things being a "simple fix", however it's not. Firefox in particular isn't built on the same system the new Microsoft Edge is, so implementing those types of features take a lot of work on our side to be on par with where users want. You can see on the feedback list that we are working on tab features, we already do have a built in ad blocker (it's under Site Permissions, and blocks misleading ads found on a specific list - not all ads immediately), and everything else you've mentioned we've received feedback on as well. Even though we don't respond to every message ever on here (we're working to improve this), we do READ every message and ensure things are sent to the right people. It takes time to change things, and improving our response rate on these forums falls into that.
I sent you guys emails and DMs and logs and everything about several problems "specially the importing of Firefox that doesn't exists" and all you say is we will pass it to the team and all will be fixed soon, that was almost a year ago! So yeah you don't care.
"Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window" indeed is a very simply option and we all know it, It's not a Firefox exclusive feature! It was in IE and the original Edge ever since they released !!! Why didn't you add it to the new Edge is beyond me !!!
Oh what's that ? You are saying they aren't Chromium based ?? So how is it in Vivaldi, Maxthon and others Chromium based browsers ?? You mean they doing better job than you do ???
If your "Ad-Blocker" doesn't block 99% of the ads at least then it's useless, which it is.
It actually blocks none!!
Reading every messing but not replying to them OR acknowledging the problems in them as an actual problems is "not caring" in my book.
I'm not even going to mention the constant delaying of the Sync History, Extensions and Open tabs.....
Have a good day.
- Is it really more important than Extension syncing?
History can be generated dynamically, all the time, on any device. usually people are trying to get rid of their browsing history 🙂
but anyway, I believe things like that take time. there are manual ways to backup your history, one of them is by going to your User Data directory of Edge and copy the file called "History". paste it on another Edge installation folder and you'll have your History again.HotCakeX I know it's a matter of opinion and a different case for each person but I def agree. One of the things I love about Chrome is being able to sign in with my Google account on a new install and have all of my extesnsions start installing, and even appear in the same order (up on the right side of the address bar).
History is something I never really even think about. I rarely use history, instead get to websites by using either the address bar and typing the first few letters or the bookmarks bar. So I'm really glad to see that extensions syncing is coming this month. I wonder if it will cover extensions installed from the Chrome Web Store though? I got all the extensions I could that I use from the Edge Extension Store of course but there are just a few not in the Edge store I had to get from Chrome Web Store. Mainly Nord VPN extension, and FrankerFaceZ (a extension for enhancing the twitch.tv site).
MissyQ Do you see any chance that either the "wimpy font" or "Whack-a-Mole" menu issues will make it to the list at any time in the foreseeable future?
tomscharbach Features on this list are added on based on the number of feedback we receive through the Send feedback tool in the browser. This is something I have seen around social a lot, though (even before the garbled text issue we recently saw). I'll chat with the team, but can't guarantee anything. 🙂
MissyQ "Features on this list are added on based on the number of feedback we receive through the Send feedback tool in the browser. This is something I have seen around social a lot, though (even before the garbled text issue we recently saw). I'll chat with the team, but can't guarantee anything. 🙂"
I understand, and it makes sense. I'll post a new explanation of both the "wimpy font" issue and the "Whack-a-Mole" favorites menu issue over the next few days and suggest to the people who have been posting about this issue over the last 6-9 months that they need to submit formal feedback through the feedback tool to get Microsoft's attention.
Enough people might be concerned about one or the other elevate the issues to a "to do" list, or the issues might not be important enough for Microsoft to do any further work. Either way we will gain some insight.
