Feb 11 2020 10:34 AM - edited Feb 21 2020 11:35 AM
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:
Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
Planned for February |
Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated |
10 weeks |
Planned for February |
Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices |
14 weeks |
Planned for February |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
25 weeks |
Planned for February |
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
25 weeks |
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
14 weeks |
Planned |
Edge cannot find devices to cast media |
2 weeks |
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
3 weeks |
Planned |
Support read aloud of PDF files |
3 weeks |
Planned |
Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close |
13 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar |
15 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
15 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
23 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
25 weeks |
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
25 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
25 weeks |
In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
20 weeks |
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 |
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 |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
25 weeks |
Under Review |
Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
NEW! |
Under Review |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
25 weeks |
Under Review |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
25 weeks |
Under Review |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
25 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 |
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 |
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:
Feedback |
On this list for |
Addressed on |
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 |
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Feb 11 2020 11:00 AM
Feb 11 2020 04:10 PM
@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?
Feb 11 2020 06:42 PM
Feb 11 2020 09:01 PM
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.
Feb 11 2020 09:05 PM
Feb 12 2020 03:36 AM
@MissyQDiscussing the "Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window" for 20 weeks is a huge joke ! It's a crucial option to add !! I don't know why and how Edge started without it !!! and you still discussing it ????????????????????
Feb 12 2020 03:38 AM - edited Feb 12 2020 06:20 AM
@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.
Feb 12 2020 08:29 AM
Feb 12 2020 10:25 AM
@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.
Feb 12 2020 10:30 AM
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.
Feb 12 2020 01:56 PM
Feb 12 2020 02:01 PM
Feb 13 2020 03:13 AM
Feb 13 2020 03:17 AM
@Omar-Os wrote:
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.
1. Which Firefox versions did you try on? which Edge versions? need to be more specific
2. it does, set it to strict. it doesn't obviously block ads on YouTube video and things like that, that's the job of extensions like ublock origin. Opera doesn't do that either.
4. many of us commented as well, if they don't reply to each comment one by one it doesn't mean they don't care.
5. there is already a stronger one. use TOR, use this extension to use TOR network on Chromium based browsers.
Feb 13 2020 06:16 AM
Feb 13 2020 08:46 AM
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.
Feb 13 2020 08:50 AM
@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. :)
Feb 13 2020 02:47 PM
@Omar-Os wrote:
1- I sent all the info to them before, I'm trying since last year with tons of versions of Firefox latest and ESR with Edge Canary, Dev, Beta & Stable and it's all the same. I've tried like 30 different versions in the past year, and as I said I tried this with about 20 different machines with different Windows.
2- It doesn't hide ads, and of course I need it to hide all kind of ads including YouTube ads ! Other than that it's useless ! Opera does this with it's built-in ad-blocker.
4- They don't care because it took them a long time and they still didn't add it yet although it's very simple option to add !
5- What do you think I'm doing?? I'm already using an extension for ad-blocking and for VPN and "HTTPS Everywhere" and more ! but with Opera I don't have to !! Why should Opera be better in all this ??
Of course I won't use TOR ! It's totally different browser !
1. still haven't mentioned any specific Edge or Firefox versions.
2. use ublock origin extension.
3. if it was simple they wouldn't done it already. I don't know how you say it's simple.
4. good, don't use it. TOR is not a browser, it's an Overlay network.
Feb 13 2020 02:51 PM