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 |
|
Feb 14 2020 12:53 AM - edited Feb 14 2020 01:29 AM
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.
Feb 14 2020 01:27 AM
Feb 14 2020 01:38 AM
@Omar-Os wrote: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 !!!
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 mention the problems in them as an actual problems is "not caring" in my book.
Have a good day.
Importing From Firefox exists
Feb 14 2020 01:43 AM
@Omar-Os wrote:
I wasn't going to reply to this.
This is the last time I'll argue with you.
I respectfully don't care.
@Omar-Os wrote:
1- All versions of Firefox and Edge, you pick whatever you like.
2- I use it .. and that's the point.. 🤦🏻:male_sign:
3- Read the reply above.
4- Good, we need that in Edge...
I picked, look at the screenshots above.
about VPNs and others, I gave you facts that why they are not good. if you don't like the facts then it's your choice.
Feb 14 2020 02:55 AM - edited Feb 14 2020 03:47 AM
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:
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.
Feb 14 2020 03:05 AM
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
Feb 14 2020 04:40 AM - edited Feb 14 2020 03:02 PM
@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.
Feb 17 2020 01:43 AM
@Omar-Os 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
Feb 17 2020 05:24 PM - edited Feb 17 2020 05:44 PM
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?
Feb 18 2020 02:26 PM
@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).
Feb 18 2020 03:36 PM
How about adding a keyboard equivalent, i.e. <alt>FE that takes a link and drops it into Outlook, just like how Firefox does it, and how I.E. used to do it!
Feb 19 2020 05:26 AM
@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.
Feb 19 2020 05:31 AM
@sean8102 wrote:@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).
It's not a matter of opinion but a matter of security of user data.
in the discussion for Google integration, I posted comments and proofs about it, even posted a solution that we can all be happy with, a secure and controlled way to add Google integration :)
Feb 20 2020 11:11 AM
Feb 20 2020 11:37 AM
Feb 21 2020 10:17 AM
@MissyQ When will copy-paste work in SharePoint? Always have to go back to IE to get this to work.
Mar 02 2020 05:07 AM
It's not necessary. Edge was a browser. for an actual E-book reader, use Calibre