Top Feedback Summary for February 26

[MissyQ]

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

Hello, Insiders! Welcome to this week’s (mostly on-schedule) top feedback summary! Even though we had a late update to this list last week, we do have a few changes happening today. There are a lot of cool changes implemented in our Dev channel as well, so head over to the change summary Josh posts to see what’s new!

We’re excited to share that Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar has moved to Addressed. SURPRISE! To enable this on your toolbar, you can:

Navigate to the ellipses menu in the top right, and right-click on the Share option.

Head to edge://settings/appearance and turn on the Show share button option.

Or right-click on either the Favorites or Collections icon and hit Customize toolbar.

You can remove it from the toolbar using all these same methods and hitting Hide from toolbar instead of Show. Give it a try and let us know how you feel about this!

As we end February this week, it unfortunately means we have to push some items out to March. Both Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices and Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo are now expected to be implemented in both Canary and Dev channels next month. We understand the frustrations that come around when we push a delivery date out (sometimes multiple times). Know that we are actively working with the feature teams to provide the most recent updates.

Since there will likely be a question about it not being updated, we currently have no updates on the Favorites sync issues we have flagged as Planned for February. However, we are continuously talking with the feature team to provide you all an update. Stay tuned!

Here’s this week’s updated list:

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Addressed	Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar	17 weeks
Planned for February	Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated	12 weeks
Planned for March	Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices	16 weeks
Planned for March	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	27 weeks
Planned for Summer	Enable sync of browsing history between devices	15 weeks
Planned	Highlighter tool for PDF files	1 week
Planned	Some users are unable to access any web page	1 week
Planned	Edge cannot find devices to cast media	5 weeks
Planned	Make Edge available on Linux	5 weeks
Planned	Support read aloud of PDF files	5 weeks
Planned	Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close	15 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Add the ability to ink on web pages	17 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Provide different options for sorting favorites	27 weeks
Planned (Learn more)	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	27 weeks
Planned	Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	22 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	23 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	25 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	27 weeks
Under Review	Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents	2 weeks
Under Review	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	27 weeks
Under Review	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	27 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	27 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

Update does not always work reliably

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
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile	26 weeks	Feb 21, 2020
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead	24 weeks	Feb 21, 2020
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

[#2]

@MissyQ 

Thanks for adding the share button to the toolbar. It would be nice to customize the order of the favorites, collections, and share buttons via drag and drop.

[#3]

Thanks for the update, patiently waiting for the sync options to get back to the normal state 🙂

[#4]

@MissyQ Glad to hear that the Google account sign in isn't planned, most of us would prefer to stay away from Google related stuff.

[#5]

@MissyQ 

The "Send Feedback" feature still gives me a black screenshot, on my laptops and VMs, running Edge Dev, Beta and Canary.  Is this something on your list of known issues and can we expect a fix soon?

There is still a bug on Edge://Settings/Privacy, the Internet Explorer "Choose what to clear" button is not blue like the other button.

[#6]

@Tom_Fox 
Must be on your end, as I have no issues with both, and never seen this before on all my devices since the start of the beta.
Maybe a reset or reinstall just to test?

Rob

[#7]

@Tom_Fox 

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@Tom_Fox wrote:

@MissyQ 

The "Send Feedback" feature still gives me a black screenshot, on my laptops and VMs, running Edge Dev, Beta and Canary.  Is this something on your list of known issues and can we expect a fix soon?

There is still a bug on Edge://Settings/Privacy, the Internet Explorer "Choose what to clear" button is not blue like the other button.

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Having the same exact problem on many machines. it started few months ago, reported multiple times, still not fixed.

since then I fresh reinstalled my Windows multiple times.

at first when I fresh install Edge canary, it is okay but after few days the screenshot area turns black and stays that way. the only solution I found is to delete the user profile in Edge.

[#8]

@RobWuijster 

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@RobWuijster wrote:

@Tom_Fox 
Must be on your end, as I have no issues with both, and never seen this before on all my devices since the start of the beta.
Maybe a reset or reinstall just to test?

Rob

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Have you used Edge canary? if yes how long?

what's your Windows 10 OS build?

[#9]

@Tom_Fox I haven't seen the screenshot issue with the feedback tool, but looks like @HotCakeX might be running into it, too! What you can do is use a screenshot tool (I use Snipping Tool) to capture and save that image, then submit feedback about it. When you click the "diagnostic data" link in that feedback box, you can add additional screenshots.

Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

[#10]

Hi@MissyQ

yes it's actually an old issue, first posted about it in 9/2019

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/bug-send-feedback-function-inside-edge-insider-ca...

tested it on Windows 10 pro, stable, fast ring, Windows Server, it happens every time..  

[#11]

@HotCakeX Thanks for clarifying! Please submit new feedback if you haven't recently. Updated feedback is always good on our end. 🙂

Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

[#12]

I will, thanks! 🙂

[#13]

 @MissyQ @Deleted

             Serious question, and it sounds bad but hear me out.

I think that Microsoft should stop making changes to the chromium code for a while.

Google is starting to show its true colors(anyone surprised) and pushing people to download chrome if you visit any of their sites using misinformation and misleading at best claims.

Making changes to the code will make it harder for people to find differences in the browsers and hard for edge to keep its personality.

In other words, Google should not be rewarded for anti-competitive behavior. Can you please hold off on more chromium changes for a while and focus those efforts on making the browser better.

Thanks for listening

-Cam

[#14]

@MissyQ 

These are cool changes. I never really used the share feature, but it seems to have potential. 

I tried out the hide feature and it seems like a great way to un-clutter the toolbar. My only thought is that new users won't know anything about this and a bunch of other things.

Y'all should create a tutorial when people first use edge so that they know that these things are there.

[#15]

@cjc2112 I really like this idea. I will jot this down as a potential series we do later. We've floated the idea around about maybe doing a podcast or something like that, so this seems like it would fit into that really well. Appreciate the kind words, keep the feedback coming!

(To note: Floating ideas around doesn't mean it's happening. It's just stuff we've brought up on the team.)

Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

[#16]

@Tom_Fox 

Spoiler

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@Tom_Fox wrote:

@MissyQ 

The "Send Feedback" feature still gives me a black screenshot, on my laptops and VMs, running Edge Dev, Beta and Canary.  Is this something on your list of known issues and can we expect a fix soon?

There is still a bug on Edge://Settings/Privacy, the Internet Explorer "Choose what to clear" button is not blue like the other button.

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https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/solved-bug-send-feedback-function-inside-edge-ins...