Feb 05 2020 10:36 AM - edited Feb 11 2020 10:35 AM
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Hey, Insiders! Welcome to February’s first Top Feedback Summary. Not a lot of changes happening this week, but there are some changes nonetheless.
Both Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated and Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices have been moved to Planned for February. While favorites sync issues have been mostly mitigated, we do still see occasional reports of users running into issues with them.
We have decided to move Opening a new tab is too slow from Under Review to Quality Area. We believe that this item is more in line with quality, meaning this area requires steady, long-term focus and not a one-off fix. In case you missed it last week, we pulled our Quality Areas out of the feedback list and it is now a separate tracking section. Let us know if you feel there’s something we’re missing!
That’s all for this week. We’ll have another update for you all come next week.
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 |
9 weeks |
Planned for February |
Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices |
13 weeks |
Planned for February |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
24 weeks |
Planned for February |
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
24 weeks |
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
12 weeks |
Planned |
Edge cannot find devices to cast media |
1 week |
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
2 weeks |
Planned |
Support read aloud of PDF files |
2 weeks |
Planned |
Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close |
12 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar |
14 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
14 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
22 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
24 weeks |
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
24 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
24 weeks |
In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
19 weeks |
In Discussion |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
20 weeks |
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
22 weeks |
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
24 weeks |
In Discussion |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
24 weeks |
In Discussion |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
24 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
24 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
24 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
24 weeks |
Under Review |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
24 weeks |
Under Review |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
24 weeks |
Under Review |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
24 weeks |
Under Review |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
24 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 05 2020 11:36 AM
Feb 05 2020 12:04 PM
Feb 05 2020 01:22 PM - edited Feb 05 2020 02:52 PM
@MissyQ Why no fix for the white flashes? They are so annoying! I use the Canary version on Windows x64. I have the Force Dark Mode for Web Contents flag enabled. Starting Edge, quick white flash. Open a bookmark using the middle click button and quickly clicking on it to view will trigger a white flash. Also, open any website with links on it. Then middle click a few links to send to the background. Close the website tab, which will bring into view the first background tab with a white flash. Each time you close a tab that brings a background tab into view, white flash.
You have emailed me 2 or 3 times saying it was fixed in an upcoming build of Edge. I have patiently waited only to see you fixed a white flash in the Edge Setttings pages. Driving me crazy here. Force Dark Mode should do exactly that, force it. Not white flash me then load dark.
Feb 05 2020 02:23 PM
@MissyQ Please, consider adding this feature, which now reached 70+ likes.
I'm pretty sure there aren't many posts here with 70 likes.
Feb 05 2020 09:01 PM
@MissyQ Whenever a new tab page is opened, it tries to load the news content and the image, even if the image is already loaded at first and I have news content turned off.
Feb 06 2020 09:48 AM
Hi @MissyQ
When you say something is planned for February, does it mean it is planned to land on Canary channel in February or are you targeting a different channel?
Feb 06 2020 09:50 AM
Feb 07 2020 12:30 PM
@MissyQ Are there any plans to be able to pin the Favorites to the left side of the screen like IE11? I have asked this question about 4 times now since October with no response. I would just like a yes/no answer please.
Also, I have Windows Pro and Edge Chromium does not sync favorites with IE11 even though I have it set in group policy editor.
Feb 07 2020 12:40 PM
Feb 07 2020 02:20 PM
@viewdeal2019 Edge Stable 80 was released today!! Check it out, we got our ARM64 support in there. :D
@AccessDenied Can you DM me the exact items that the emails said we resolved? I want to make sure they were directly related to your feedback and not mislabeled internally.
@HotCakeX If you check out the descriptions of our statuses, it states for when we believe it to be fully in Canary. As always, you'll see me update where we are on these weekly. :)
Thanks for all the feedback, everyone!
Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
Feb 07 2020 02:30 PM
@MissyQ I sent the DM but it shortens my feedback in the email.
Also anyone testing with dark theme and the force dark mode for web contents flag should be able to reproduce the white flashes.
I abandoned Chrome because after a year, they never read/replied or fixed the white flashes.
Please have the team fix them in Edge. I love this browser so much.
Feb 07 2020 02:34 PM
@Deleted
That group policy belongs to legacy Edge, that's what it is referring to.
currently the new Chromium based Edge's policy files are not included by default in Windows 10. you need to get them from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download
Feb 07 2020 03:15 PM
Feb 07 2020 11:11 PM
Feb 09 2020 09:01 AM
@MissyQ Is WebNotes planned to come back at some point? That was one of my favorite features of old Edge. Thank you!
Feb 10 2020 01:35 AM - edited Feb 10 2020 01:36 AM