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:
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Status
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Feedback
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On this list for
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Planned for February
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Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated
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9 weeks
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Planned for February
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Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices
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13 weeks
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Planned for February
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Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo
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24 weeks
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Planned for February
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Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile
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24 weeks
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Planned for Summer
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Enable sync of browsing history between devices
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12 weeks
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Planned
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Edge cannot find devices to cast media
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1 week
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Planned
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Make Edge available on Linux
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2 weeks
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Planned
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Support read aloud of PDF files
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2 weeks
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Planned
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Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close
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12 weeks
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Planned
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Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar
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14 weeks
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Planned
(Join the discussion)
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Add the ability to ink on web pages
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14 weeks
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Planned
(Join the discussion)
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Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead
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22 weeks
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Planned
(Join the discussion)
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Provide different options for sorting favorites
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24 weeks
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Planned
(Learn more)
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Support themes from the Chrome Web Store
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24 weeks
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Planned
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Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website
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24 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window
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19 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame
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20 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome
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22 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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24 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System
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24 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge
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24 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files
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24 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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24 weeks
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In Discussion
(Join the discussion)
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Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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24 weeks
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Under Review
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Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page
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24 weeks
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Under Review
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Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers
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24 weeks
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Under Review
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Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
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24 weeks
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Under Review
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Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page
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24 weeks
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Not Planned
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Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close
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13 weeks
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Not Planned
(View the discussion)
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Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account
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23 weeks
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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
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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
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On this list for
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Addressed on
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Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page
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20 weeks
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Jan 22, 2020
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Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page
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22 weeks
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Jan 22, 2020
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Enable search in the extensions store
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17 weeks
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Dec 19, 2019
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The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo
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1 week
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Nov 14, 2019
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A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line
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12 weeks
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Nov 14, 2019
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YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified
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1 week
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Nov 4, 2019
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Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store
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4 weeks
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Nov 4, 2019
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Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion)
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8 weeks
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October 29, 2019
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Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link
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1 week
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October 22, 2019
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Inking for PDF files
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9 weeks
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October 22, 2019
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Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar
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1 week
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October 15, 2019
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Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme
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6 weeks
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October 1, 2019
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Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page
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6 weeks
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October 1, 2019
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ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages
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6 weeks
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October 1, 2019
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Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs
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1 week
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September 17, 2019
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Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date
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4 weeks
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September 17, 2019
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“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser
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2 weeks
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September 4, 2019
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Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites
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1 week
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August 29, 2019
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Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps
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1 week
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August 29, 2019
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Drop down menus in some web pages are not working
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1 week
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August 29, 2019
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Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge
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Addressed before these posts started
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Build translation capabilities into the browser
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Addressed before these posts started
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Delete browsing history on exit
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Addressed before these posts started
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Show favorites bar only on the new tab page
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Addressed before these posts started
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Bring back reading view
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Addressed before these posts started
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Sync data with my work or school account
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Addressed before these posts started
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