Top Feedback Summary for January 12

Microsoft

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

 

Greetings, Insiders! We have such a quiet week with no changes, so this will be a brief update. All the statuses on this page are still accurate, though some may appear out of date. We are taking this time to remind everyone of our status definitions for this list.

 

Our Planned for… status is designed to show when Insiders can expect to see that particular feature improvement or change in our Canary channel but doesn’t necessarily mean that’s the month that we will mark it as Addressed. Once we know that an item on this list is in our Dev channel, we work hard to provide the most accurate update we can regarding that item. Sometimes that’s marking things as Addressed, and sometimes that means giving an update on a flag or command line Insiders can use to enable a feature.

 

We understand that there have been items on this list longer than expected, and we massively appreciate everyone’s patience as we continue to iterate and adjust based on priorities and ensuring we are doing things right. Is there something that isn’t on this list that you feel should be? The best way to let us know is by filing feedback! Head to the menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback to detail what you think we should be working on.

 

Thanks again for your continued support as a Microsoft Edge Insider! We will see you next week for our next update.

 

Here’s the updated list for this week:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Planned for December

Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page

45 weeks

Planned for January

Enable vertical tabs feature

21 weeks

Planned for January

Edge should respect the default PDF viewer

21 weeks

Planned for January

Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows

24 weeks

Planned for January

Support two-page layout in PDF reader

30 weeks

Planned for January

(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

73 weeks

Planned for February
(Join the discussion)

Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window

69 weeks

Planned for February

Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website

73 weeks

Planned

Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents

5 weeks

Planned

Enable kiosk mode

12 weeks

Planned

Some passwords are not saved

16 weeks

Planned

Add dictionary in PDF

21 weeks

Planned

Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason

24 weeks

Planned

Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list 

31 weeks

Planned

Some web page fonts are blurry

36 weeks

Planned

MSA profile picture is not updating

40 weeks

Alternative Planned
(Join the discussion)

Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

73 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Add ability to close tabs via double-click

40 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome

73 weeks

Under Review

Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification

5 weeks

Under Review

Enable option to match Windows display language

11 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

Not Planned

Edge launches with previous session’s tabs when “On startup” setting is set to “Open a new tab”

25 weeks

Not planned

(See the discussion)

Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge

35 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the
discussion)

Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame

43 weeks

Not Planned
(Read the
discussion)

Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge

47 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. 

Alternative Planned - We don’t currently plan to directly address this feedback; however, we are working on addressing this in the form of a new feature.

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:

 

Spoiler

 

Feedback

On this list for

Addressed on

Voice search on google.com doesn’t work

31 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Enable sync of browsing history between devices

57 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Add the ability to ink on web page content

57 weeks

Dec 1, 2020

Add "text notes" feature to PDF files

27 weeks

Nov 17, 2020

Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System
(See the discussion)

65 weeks

Nov 17, 2020

Enable customers to pin Favorites menu to the side of the screen

6 weeks

Nov 3, 2020

Make Edge available on Linux

(Download here)

39 weeks

Oct 20, 2020

Support themes from the Chrome Web Store
(Learn more)

60 weeks

Oct 15, 2020

Enable automatic generation of strong passwords

13 weeks

Sept 15, 2020

Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents

31 weeks

Sept 15, 2020

Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files

55 weeks

Sept 9, 2020

Provide different options for sorting favorites
(See the discussion)

51 weeks

Aug 11, 2020

Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge
(See the alternative)

50 weeks

Aug 5, 2020

Highlighter tool for PDF files

21 weeks

July 15, 2020

Mouse cursor sometimes disappears

(Read the discussion)

11 weeks

June 24, 2020

Support read aloud of PDF files

20 weeks

June 9, 2020

Edge cannot find devices to cast media (Learn more)

16 weeks

May 19, 2020

Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close

21 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo

33 weeks

Apr 7, 2020

Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page (Learn more)

32 weeks

Mar 31, 2020

Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices

19 weeks

Mar 19. 2020

Some users are unable to access any web page

3 weeks

Mar 11, 2020

Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated

13 weeks

Mar 4, 2020

Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar

17 weeks

Feb 26, 2020

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

 

 

 

10 Replies
Hi,
Thank you for the update!
just wanted to ask you about the "Ideas" section and when can we have that in Edge community (approximate date)?
the top feedback list is very good but that would allow user-submitted feedback to be tracked as well, then most popular feedbacks from there be added to this top feedback list :)

@MissyQ 

Hi, Google voice search is still not working in this release. Clicking on the Google search page microphone more than once causes Edge to crash now.

 

When can we expect the public release of Microsoft Edge to be M1 optimized Since it is currently in the dev version of Microsoft Edge, when can we see it come to the Beta version of Microsoft Edge as well. I am holding off on upgrading my Mac until Edge is well optimized on M1 macs
I love the new features added to the Microsoft Edge PDF viewer, but Below is a list of highly requested features that should be added.

Ability to translate PDF documents as well as notes that may be written

Page previews for PDF’s by clicking on a tab inside of the current table of contents

Ability to add text to the PDF

Ability to alter or edit the PDF

Ability to add comments on the side of PDF’s that will be saved so others who receive the PDF will also see the comments

Smoother inking

More colors for inking and highlighting

Ability to add handwritten signatures from a stylus or an uploaded file of a signature and be able to save it to your Microsoft account to use across different computers

Horizontal two-page scrolling support and better animations for two-page layout page-turning.

A focus mode similar to what Microsoft 365 currently has

Share button to share PDF’s.

Password protect PDF’s

Accability features such as changing the font, color of text, page color


When is the realistic release date for Verticle Tabs because there is a list of high-priority features that users are requesting and you (Microsoft) have not added or acknowledged them that they will be added?
Not sure If this is a bug but every time I open a link Microsoft edge opens with the tab that normally opens and the link. I would like to open the link without the tab that normally opens. Is there a way to turn it on or off if not Add these features where links do not open with the specified new tap page chosen by users.

@MissyQ 

I think I've said these before but I wanted to voice my opinions on some features as they were not heard loud enough. 

  • When downloading a Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or any Microsoft 365 file have it first open in the web browser as google docs do. This should be for paid and free Microsoft office users as Microsoft is planning on making a free version of Microsoft 365. 
  • favorite.jpeg

     

    Favs1_1b.png

    Do you see in the two images above how they combined favorites, feed, and history into one pinned sidebar in internet explorer? That's what I want for favorites, downloaded, history and collections when you have them pinned. When they are not pinned I want them as they currently are where you have them as a drop-down when you click on them.

Is there a plan to enable **edge for linux** sync from/to other platform devices. This is very IMPORTANT!!!

@ethanmenzel 

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@ethanmenzel wrote:

@MissyQ 

I think I've said these before but I wanted to voice my opinions on some features as they were not heard loud enough. 

  • When downloading a Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or any Microsoft 365 file have it first open in the web browser as google docs do. This should be for paid and free Microsoft office users as Microsoft is planning on making a free version of Microsoft 365. 
  • favorite.jpeg

     

    Favs1_1b.png

    Do you see in the two images above how they combined favorites, feed, and history into one pinned sidebar in internet explorer? That's what I want for favorites, downloaded, history and collections when you have them pinned. When they are not pinned I want them as they currently are where you have them as a drop-down when you click on them.


I would have problem with that, so it better be an option as a toggle button :)

i only want documents open in online version when Office apps are not installed on the system.

Thank you @MissyQ for the update and I will keep an eye on the page.