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Top Feedback Summary for January 27
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Why, hello, Insiders! Welcome to the last Top Feedback update for January! We are closing out several items and moving one to next month. Let’s jump right in!
First up, we’re moving Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge from Planned for January to February. We continue to listen to user feedback around this and encourage you to jump into the discussion thread to share your thoughts if you haven’t already!
There are three things we’re closing out as Addressed today! Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows should be available for all users in all channels now. To pin your favorite website to the Start menu, head to the … menu > More tools > Pin to Start. Support two-page layout in PDF reader is something that we’ve been tracking as a part of our PDF Roadmap and are super excited to mark as Addressed for our frequent readers of PDFs. Lastly, Enable vertical tabs feature is being closed out thanks to its availability to everyone using our Canary and Dev channels (under controlled feature roll-out).
That’s it for this week’s items, we’ll be back next week!
Here’s the updated list for this week:
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Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
|
Addressed |
Enable vertical tabs feature |
23 weeks |
|
Addressed |
Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows |
26 weeks |
|
Addressed |
Support two-page layout in PDF reader |
32 weeks |
|
Planned for January |
Edge should respect the default PDF viewer |
23 weeks |
|
Planned for February |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
47 weeks |
|
Planned for February |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
71 weeks |
|
Planned for February |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
75 weeks |
|
Planned for February (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
75 weeks |
|
Planned |
Allow users to turn off the “Disable developer mode extensions” notification |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Users can get back to where they left off in PDF documents |
7 weeks |
|
Planned |
Enable kiosk mode |
14 weeks |
|
Planned |
Some passwords are not saved |
18 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add dictionary in PDF |
23 weeks |
|
Planned |
Restore tabs if Edge or the OS is restarted for any reason |
26 weeks |
|
Planned |
Add option to remove previous search terms from the New Tab Page’s search box auto-suggestion list |
33 weeks |
|
Planned |
Some web page fonts are blurry |
38 weeks |
|
Planned |
MSA profile picture is not updating |
42 weeks |
|
Alternative Planned |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
75 weeks |
|
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Add ability to close tabs via double-click |
42 weeks |
|
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
75 weeks |
|
Under Review |
Enable option to match Windows display language |
13 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 |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
43 weeks |
|
Not Planned |
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:
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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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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:
|
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 |
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Add "text notes" feature to PDF files |
27 weeks |
Nov 17, 2020 |
|
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
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 |
39 weeks |
Oct 20, 2020 |
|
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
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 |
51 weeks |
Aug 11, 2020 |
|
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
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 |
|
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Anyone push notifications doesn't work for him, or it just me?
Version 89.0.774.4 (Official build) dev (64-bit) Ubuntu 20.04- Just found out on the latest edge Canary build that came out today that you can right-click and pin tabs as (I think) the alternative to set aside tabs. I've tested it out and it works. may not be finished yet but It's getting better. (Also I think they are using the pinned icon too much)
- Yes, and I love it!! ❤️
That's not an alternative to Set Aside Tabs, it's its own separate feature that's part of every major browser and was already part of Edge.
- Agree It should not be an alternative to tab set aside
- I finally found the need for it and really wish they had it. For anyone who is confused it's for those tabs that you just do not want to close in order to close the browser
I know you can add all tabs to a collection; this was introduced almost a year ago, but the status of "Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge" was updated to "Alternative planned" in November 2020, so Microsoft must be planning something more.
The current implementation of collections cannot replace set tabs aside because:
- The history for each tab is not saved in Collections. When I restore set aside tabs in Edge Legacy, I can use the back and forward buttons to go back to the next or previous page; this is not possible with Collections.
- Set tabs aside also saves the position on the page. This, and saving the history for each tab, means set tabs aside can be used to restore the browser to a previous state, as if the tabs were never closed; this cannot be done with collections.
- It takes many more clicks to achieve what Set Tabs Aside does with Collections. Setting tabs aside not only saves the tabs, but also closes them with just one click, making it easy to move onto another task in an uncluttered browser. It also restores the tabs and removes them from set aside tabs with just one click, making it easy to resume a task and removing the need to remember to delete tabs when the task is done.
Another thing which reduces the number of clicks needed is that with Edge Legacy, you can scroll sideways in a group of tabs set aside to see more tabs; with Collections in Chromium Edge, you have to open a collection to see more tabs, and then click a button to return to the list of collections to check another collection.
- Thanks for the update, the top feedback list is getting smaller and smaller 🙂
would love to see this page updated with new upcoming stuff
https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/whats-next
