Jan 28 2020 10:35 AM - edited Feb 05 2020 10:38 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 this week’s Top Feedback Summary post. We have a few updates for you all.
We added a new item this week due to the amount of feedback we’ve received. Edge cannot find devices to cast media is now on the list to track our progress. We have no information on when this will be re-enabled, however you can follow the steps in last week’s summary as a work around. You’ll see updates here as we get them.
Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account has moved to Not Planned this week. You can read more information on why that decision was made in the discussion thread for this topic.
Unfortunately, there’s a couple things that are being pushed out to next month. We now have the following items under Planned for February:
Enable sync of browsing history between devices has moved from Planned for January to Planned for Summer. The team continues to work hard to bring this to the browser, however there are some architecture changes that need to be made which will impact the delivery of the feature. We will provide more updates around history sync as we get them.
You may notice that we’ve broken out our Quality Areas section! We feel this will better show what we continuously work on over time, rather than have a set schedule for when something is released or resolved.
Lastly, we have an update to two-finger scrolling! While we haven’t resolved everything around TouchPad scrolling, Clay posted a detailed explanation of where we are in this process.
Here’s the full updated list:
Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
Not Planned (View the discussion) |
Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account |
23 weeks |
Planned for January |
Favorites sync issues, including sync not working, deleted favorites reappearing, and favorites being duplicated |
8 weeks |
Planned for January |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
23 weeks |
Planned for February |
Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices |
11 weeks |
Planned for February |
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
22 weeks |
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
12 weeks |
Planned |
Edge cannot find devices to cast media |
NEW! |
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
1 week |
Planned |
Support read aloud of PDF files |
1 week |
Planned |
Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close |
11 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar |
13 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
13 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
21 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
23 weeks |
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
23 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
23 weeks |
In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
18 weeks |
In Discussion |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
19 weeks |
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
21 weeks |
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
23 weeks |
In Discussion |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
23 weeks |
In Discussion |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
23 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
23 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
23 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
23 weeks |
Under Review |
Opening a new tab is too slow |
17 weeks |
Under Review |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
22 weeks |
Under Review |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
22 weeks |
Under Review |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
22 weeks |
Under Review |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
22 weeks |
Not Planned |
Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close |
13 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 |
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 06 2020 08:41 PM
Hi @ikjadoon
I am a program manager that works on history sync and I can empathize with your frustration. We, too, are upset that we must push out our shipping date. We also feel the move is necessary to ship a quality product. Sync is an important experience to get right. It has been no simple task, and we are working hard to make it great. We really appreciate that you have tested Edge and have shared feedback. We take customer feedback seriously and value your comments.
To speak more specifically, history sync is something we have been working on since we began the Chromium initiative. It is actually the most complex item we are syncing. While we use much of the Chromium code base, we have done a lot of work to ensure our experiences connect smoothly with Microsoft services. Sometimes this involves re-architecting Chromium code to better fit within the Microsoft ecosystem. History syncing has fallen into this bucket. We tried (for quite a while) to make it work with the existing code and protocols, but have decided we need a different approach better suited to our backend services. This ultimately provides a better experience for our users.
So all in all, I wanted to acknowledge your frustration and let you know we really care about doing this right and making Edge a great product. I also wanted to reiterate that we value your feedback and appreciate how engaged you are on this forum.
Feb 07 2020 01:25 PM
Hi @tojtojka ,
I'm a PM working on history sync and want to acknowledge your frustration. We have been working to ensure our backend systems can work with the Chromium code base. History is a complex item to sync and we made this decision to ensure we can release a quality experience. I can empathize with your frustration here. Thank you for your engagement in the tech community. It means a lot that you care about this feature enough to comment.
Feb 10 2020 10:34 AM
@CMasterson Thank you very much for the update and overall explanation; very helpful! I suppose I was slightly frustrated when I heard that history sync would be pushed back a few months, but upon further reflection, I'd rather have this important feature set "rock-solid" when it's introduced as opposed to including something that wasn't ready for prime-time.
In my view, by the time summer rolls around (which, really, is not that far away), this delay will all be forgotten.
Thanks again to the Edge team; you have a great product that is now my browser of choice!
Feb 13 2020 02:53 PM
@CMasterson wrote:Hi @tojtojka ,
I'm a PM working on history sync and want to acknowledge your frustration. We have been working to ensure our backend systems can work with the Chromium code base. History is a complex item to sync and we made this decision to ensure we can release a quality experience. I can empathize with your frustration here. Thank you for your engagement in the tech community. It means a lot that you care about this feature enough to comment.
Thank you. extension syncing is definitely more important than History syncing.
History is something that can be generated dynamically by users any time. but installing extensions, specially when they come from different sources and stores, is really painful. so it was wise prioritizing extension syncing over History syncing.
Feb 14 2020 12:16 AM
Feb 14 2020 02:05 AM
@ahl2ndc wrote:
I disagree about what is more important. Extensions needs to be set up once on each machine. It's way harder to generate months or years of history.
I must admit, that I was on your team before - but after starting to use history actively, I almost don't use my favorites anymore. I started to use history in my Firefox sessions now and feel the power of having history synced across my devices.
But for me, I almost only use Edge on one machine, so it doesn't matter that much right now. Not a show stopper at all at the moment. And I would rather have history sync working correctly than it messing up.
Mate, there is no teams here, we are all normal users on our own, not playing football ;)
if it was up to me, I would hear a couple more developers and start working on History and Extension syncing simultaneously