Top Feedback Summary for January 6

Microsoft

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

 

Welcome back, Insiders, and happy new year! We have a really small update for you this week, so let’s hop right into those details!

 

We’re only updating a couple of items from December today. Both Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website and Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window are moving from Planned for December to Planned for February. We hope to have more information to share around these soon!

 

One thing that we consider a quality area from your feedback is bringing more extensions to our Add-ons store. The team has been hard at work ensuring all your favorite extensions are on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website. If you haven’t checked it out in a while, head to the Trending Extensions page to see if you can find your next favorite extension for your browsing needs.

 

That’s it for this week! We will chat at you all more next week.

 

Here’s this week’s updated list:

 

Status

Feedback

On this list for

Planned for December

Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page

44 weeks

Planned for January

Enable vertical tabs feature

20 weeks

Planned for January

Edge should respect the default PDF viewer

20 weeks

Planned for January

Enable customers to pin sites to Start Menu in Windows

23 weeks

Planned for January

Support two-page layout in PDF reader

29 weeks

Planned for January

(Join the discussion)

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

72 weeks

Planned for February
(Join the discussion
)

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

68 weeks

Planned for February

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

72 weeks

Planned

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

4 weeks

Planned

Enable kiosk mode

11 weeks

Planned

Some passwords are not saved

15 weeks

Planned

Add dictionary in PDF

20 weeks

Planned

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

23 weeks

Planned

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

30 weeks

Planned

Some web page fonts are blurry

35 weeks

Planned

MSA profile picture is not updating

39 weeks

Alternative Planned
(Join the discussion)

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

72 weeks

In Discussion

(Join the discussion)

Add ability to close tabs via double-click

39 weeks

In Discussion
(Join the discussion)

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

72 weeks

Under Review

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

4 weeks

Under Review

Enable option to match Windows display language

10 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

 

 

 

19 Replies

@MissyQWait - Ask users if they want to close tabs is already addressed, but it's behind a flag. HotCakeX posted about it, here is the link: Ask Before Closing Multiple Tabs feature - Now Available - Microsoft Tech Community

@Kam Being behind a flag does not make one of these items addressed. They are addressed when we close it out on this list. :)

 

Missy Quarry (she/her/hers)
Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

@MissyQ Oh, ok. But so far, it's awesome, and I have just a bit of feedback: Please show "Are you sure you want to close xx tabs?" instead of "Are you sure you want to close all tabs?"
@MissyQ Hey, wait! I don't see the flag now. Edge 89.0.731.0

Dear @MissyQ,

first of all: happy new year!

I can almost say that I follow with "anxiety" each and every week the "Top feedback summary" for history sync updates. Since yesterday i finally received on my Edge 87.0.664.66 the history and open tabs unlocked in all my devices! I was the happiest human being in the world, until i found out that the only history that is synchronised, is the one upon that moment. All the imported history from previous browsers will not be synchronised (as i follow how the files "History" and "History-journal" act.

I carry the history with me since the beginning of time, from internet explorer 6, to the 7, to the 8, to chrome and finally to firefox. I have over 10 years of history (about 12k entries). Often, i find very old websites that i didn't save as favorites, only thanks to this old history.

Now, i really cannot separate from this history and this would be enough to not migrate to edge chromium: i cannot erase my history and i cannot have the history only saved locally, as i have 3 to 4 devices that need to have the same content.

 

I thought that the sync of imported history was an obvious thing. I just really really hope that this is a bug and not a feature! Please! I loved Edge Chromium so much! Please make that the imported history is synchronised among devices! :cry:


I would be really happy to have a little feedback from you, so that i can stop hoping...or start dreaming!

@Kam 


@Kam wrote:
 Hey, wait! I don't see the flag now. Edge 89.0.731.0

it's because nobody said the flag is going to be in the Dev channel. 

change log

 

the flag is in Version 89.0.758.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)

 

edge://flags/#edge-ask-before-closing-multiple-tabs

@MissyQ Please add an option to hide the caret above new tab page quick links. This is in no way useful rather quite disturbing.Web capture_7-1-2021_165529_newtab.jpeg

 

@MissyQ 
So in short words you do nothing but delaying the requested features from ~2 years ago !!

@TanvirArjel2 

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@TanvirArjel2 wrote:

@MissyQ Please add an option to hide the caret above new tab page quick links. This is in no way useful rather quite disturbing.Web capture_7-1-2021_165529_newtab.jpeg

 


how is it exactly "quite disturbing"?!

 

a simple button that shows/hides quick links.

@Omar-Os 


@Omar-Os wrote:

@MissyQ 
So in short words you do nothing but delaying the requested features from ~2 years ago !!


they did something, the feature is in Canary channel.

@HotCakeX Oh never mind, I just realized it was in canary
Oh okay
  • What does Extensions mean?

  •  

    It's wrong.       
    • I am too young too smple
    • I'd like to try different translation software.
    • We are friends.

@MissyQ 

@alnkmisbsiryahoocom 


@alnkmisbsiryahoocom wrote:
  • What does Extensions mean?

  •  

    It's wrong.       
    • I am too young too smple
    • I'd like to try different translation software.
    • We are friends.

 


are those extension names?

@MissyQ 

how comes nobody answer to my post? It's not that there are so many posts, so maybe mine was too long.

 

Shorted up: why does Edge Chromium NOT synchronise imported history, but only the history made from the current point of time?

@yunior89 I'll answer: It might be a bug or it's meant to be there. To get a response, you might want to contact Edge support: https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/support/request

@TanvirArjel2 


@TanvirArjel2 wrote:

@MissyQ Please add an option to hide the caret above new tab page quick links. This is in no way useful rather quite disturbing.Web capture_7-1-2021_165529_newtab.jpeg

 


You have to click the Settings icon at the top left, click "Custom" and then turn off the toggle that says "Show quick links." That should work.

@Kam 

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@Kam wrote:

@TanvirArjel2 


@TanvirArjel2 wrote:

@MissyQ Please add an option to hide the caret above new tab page quick links. This is in no way useful rather quite disturbing.Web capture_7-1-2021_165529_newtab.jpeg

 


You have to click the Settings icon at the top left, click "Custom" and then turn off the toggle that says "Show quick links." That should work.


that hides everything, including quick links. but he is only complaining about that little arrow, not the actual quick links.

@Kam 

Thank you for your reply! Yes i did contact them already a week ago. No answer yet. I thought that @MissyQ had the answer to that right away