Jan 06 2021 01:21 PM - edited Jan 12 2021 10:56 AM
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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:
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:
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 |
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 |
|
Jan 06 2021 01:26 PM - edited Jan 06 2021 01:28 PM
@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
Jan 06 2021 01:29 PM
@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
Jan 06 2021 01:41 PM
Jan 06 2021 01:45 PM
Jan 06 2021 10:03 PM
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!
I would be really happy to have a little feedback from you, so that i can stop hoping...or start dreaming!
Jan 06 2021 11:33 PM
@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.
the flag is in Version 89.0.758.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)
edge://flags/#edge-ask-before-closing-multiple-tabs
Jan 07 2021 02:58 AM
@MissyQ Please add an option to hide the caret above new tab page quick links. This is in no way useful rather quite disturbing.
Jan 07 2021 05:41 AM
@MissyQ
So in short words you do nothing but delaying the requested features from ~2 years ago !!
Jan 07 2021 06:29 AM - edited Jan 07 2021 06:42 AM
@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.
how is it exactly "quite disturbing"?!
a simple button that shows/hides quick links.
Jan 07 2021 06:42 AM
Jan 07 2021 06:48 AM
Jan 08 2021 01:56 PM
What does Extensions mean?
It's wrong.
Jan 08 2021 10:45 PM
@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?
Jan 09 2021 01:49 AM
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?
Jan 11 2021 10:16 AM
Jan 11 2021 10:18 AM
@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.
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.
Jan 11 2021 11:52 AM
@Kam wrote:
@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.
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.
Jan 11 2021 10:53 PM