Top Feedback Summary for March 27

[MissyQ]

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

Hello, Insiders! We’re back with another update for you. This week, we have a new item being added specifically for new users to our Stable build.

We have had some business users explain to us that their favorites are not importing into new Edge, so we’ve added the new Feedback item Some users lose their favorites on update to Microsoft Edge. After conversations with these users, we found that the favorites they were looking for are favorites from IE11 being synced with OneDrive. We are investigating other complaints about losing favorites when updating to the new Microsoft Edge, but we have some mitigating steps for business users.

If your business configured a group policy for IE11 to redirect favorites to OneDrive, it’s possible that you are running into this situation. OneDrive favorites can be saved on the cloud to “Free up space” on the computer, and we found users running into this situation have this feature turned on and syncing turned off. In order for favorites to sync with the computer so that new Edge can see them, you will need to resume syncing. To do so, click on the OneDrive icon in the task bar (the blue cloud next to the hidden icons option), and you should see an option at the top to resume syncing in a yellow bar. If you do not see that, click on the More … menu option and select Resume syncing.

Once everything has been synced, you will want to import your favorites from IE in new Edge. Click the … menu icon in the top right, click Settings, and then click on Import browser data. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer as your target from the drop down (if it’s not already selected), select which items to import, and then click Import. Your favorites should now show up in new Edge from IE11. If you continue to see issues with your favorites after these steps, and you’re a business user under a group policy, please let us know!

We’ll see you all next week!

Here’s our updated list:

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Planned for March	Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close	19 weeks
Planned for March	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	31 weeks
Planned for March (Learn more)	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	31 weeks
Planned for March (Learn more)	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	31 weeks
Planned for March (Learn more)	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	31 weeks
Planned for Summer	Enable sync of browsing history between devices	20 weeks
Planned	Some users lose their favorites on update to Microsoft Edge	NEW!
Planned	Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page	3 weeks
Planned	Highlighter tool for PDF files	6 weeks
Planned	Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents	6 weeks
Planned (Learn more)	Edge cannot find devices to cast media	8 weeks
Planned	Make Edge available on Linux	9 weeks
Planned	Support read aloud of PDF files	9 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Add the ability to ink on web pages	21 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Provide different options for sorting favorites	31 weeks
Planned (Learn more)	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	31 weeks
Planned	Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	26 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	27 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	29 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	31 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	31 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

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. 

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
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

[#2]

@MissyQ Thank you! Getter later than never 🙂

Anyway three features from the list are planned for March, we have only last 4 days in this month, are you sure that we will get them in this month? That would be great because I do not want to swicth from Dev to Canary.

Thank you, keep good work! I hope that more will come (at least according to your replies to my emails... :))

[#3]

@MissyQThanks for the updates! Some experiences related to the new Legacy Edge to Microsoft Edge migration item:

When I installed Microsoft Edge Dev on my personal machine, I ended up having to enable the side-by-side experience because I can't access my O365 work email remotely through my company's Palo Alto Global Protect web portal (a JS file can't be found) even though I can get in with Legacy Edge.

On my work machine, I installed the Stable Channel and had to enable side-by-side because my favorites, settings, history, etc. didn't carry forward from Legacy Edge and there was no option to import from Legacy Edge. Thankfully I could uninstall, enable side-by-side, reinstall, and manually copy everything from Legacy Edge.

When my parents were offered Microsoft Edge via Windows Update (that was their first introduction to the new browser), they were confused when they got the first use experience that asked if they wanted to import data from Chrome and that the update hadn't just automatically migrated their existing Legacy Edge data. Thankfully I already knew about side-by-side to help them out of that.

[#4]

Any plans to add fluent design elements as shown on the video?

[#5]

@MissyQ 

Can I ask about Edge not syncing with O365 Business Essentials accounts?

I have been told multiple times to enable ESR or SSO within Azure AD, but these options are simply not available within the licensing for Business Essentials.

It feels a bit off that free personal accounts can sync with no problems, but a paying subscriber can not simply sync his bookmarks!

Looking forward to your reply,

Best wishes.

Craig

[#6]

@panoscool One of the items on this list is to implement Fluent Design. I have no details on the actual look and feel of that at this time, but I will absolutely ensure we share that once I do have those details. 🙂

@falkemarkcraig This is a pain point that the team is aware of and trying to improve.  While we are working to improve this, the current workaround is to purchase an AIP P1 license (documentation on Enterprise syncing is here) and enable the settings mentioned. I get that this answer isn't the greatest and it's incredibly frustrating to be told that you have to pay more to get something free users have.

I specifically sent your situation to the Enterprise team to talk about different ways we can address this pain point. Whenever I get an update around this, I will happily share that with you. Thanks so much for posting about your frustrations, and hopefully this will help you understand that we see this and we are working to try to change it. 🙂

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

[#7]

@MissyQ 

what about set tabs aside? When will this feature be added. I hate this stupid collection and I'm force to return to edge legacy. collection is useless 

[#8]

@sickaaltaar Once we have more info on decisions we've made about features that currently do not have updates, it will be posted in these summaries. We do have a discussion thread open for Set Aside Tabs. I highly suggest you head over there and detail why this feature is so beneficial for you, how you use it in your daily life, and how Collections doesn't meet those needs for you. This will help the team out immensely with understanding what user pain points are. 🙂

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

[#9]

@MissyQ Thanks for the reply. Is there an ETA for the Business Essentials syncing problem? I've read through the workaround and it is not something I will be able to push through with.
Many thanks,
Craig