Mar 31 2020 10:37 AM - edited Apr 07 2020 10:57 AM
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Good day, Insiders! It’s the end of March and we have some things we’re marking Addressed today. Additionally, we provided an update this morning on our release schedule so be sure to check out the blog here for those details.
We are really excited to announce that the new tab page items we started rolling out earlier this month are now available to all in our Dev and Canary channels. This means we are marking these all as Addressed today:
If you have specific feedback around these items, please head over to the forum thread with the update from the team and give us your thoughts!
While we do still have the cookies and custom background photos feedback items listed as Planned for March, the team has been actively communicating the status of this. These are currently available for users in Canary which meets our definition of Planned for… . We will provide updates for these two once we have more information.
Here’s this week’s updated list:
Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
Addressed |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
32 weeks |
Addressed |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
32 weeks |
Addressed |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
32 weeks |
Planned for March |
Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close |
20 weeks |
Planned for March |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
32 weeks |
Planned for Summer |
Enable sync of browsing history between devices |
20 weeks |
Planned |
Some users lose their favorites on update to Microsoft Edge |
1 week |
Planned |
Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page |
4 weeks |
Planned |
Highlighter tool for PDF files |
7 weeks |
Planned |
Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents |
7 weeks |
Planned |
Edge cannot find devices to cast media |
9 weeks |
Planned |
Make Edge available on Linux |
10 weeks |
Planned |
Support read aloud of PDF files |
10 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Add the ability to ink on web pages |
22 weeks |
Planned (Join the discussion) |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
32 weeks |
Planned |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
32 weeks |
Planned |
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website |
32 weeks |
In Discussion |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
27 weeks |
In Discussion |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
26 weeks |
In Discussion |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
30 weeks |
In Discussion |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
32 weeks |
In Discussion |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
32 weeks |
In Discussion |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
32 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
32 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
32 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
32 weeks |
In Discussion (Join the discussion) |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
32 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:
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 |
|
Mar 31 2020 10:54 AM - edited Mar 31 2020 11:15 AM
Hello@MissyQ
Thanks for the updates!
could you please teach me how to configure these?
I can't figure out how to do any of them.
for example about number 1 and 2 there is no option for them
there is no option to hide the search bar in NTP.
there is no option to set the search bar in NTP to use another search engine. it only shifts the focus from NTP search bar to the main search bar, doesn't actually do the search query in NTP the search bar.
Mar 31 2020 11:21 AM
Mar 31 2020 11:51 AM
@HotCakeX you can set #2 with your option displayed above - it will follow your own search settings (no Bing).
Mar 31 2020 11:56 AM - edited Mar 31 2020 11:59 AM
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@Deleted wrote:@HotCakeX you can set #2 with your option displayed above - it will follow your own search settings (no Bing).
That's Not how it's supposed to be.
in the post it says:
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers
Edge doesn't have this feature right now. it just shifts the focus from NTP search bar to the omnibox.
I want omnibox or address bar to keep its search engine, for example Google, and the search bar on NTP have a different search engine like Duckduck go, Yahoo, Wikipedia etc.
so there should be 2 search engines on the new tab page, 1 search engine for address bar and the other for the search bar in the middle of NTP. they shouldn't be the same. that's so wrong.
Mar 31 2020 12:07 PM - edited Mar 31 2020 12:26 PM
so to further clarify what went wrong and what I was expecting to happen based on what the post says:
"Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers"
Add the same Search providers from this list:
To This list:
I hope you change the status back to planned for like April. Thank you!
Mar 31 2020 01:07 PM - edited Mar 31 2020 01:08 PM
Yes I confirm, no option for this too
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page
Mar 31 2020 07:05 PM
I already have the "Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo" even if I have the dev build.
Mar 31 2020 07:10 PM
Mar 31 2020 08:15 PM
Mar 31 2020 10:59 PM
@HotCakeX I can confirm - I am on the latest Dev channel and I have all features mentioned above. Anyway in Canary (second PC) not available. It is a controlled feature :(
Mar 31 2020 11:31 PM
Apr 01 2020 07:16 AM
@HotCakeX even not available in dev channel! I think it's an A/B testing
Apr 01 2020 08:59 AM
Apr 01 2020 09:02 AM
Apr 01 2020 10:47 AM
Hello. After the latest version, 83.0.467.0 (dev), the CPU usage when using the browser. As of writing this, the CPU usage is around 23% and the memory usage around 700 MB. This makes the PC really slow, especially when surfing on the browser. Before this update, the CPU usage was less than 2 %. I hope you can fix this, as it becomes unbearable.
Thanks in advance.
Christopher
Apr 01 2020 11:32 AM
OK, here's a confirmation of what the problem is as above...
You can only change the New Tab Page search box if you change the default URL Box search engine.
In other words, if your default URL Box search engine is Bing, you cannot change the search engine in the New Tab Page search box.
Example scenario: One may want to keep their URL Box search engine as Bing, the recommended default, because it integrates well with the Windows operating system and the Edge Browser.
However, they may want the New Tab Page search box to be something different.
Having a different search engine on the New Tab Page would mean that one would have easier access to another, knowing that the 2nd one on the New Tab Page.
Possible solutions and improvements:
First of all, correct the original feature so that the New Tab Page can have it's search engine change, regardless of what the default search engine is in the URL Box.
A further improvement, would be to change search engines in the URL Box, as "on the fly". This would mean that, regardless of the default search engine in the URL Box, one would just need to click onto the icon of search engine they want.
A final improvement, would be to also change the New Tab Page search box as "on the fly".
Things to consider:
By allowing the "on the fly" search option in the URL Box, this might make using multiple search engines convenient enough, so that if the search box was removed on the New Tab Page, it would not be amiss, and the extra space could be appreciated elsewhere.
Less reliance on the New Tab Page as a search engine, could mean that a alternative search box could be provided. One suggestion would be to have a icon list of the users search engines and a click of one of them could automatically open up that said search engine in the URL Box, ready for you to type your query and hit enter to begin the search.
A further option to consider, would be to allow grouping of search engines from one URL. Say for instance, Bing, it has options to search images, videos, maps et al. Even though a regular search from Bing would provide links to search from these options, it would be easier to be able to search Bing Images straightaway if that was what I was after. Having this option would mean that you could save more space seeing as each icon would be taking up too much room, especially with some sites, like Facebook which has a multitude of options. The problem with this is that most search engines would keep the same Favicon and for convenience, this may slow things down.
That's it for now, if I go any further, then I would be discussing a option to have a Microsoft startpage which would be fully customizable, but that should do for another thread much further down the line.
Hope this helps clarify some things and I hope some of the other ideas give you a little chin wag to have.
Peace out!
Apr 01 2020 01:27 PM
Apr 02 2020 07:48 AM
Just had some issues with the "option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close" feature @MissyQ Please see the following thread for more info. Thanks.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/automatic-login-lost/m-p/1273533
Feedback provided.