Top feedback summary for November 4

[David Rubino]

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

Hello insiders, and a special welcome to our Beta channel audience who received Microsoft Edge version 79 today!

This is our weekly update on the top feedback we are hearing from you via the Send feedback smiley. All the feedback you send us drives action on the team, including individual bug reports, quick feedback on the latest features, and ideas for the future. If you provide your email when you give feedback, you’ll usually get an email response to close the loop when the feedback has been addressed. However, for the topics we hear about the most often from the most people, we wanted to do something more, so back in August we started these weekly top feedback summaries. Here we tell you the status and plan for these top topics, and in some cases host discussions here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum to explore more with you.

Last week we started discussions about four topics (click to see and participate in the thread for each):

• Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it
• Support themes from the Chrome Web Store
• Provide different options for sorting favorites
• Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files

This week we had one bug with YouTube which generated a lot of feedback. The YouTube.com site wasn’t rendering properly and appeared extremely magnified. This bug is fixed in the latest Dev and Canary channel builds (and was never introduced in Beta). Let us know if you see any more issues here.

Also this week we have some new feedback to cover about sync capabilities. We’ve seen an increase in requests for both browsing history and extensions to sync between different devices. We’re pleased to say these are already planned for the near future. We expect them to arrive in the Dev and Canary channels in January at the latest.

Finally, we’re happy to announce the arrival of the OneNote Web Clipper in the extensions store, which was the top requested extension.

The full updated list is below . . . and this week we’re introducing an archive of previously addressed topics which you can find if you scroll all the way to the bottom.

Thanks, and see you next week!

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Addressed	YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified	New!
Addressed	Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store	4 weeks
Planned for November	A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line	11 weeks
Planned for November	Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page	11 weeks
Planned for November	Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile	11 weeks
Planned for November	Enable search in the extensions store	11 weeks
Planned for January	Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices	New!
Planned for January	Enable sync of browsing history between devices	New!
Planned	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	11 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	11 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Provide different options for sorting favorites	11 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	11 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar	1 week
Under Review	Add the ability to ink on web pages	1 week
Under Review	Opening a new tab is too slow	6 weeks
Under Review	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	6 weeks
Under Review	Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close	7 weeks
Under Review	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	7 weeks
Under Review	Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page	9 weeks
Under Review	Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead	9 weeks
Under Review	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	9 weeks
Under Review	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	11 weeks
Under Review	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	11 weeks
Under Review	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	11 weeks
Under Review	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	11 weeks
Under Review	Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account	11 weeks
Quality Area	Bring more extensions to the extensions store	8 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less memory than it does	9 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less CPU than it does	11 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages	11 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files	11 weeks
Quality Area	Update does not always work reliably	11 weeks

 Definitions:

Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels

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
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
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website	5 weeks	September 24, 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]

@David Rubino

With this latest build Version 79.0.309.15, every time I visit https://www.verizon.com/?lid=//global//residential, then click on the 'sign in' drop down menu, then click on 'my verizon', the sign on window appears with my credentials filled in (since they are saved in my password setings). I click on 'sign in' and I am signed into the site. The new issue with this build is that after I click on sign in, the ‘save password’ popup window appears asking me if I want to update my password. The issue is, I didn’t make any changes to my saved password, so I should not be receiving this save password window prompt. Also this did not happen on previous builds.

Regards

[#3]

@raysim52 I had a problem with passwords that somehow fixed itself somehow. I use my school account for word and office sites but my personal account for the insider community. When I hit sign in on beta, it showed the looking for other accounts page, but would not show my other account and automatically sign in even if I clicked sign in with another account. The only way to stop it from signing in automatically was to stop the page from loading. I couldn't find a way to add my personal account to the saved passwords page in settings. 

After I clicked more ways to sign in, it stopped automatically signing in, but my school account is still my only one click option. I have to manually sign every time.

[#4]

@David Rubino hardware acceleration is still bugged here. I don't know how to explain it well, but it's like the window "freezes", but only visually, the audio and when you moves your mouse cursor looks like it still fine, but the visual part is stuck. And if I resize the windows, everything turns black. Audio and mouse works as if it was fine, but it's not.

My GPU drivers and such are updated and Windows too. This started 3 or 4 builds ago. This stop happening if I turn hardware acceleration off. This doesn't happen with other Chromium-powered browsers. I'm using a 1080 TI and 8700K OC.

[#5]

Version 79.0.309.15 (Official build) beta (64-bit) It appears that this version is much slower than previous versions. It takes 4 to 5 seconds for the home page to open, which is set to https://www.bing.com/. After I click the Icon to launch the browser, I notice statements in the bottom left corner of the Microsoft Edge Beta browser. The first statement I always see is ‘Downloading proxy script’. The second statement I see is not always the same. I have seen the following; 1. Receiving host 2. Connecting… 3. Waiting for cache 4. Waiting for www.bing.com 5. Resolving host 6. Establishing secure connection Sometimes there is a third statement; 7. Waiting for www.bing.com When I open the browser, it opens to a blank page with no URL After it goes through the two to three statements above it finally opens to https://www.bing.com/ which usually takes 4 – 5 seconds. The previous version worked much faster. The home page opened immediately when the browser was launched. Regards

[#6]

hello

[#7]

@kr500 I've been asking for this for months. I think their going to try to replace it with collections, but they have a lot of work to do before its a proper replacement.

[#8]

@ikjadoon I love the name "Chromium Edge" as opposed to "Edge Chromium". It really owns the name "chromium" and makes it sound like an upgraded version of Chrome.

[#9]

@David Rubino Please also handle tabs the way classic edge did.

When you have too many tabs open and have the browser on one side (as I often do) the tabs disappear and you have to go into a tab before being able to close it.

The old edge handled this so well and this would put chromium edge a step above the rest!

Fantastic work so far!

[#10]

Microsoft always refers to the new Edge as "Edge" though, not Chromium Edge. the brand and official name is just Edge and I like that because you don't call opera the chromium opera after they switched to Chromium source or any other browser.
so there is no point in advertising for Chromium by putting that word next to Edge.

[#11]

"Again, I need Chromium Edge to NOT close the menu when middle-clicking on a favourite in a favourites menu"

This is so annoying, it needs to be fixed ASAP.

[#12]

@stark 

HI Ann,

Could you please provide a picture (snip) of what you describe.  I cannot repro it as I understand you to mean.  Thanks.  And, do you mean from the Favs Bar or from the  list or both?

Cheers,
Drew

[#13]

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@stark wrote:
"Again, I need Chromium Edge to NOT close the menu when middle-clicking on a favourite in a favourites menu"

This is so annoying, it needs to be fixed ASAP.

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Yeah it's really annoying and needs a fix, though I figured that when I hold down CTRL key and left click (normal click) on the favorites, the favorites menu is not closed and those favorites that I click on are opened in new tab.

[#14]

@Drew1903 

Spoiler

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@Drew1903 wrote:

Could you please provide a picture (snip) of what you describe.  I cannot repro it as I understand you to mean.  Thanks.  And, do you mean from the Favs Bar or from the  list or both?

Here is how to repro that,

use either of them that I circled around

Middle Mouse button or right-clicking on favorites and selecting "open in a new tab", both of those actions cause the opened menu to be closed.

that's the problem that needs fixing.

[#15]

@GrahamJockey Yes, we have been asking for scrollable tabs for a while now, as both Firefox and spartan edge have it. It hasn't made the list for things being considered yet, tho. If you want to specifically request this feature, try going here. 

[#16]

@David Rubino 

Planned for now	bring back inking! - surface users and those who think visually can upgrade	long time
Planned for asap	inking on web pages with pressure - so that this future that couldn't be replicated with an extension on chrome	not as long