Oct 01 2019 11:08 AM - edited Oct 08 2019 01:55 PM
Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.
Hey everyone, I’m back with the latest top feedback summary. This week we’d like to highlight a few things which have been addressed:
The New Tab Page (we call it the “NTP” within the team) has received a significant update, and among the changes are two which address some of our top feedback items. First, the NTP now supports dark theme. If you are in dark theme (available in Settings under Appearance) you will see that the search box, top sites, and feed use darker colors. Additionally we’ve enabled greater customization of NTP content that allows you to turn off the feed if you wish. Just click the gear icon in the upper right corner of the NTP and choose Custom page layout. If you choose the Content visible on scroll option, the feed will only show if you scroll down on the NTP. If you choose the Content off option, your feed will be disabled entirely.
Another top request was for ClickOnce functionality, which among other things allows one-click installation of certain applications on Windows. This is chiefly a feature in work or school environments, so it is controlled by the new ClickOnceEnabled group policy. However, if you’d like to enable it on your device directly, you can browse to edge://flags and search for “ClickOnce” to find the ClickOnce Support flag. For more information on ClickOnce and the similar DirectInvoke feature, see our documentation at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/edge-learn-more-co-di.
Here is the full updated list of top feedback:
Status |
Feedback |
On this list for |
Addressed |
Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme |
6 weeks |
Addressed |
Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page |
6 weeks |
Addressed |
ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages |
6 weeks |
Planned for October |
A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line |
6 weeks |
Planned for October |
Inking for PDF files |
6 weeks |
Planned for October |
Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page |
6 weeks |
Planned for October |
Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile |
6 weeks |
Planned for October |
Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo |
6 weeks |
Planned for November |
Enable search in the extensions store |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Opening a new tab is too slow |
1 week |
Under Review |
Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window |
1 week |
Under Review |
Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close |
2 week |
Under Review |
Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame |
2 week |
Under Review |
Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page |
4 weeks |
Under Review |
Some users are asking for a home button in Edge. Since we already have one, we could improve discoverability or just enable it by default. |
4 weeks |
Under Review |
Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead |
4 weeks |
Under Review |
The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome |
4 weeks |
Under Review |
Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Support themes from the Chrome Web Store |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Provide different options for sorting favorites |
6 weeks |
Under Review |
Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files |
6 weeks |
Quality Area |
Bring more extensions to the extensions store |
4 weeks |
Quality Area |
Edge should use less memory than it does |
6 weeks |
Quality Area |
Edge should use less CPU than it does |
6 weeks |
Quality Area |
Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages |
6 weeks |
Quality Area |
Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files |
6 weeks |
Quality Area |
Update does not always work reliably |
6 weeks |
Definitions:
Addressed – Feedback is addressed in current Canary builds.
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
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.
Oct 01 2019 11:12 AM
Could you guys please make the InPrivate button blue and square like how it was for old edge? It will make the UI more unique compared to chrome. It's just one small thing that'll make the browser much better.
Oct 01 2019 12:47 PM
Oct 01 2019 01:03 PM - edited Oct 01 2019 01:41 PM
Good to know the new tab page and redesigned settings page are finally out of A/B testing in Canary channel!
Oct 01 2019 07:57 PM - edited Oct 01 2019 08:05 PM
"Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge"
You should take up this bug/issue in priority. Please address this issue as soon as possible. This is only reason I have never used Google Chrome browser and make me use original Edge/Firefox every now and then instead of Edge Dev Browser.
Please make the tabs and In Private indicator not rounded like in original Edge. Thanks.
Oct 01 2019 08:18 PM - edited Oct 01 2019 08:18 PM
Could we get the "scrollable" tabs back? In the old Edge, tabs would retain a clickable size after a certain amount are open and become a scrollable bar instead, making them much easier to click on and differentiate between.
Oct 01 2019 09:21 PM
In the old Internet Explorer which I still use a lot, it provides one the option to obtain the actual URL of that item. Current Edge and this developer version does not do that. Yes, you can "inspect" something, but to get the actual URL is almost impossible.
IE makes it simple, where you right click on the item (could be a graphic), then select properties and most of the time the URL to that specific item can be obtained. Then one can save the URL and later display the item without having to go through a particular website to find it again..
Thanks so much!
hsteiger@comcast.net
Oct 01 2019 09:40 PM
Still waiting for the MUST HAVE feature that allows you to have the option of Ctrl-Tab switching tabs in "Most Recently Used" order... to be consistent with Windows Alt-Tab behavior, and the behavior of Ctrl-Tab in most other tabbed user interfaces, like Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, Notepad++, and consistent with the options in Internet Explorer and FireFox.
This should be top priority. Lack of this feature is pretty much the only reason I continued to use IE for as long as I did, and the main reason I use FireFox now (because Chrome doesn't have this feature and it makes using multiple tabs really awkward and annoying).
Oct 01 2019 11:06 PM
Oct 01 2019 11:10 PM
@hsteiger wrote:In the old Internet Explorer which I still use a lot, it provides one the option to obtain the actual URL of that item. Current Edge and this developer version does not do that. Yes, you can "inspect" something, but to get the actual URL is almost impossible.
IE makes it simple, where you right click on the item (could be a graphic), then select properties and most of the time the URL to that specific item can be obtained. Then one can save the URL and later display the item without having to go through a particular website to find it again..
Hi there,
in Edge insider, when you right click on anything on any website, you have the "copy link" and in case of image "copy image link" options.
do those options fail to get the URL of the content? I never came across a situation like that so I'd like to know what would that be. thanks
Oct 02 2019 12:42 AM
@David Rubino New tab page looks great in dark theme, but still flashes white when opened. Way more disturbing than white search box. Are there any plans to address that?
Oct 02 2019 01:05 AM
Oct 02 2019 01:27 AM
@David Rubino Thank you for the option to turn off feed in the New Tab Page! Appreciate how you and your team look into feedback.
Oct 02 2019 06:11 AM
@David Rubino Windows 10 Share feature should be moved from the Settings section to the top of the browser.
Microsoft stands to lose access to potential data and revenue if Users, not knowing where to look for Windows 10 Share, opt instead to download an extension like AddtoAny from the Chrome Webstore.
Finally, the Share feature needs to be opened up and customizable, again like AddtoAny, instead of limited to Windows 10 apps alone.
Oct 02 2019 06:44 AM - edited Oct 02 2019 06:56 AM
@David Rubino Please bring back the "Add notes" feature from the old edge to allow us to write on top of pages and save it to OneNote. This was one of the best features in the old Edge.
Oct 02 2019 06:53 AM
@David Rubino The address bar is now a light gray when you are typing text (in dark mode). I liked the pure black address bar better.
Oct 02 2019 07:11 AM - edited Oct 02 2019 07:13 AM
"Could we get the "scrollable" tabs back?"
Yesss! This would be awesome!
Oct 02 2019 07:47 AM
YES! And have a drop down to see a picture of the tabs and so its easier to scroll on a touchscreen device.
One of my friends wondered if the drop down was live so, potentially, you could watch a movie in the drop down while doing something else.
Oct 02 2019 07:54 AM
@cjc2112 wrote:@David Rubino The address bar is now a light gray when you are typing text (in dark mode). I liked the pure black address bar better.
Me too...it could be a start to make the reset of the browser UI pitch black too instead of the current gray
Oct 02 2019 09:40 AM
@David Rubino Still no private mode in taskbar menu in Windows 8.1 (I know it's ok in Windows 10). Is it OS dependent? It was even in IE11 with Windows 7