Top feedback summary for October 22

[David Rubino]

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

Hi everyone, here is the latest top feedback update. This week we cover a new issue which was addressed immediately, one item which has been addressed, and a couple of scheduling changes.

Last week we saw a spike in reports about Microsoft Edge crashing when a new tab was opened. This issue was fixed in Chromium and the fix should be in the Canary and Dev channels now. Please let us know if you’re still having an issue with this by choosing the Send feedback smiley or commenting here in this forum post.

This week we’re delivering on a top feature request with the arrival of inking mode for PDF files. We have finished rolling out the feature in it’s initial state. However, we’re already planning on some enhancements to this feature, specifically color customizations and new pen types including a highlighter. Let us know what you think of PDF inking and what additional functionality you’d like to see in the thread below.

Meanwhile, you may notice that the top feedback labeled “Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo” has changed from “Planned for October” to just “Planned”. This reflects a bit of a delay internally. We are spending more time iterating on the interaction model and visual design of the New Tab Page and we had to temporarily reassign resources. Nonetheless, we are aware that many of you are eagerly awaiting this feature and we intend to get back to it as soon as possible. We hope to get it into an Edge80 build. We’ll update the status when our plan for this one becomes more firm.

There is also a small delay in addressing “Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile”. We had expected to deliver this in October, but it now looks like it will be November.

Here is the full updated list of top feedback:

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Addressed	Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link	New!
Addressed	Inking for PDF files	9 weeks
Planned for October	A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line	9 weeks
Planned for October	Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page	9 weeks
Planned for November (Previously planned for October)	Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile	9 weeks
Planned for November	Enable search in the extensions store	9 weeks
Planned (Previously Planned for October)	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	9 weeks
Under Review	Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store	2 weeks
Under Review	Opening a new tab is too slow	4 weeks
Under Review	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	4 weeks
Under Review	Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close	5 weeks
Under Review	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	5 weeks
Under Review	Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page	7 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.	7 weeks
Under Review	Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead	7 weeks
Under Review	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	7 weeks
Under Review	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	9 weeks
Under Review	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	9 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	9 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	9 weeks
Under Review	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	9 weeks
Under Review	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	9 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	9 weeks
Under Review	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	9 weeks
Under Review	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	9 weeks
Under Review	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	9 weeks
Under Review	Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account	9 weeks
Under Review	Provide different options for sorting favorites	9 weeks
Under Review	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	9 weeks
Quality Area	Bring more extensions to the extensions store	7 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less memory than it does	9 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less CPU than it does	9 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages	9 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files	9 weeks
Quality Area	Update does not always work reliably	9 weeks

Definitions:

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

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. 

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. 

[#2]

@HotCakeX since you mention it, there are actually two crashes we know about right now.  The one on the thread you linked to shows up as Canary just closing itself randomly.  We've actually pulled the build with that issue in it, and reinstalling Canary from www.microsoftedgeinsider.com will get you a version without this crash to begin with.  

The other crash happens when you right-click the back button, and is still in the build even after you reinstall it, so please try to avoid doing that for now :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:

[#3]

No 80.0.316 for me, still .315

[#4]

@josh_bodner 

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@josh_bodner wrote:

@HotCakeX since you mention it, there are actually two crashes we know about right now.  The one on the thread you linked to shows up as Canary just closing itself randomly.  We've actually pulled the build with that issue in it, and reinstalling Canary from www.microsoftedgeinsider.com will get you a version without this crash to begin with.  

The other crash happens when you right-click the back button, and is still in the build even after you reinstall it, so please try to avoid doing that for now :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Hi,

Thank you, I wasn't aware of the latter :)

[#5]

@tistou 

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@tistou wrote:

No 80.0.316 for me, still .315

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Yes, as @josh_bodner said, they pulled that problematic build from their servers, so now .315 is the latest.

[#6]

Thanks for the info.

[#7]

There is also a 3rd area that keeps crashing the browser Version 80.0.315.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) at least it does for me which I reported a few days ago via Mr. Smiley. It is located in "Profiles/passwords". When you click on the eye it crashes the browser.

However, when you click the 3 "..." and choose "details" and then the eye at the bottom for the password field all works well as it is designed to.

Dennis5mile

[#8]

@Dennis5mile 
Still on 315. Re-installed again.
When I leave it idling after installation, it seems to stay open.

After installing some extensions (MS Store Chrome Store), Canary closes after a short delay.  

But then, after removing all extensions and resetting Canary. it still crashes after a minute or two, even when idling in the background. 


Note: the official Edge beta doesn't crash with identical extensions installed.

[#9]

Feature Request: This feature request is highly needed for the Public Sector for Federal Agencies, which is the ability to digitally sign a pdf in Edge with a Smart Card. If the function was added to digitally sign a PDF with a Smart Card, many federal agencies wouldn't have to depend on the 3rd party application Adobe Reader for this one specific function and could fully leverage Edge for PDFs instead. @David Rubino @josh_bodner 

[#10]

Spoiler

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@benpal wrote:

@Dennis5mile 
Still on 315. Re-installed again.
When I leave it idling after installation, it seems to stay open.

After installing some extensions (MS Store Chrome Store), Canary closes after a short delay.  

But then, after removing all extensions and resetting Canary. it still crashes after a minute or two, even when idling in the background. 


Note: the official Edge beta doesn't crash with identical extensions installed.

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This crash's symptoms appear to be different than the one experienced in Canary .316.

I think it's better to open a separate topic about it.

[#11]

@HotCakeX there's a chance it might be the same issue.  The sync issue really blew up in 316, but it was also present in 315, just with much fewer hits.  

[#12]

You're right, though everything is back to normal after updating to Version 80.0.317.1 (Official build) canary (64-bit)

:thumbs_up: Hope they stay that way :crossed_fingers:

[#13]

Hello @David Rubino 

When this text are update ?