Aug 19 2019 03:51 PM - edited Sep 22 2019 09:23 AM
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 listening!
Over these past months we have been busy reading all the great feedback you've been sending us through the "Send feedback" smiley, here on the insider forum, and to our @MSEdgeDev Twitter handle. As we go through the feedback, common themes, popular suggestions, and bugs with broad impact emerge. We've been highlighting this "top feedback" within the team, and we'd like to share it with you as well. Starting with this post, we will regularly summarize the most significant feedback we are hearing from you and give you an update on the status of each item. We'll also highlight some of the changes we've made that were inspired or prioritized because of your feedback. Check out the list below, and of course use this forum thread to share your thoughts and discuss.
Your feedback has directly led to many improvements. Here are just some of the most notable, now available in the Canary channel:
Here are some top feedback topics we plan to address in the coming months. (Of course, plans can change. We'll make sure to let you know if timing or direction shift on any of these.)
Planned to be addressed in the Canary channel in September 2019:
Planned to be addressed in the Canary channel in October 2019:
The team is reviewing the following feature requests and we'll be sure to let you know if they're getting ready to show up in one of our channels:
Finally, there are a few areas where you've told us our quality needs to improve. We are investigating these areas and will fix specific bugs when they are identified:
You can help in these areas by keeping the bug reports coming. Whether you have a major issue or a minor glitch, if you see something, click the "Send feedback" smiley and tell us briefly what happened. Every report helps!
Thank you all for being insiders. Your feedback motivates and inspires us, and we genuinely appreciate it. We look forward to sharing these updates on a regular basis to show how you're helping to set the direction of the next version of Microsoft Edge.
-David Rubino
Microsoft Edge Team
Aug 21 2019 12:46 AM
Aug 21 2019 02:32 AM
If the browser doesn't provide
- ability to change search engine to one that the user wants
- ability to hide any MS-specific interface features (such as a Bing bar)
then, personally, I am not interested. Wouldn't have it for my company either.
Aug 21 2019 02:39 AM
Aug 21 2019 04:00 AM - edited Apr 24 2020 05:07 AM
Dear David,
I'm glad to read about the upcoming improvements, but a little concerned that two (imho) important key features not showing up on your list.
1. In full screen mode, we need the ability to swipe-in tabs, address-bar and tool-bar like in classic Edge, otherwise full screen is completely unusable. Think of the millions of tablet users (like me), almost always working in full screen mode due to the limited screen size on tablets.
2. Please add the ability to sort favorites manually (drag & drop) on touchscreens. It does work with the mouse, but not with finger or pen. I know many users who like to sort their favs by workflow or personal preferences.
Can you please tell me if the above is in planning for upcoming releases?
Best regards
Aug 21 2019 04:31 AM
@David Rubino
Hi David
Thanks for the update and the list of the already available and the upcoming improvements. For me and some others, "Edge on Windows Server" is missing... Like reported here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/new-Edge-for-RDS-Server-2016-2019/m-p/423517#M674
and here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Edge-support-on-Server-OS/m-p/574383
Is there a statement from MS, if and when the new Edge is coming to Win Server?
Regards, Chris
Aug 21 2019 04:46 AM - edited Aug 21 2019 08:13 AM
Oh, looks like you already started with it! That's music to my ears (eyes)!
Edit: @David Rubino I was glad too early... We where able to install Ent Dev V 78, but can't start it in an RDS or Citrix Session. Details described here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Edge-support-on-Server-OS/m-p/574383
Aug 21 2019 06:55 AM
Aug 21 2019 07:40 AM
@David Rubino Hello and thank you for the Chromium Edge.
I have a question, if you don't mind. "Continue on PC" functionality seems broken with the leaked "stable" channel. That feature is why I use Edge, basically. Uninstalling the stable Edgium reverted to the old Edge, and now Continue on PC works, but the "Send notification to linked PC" function has stopped working completely, sadly, even after a few resets/uninstalls of the Android/Win10 My Phone app and unlinking/relinking the phone.
Any insights on this specific functionality? Thank you.
Aug 21 2019 07:46 AM
@David Rubino Is there a timeline for a native WOA build? I'm using a Galaxy Book2, and while the x86 Edge on Chrome build runs OK, I'm hoping a native build would run significantly faster.
Aug 21 2019 09:25 AM
Hi,
When do we get to see Edge Chromium to start looking like the real Edge browser and not like Google Chrome! It would be great if the design & user interface reflected the original Edge browser rather than just another Chrome browser!
Aug 21 2019 09:47 AM
Aug 21 2019 12:25 PM
But how can we send feedback if we don't have a Linux build yet? ;)
I jest, but switching full force to chromium edge I need a solution for syncing everything back and forth with Linux and Windows. I already do this with VSCode and settings sync, and it's awesome.
I'll send some feedback from my W10 build.
Aug 21 2019 02:53 PM
Aug 21 2019 04:10 PM
I'm thrilled you're working on this single improvement:
Internet Explorer has always been superb by not cluttering the Downloads folder with garbage -- just because of the Run option. With Run, IE has always been putting whatever you download into a Temporary Internet Files folder, which would eventually be wiped out by some other cleaning process. And because of it, Downloads was nice and tidy with only those files that you wanted to keep.
Now that we all use Chrome or Firefox, it's scary for me to just open the Downloads folder, it's a landfill. Even Mac users have their Downloads folder scary, for they never had a proper and decent Internet Explorer with its Run for any download.
Thank you.
Aug 21 2019 05:41 PM - edited Aug 21 2019 05:55 PM
@David Rubino Today's Dev update for 08-21-19 has broken the ability to login to my Netgear R7900P router. No matter which address I use (192.168.1.1, routerlogin.net or routerlogin.com) I get a quick 401 Unauthorized splash screen and then the Tab instantly defaults to a router password reset page (screen shot below). It's not the router because I can access it normally using Firefox. Can you please ask your team to look into this? Thanks a million.
Aug 21 2019 09:04 PM
@David Rubino I signed up for the Dogfood program and i thought had the latest Edge.....what is the difference between Edge Dev and Canary? is Canary a bit more on the leading Edge than Edge (dev) - sorry couldn't resist......(and how can one tell which they have?
Aug 21 2019 09:52 PM - edited Aug 21 2019 10:15 PM
@vonkosch This about sums up Canary and the other versions (Dev, Beta, Stable) from the Chromium Project page (If it's too small to read, I also attached the snipe as an attachment file). It references Google Chrome's Channels, but it's about the same for Edge's channels.
Basically Canary is where new features are tested (or added but not yet tested or just starting to be tested by Canary users/testers) and may or may not make it over into the next stage which is Dev. One day you might see said feature in Canary, and the next day it's gone or it's still there but being tested and bugs fixed over a few Canary versions before being moved up to the Dev version. By Dev it's a lot to mostly resolved, tested over, improvements of already set in features, and filtered in/out by Dev but of course might still have a glitch or two or things not yet added or being "extra tested". Beta is where the new features shine and can be tested before everyone else gets it in Stable, the bugs have pretty much been sorted out, features have gotten the green light, and it's getting it's final or close to final test drive before those features and updates/upgrades are released into Stable. That's it in simple definition (give or take). Canary is my favorite, and it's 99.98 percent stable in my personal view and whatever isn't stable is usually sorted out by the next day or following day as it's Canary is updated daily, where Dev is updated weekly, and Beta is major updated about every six weeks, and Stable...I don't know.