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

Greetings, Insiders! Even though we’re all working from home, that doesn’t mean we aren’t working. We have several updates to provide you all this week. Let’s jump right in!

Last week, we asked what you think we should do when it comes to our Addressed list as it grows. This week, we are going to start hiding the Addressed items behind a spoiler tag (huge shout out to @HotCakeX for suggesting this). This way, we can still have it all in one place but not have a massive list when you are trying to scroll down to respond. Like this change or want to offer another one? Please comment and let us know! Same as with our feature feedback, how we present this information to you is always open to suggestions.

On to the meat of our post! First, Some users are unable to access any web page is now Addressed. On Answers, the customer support team posted a solution to this issue. If you are still seeing this after trying out those or the steps Symantec posted (swap out Chrome for Edge, in this case), please reach out!

In addition to addressing that known issue, we’ve added a link to Arvind’s tweet under the status for casting with info on how to enable the casting flag while we continue to work on this feature. Even though we have no updates around the issue at this time, we wanted to ensure that the work around was easily accessed by users like yourselves.

We are really excited to announce today that we are moving every item we had Under Review last week to a Planned status! Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents is now moved to Planned. Additionally, all of the new tab page items that were Under Review are now Planned for March. We know that users are particularly curious about those three, and we will have more information for you on those soon.

Lastly (but certainly not least), we have moved Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close from Planned to Planned for March.

Remember, when we move items to Planned for …, we mean that this will be addressed in our Canary channel, while our Addressed items are marked that way when they are in implemented in both Dev and Canary channels. You can read more about our status definitions below our feedback list.

Here’s our updated list this week:

Status Feedback On this list for Addressed Some users are unable to access any web page 3 weeks Planned for March Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close 17 weeks Planned for March Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices 18 weeks Planned for March Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo 29 weeks Planned for March Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page 29 weeks Planned for March Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers 29 weeks Planned for March Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page 29 weeks Planned for Summer Enable sync of browsing history between devices 18 weeks Planned Allow more top sites on the New Tab Page 1 week Planned Highlighter tool for PDF files 3 weeks Planned Enable navigation of PDF files via table of contents 4 weeks Planned (Learn more) Edge cannot find devices to cast media 6 weeks Planned Make Edge available on Linux 7 weeks Planned Support read aloud of PDF files 7 weeks Planned (Join the discussion) Add the ability to ink on web pages 19 weeks Planned (Join the discussion) Provide different options for sorting favorites 29 weeks Planned (Learn more) Support themes from the Chrome Web Store 29 weeks Planned Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website 29 weeks In Discussion

(Join the discussion) Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window 24 weeks In Discussion

(Join the discussion) Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame 25 weeks In Discussion

(Join the discussion) The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome 27 weeks In Discussion

(Join the discussion) Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 29 weeks In Discussion

(Join the discussion) Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System 29 weeks In Discussion

(Join the discussion) Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge 29 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files 29 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 29 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 29 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 29 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: