Microsoft Updates Roadmap for Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has updated its roadmap for Edge Chromium. PDF file navigation has been moved to 'Planned', and most of the New Tab page features were moved from 'Under Review' to 'Planned', giving us a possibility of getting them in March 2020. Also, an option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close was moved from Planned to Planned for March..

The published roadmap includes the following items:

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

Note:

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

 

Here are definitions: 

• Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels
• Not Planned – Microsoft doesn’t currently plan to address this feedback, though it will continue to track it and reconsider our approach if needed.
• Planned for… – Microsoft is working on this and currently plan for it to be addressed in the Canary channel before the end of the month indicated.
• Planned - Microsoft has reviewed this feedback and have a plan to address it. However, it isn't ready to share a target time frame just yet.
• In Discussion – Microsoft has reviewed this feedback and to learn more it has started a discussion about on Microsoft Edge Insider Forum.
• Under Review – Microsoft is reviewing this feedback internally and does not have a plan to share at this time.
• Quality Area – Microsoft will give extra weight to fixes and opportunities in this area. Microsoft is expecting you to report specific bugs and make specific asks.