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  1. Support for hindi (indian ) fonts at least for IE browser

    Support for hindi (indian ) fonts at least for IE browser

    7 votes
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    • Use contextual keyboard in IE for entering email addresses in web forms

      The keyboard with the @ and .com buttons is used when composing emails in Outlook. IE could detect email fields and use it for them.

      7 votes
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      • Kid's Corner should allow pinning Internet Explorer

        You're allowed to pin certain apps and features to Kid's Corner, but not the one that would actually make the feature useful to me—Internet Explorer. You should be allowed to add a tile for Internet Explorer to Kid's Corner. When using it, it should maintain a separate set of cookies / session data, favorites, and history from the normal browser.

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        • Get a FULL SCREEN experience on IE or other apps

          Make disapear the black tool bar on Internet Explorer or others app to get a FULL SCREEN experience!

          7 votes
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          • Provide in-browser Silverlight in Windows Phone 7.8

            Please provide in-browser Silverlight in the Windows Phone 7.8 IE.

            7 votes
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            • Delete History in IE9 needs options to control what is deleted

              In IE9 theres a Delete History button that deletes everything. We need a way to control what is deleted, to keep cookies or history

              7 votes
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              • Can download specific files like music and ms office documents by IE

                Just downloads the files which windows can send to specific app and manage

                7 votes
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                • Web Streaming Player: Adobe, WINAPP, something?

                  I moved from my Iphone simply because I love Nokia!!! But this operating systems limits has given me a broken heart. I was okay not having some apps I use daily to pay my bills, but when I discovered I could not stream live my favorite internet show via the windows phone I became disharden. I read that much of the problem is that you can't get certain developers to agree to adapt their apps for windows, but something has to give. Apple has always been a lot of hype to me, but if can't get the streams I want…

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                  • Allow per-site setting for mobile/desktop user-agent

                    Some sites have good mobile versions, and others don't, it's be nice to be able to set change your "browser version" from mobile to desktop for specific sites.

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                    • Support for tracking protection lists in IE10 mobile

                      Please offer the same level of privacy on Windows phone. And this setting should be sync between the Windows 8 and Windows phone.

                      6 votes
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                      • IE9 - long tap on links: option to open in new tab - in background.

                        IE9 - long tap on links: option to open in new tab - in background.

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                        • finish html5 support in windows mobile

                          Going to html5test.com on IE in mango shows what is missing and how other browsers are better right now.

                          6 votes
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                          • iOS/Android User Agent

                            Some sites do not recognise the IE user agent and respond properly, some direct to a desktop site, while many give a simplified WM6 or Blackberry-esque site. It would be nice to have the option to emulate an Android or iOS user agent so that you could access the proper mobile version of the site when it is not supported.

                            6 votes
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                            • internet explorer 10

                              interet explorer 10

                              6 votes
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                              • Set a homepage

                                Internet Explorer should open to a homepage instead of last viewed site.

                                6 votes
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                                • bookmarklet support in internet explorer

                                  I'm using Windows Phone 8, and using Pocket service (formerly read it later) to record internet sites pages that I want to read later offline. Pocket does not provide (yet?) application for Windows Phone, but would let users to use a bookmarklet added in favorites to send the information to the service. This does not work with Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 8, while it works within Windows 8 IE10.
                                  Please note that this is not only required for Pocket, but other services are using this kind of functionality as well (such as Instapaper, for example)...

                                  6 votes
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                                  • Add family safety features for web content to wp8.

                                    There has to be a better way to filter web content. My son just got his new phone and I caught him viewing very explicit material earlier today. I spent over 3 hours trying to figure out how to filter content to no avail. A filter option should be added for the wp8 to microsoft family safety.

                                    6 votes
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                                    • IE 10 Mobile Parental Controls

                                      Internet Explorer with parental controls. Built. In. Would be great to have this option, or just Parental controls to disable certain apps (i.e. Internet Explorer)

                                      6 votes
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                                      • Enable Flash support (SWF to HTML5 convertion mode)

                                        Flash file (SWF) can be converted to HTML5.Integrate SWF to HtML5 convertor with browser can enable flash support

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                                        • we want ie10 on 7.8

                                          Browser is the basic feature...if U improve it to ie10 people won't go to android thinking...buying Microsoft is...cheating itself...without...upgrade

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