Edge Add-ons review takes too long, request faster certification for extension submission

[Sen (EruptAPP)]

Hello Microsoft Edge Add-ons team,

I am a browser extension developer. I have submitted the same extension package to multiple browser stores. Chrome Web Store and Firefox AMO can finish their review quickly, while the Microsoft Edge Add-ons certification process is much slower. My submission has been stuck in "In review" status for a long time.

The long review cycle blocks our product iteration and release schedule. Could you please help speed up the certification for this submission? It would also be great if Microsoft could improve the overall review pipeline to reduce waiting time for developers.

Thanks for your support.

[Andrew-Bennet]

Hi, I’m experiencing a similar delay with my extension review as well. I’d really appreciate any update or guidance on the expected review timeline. Thank you! 🙏

[Sanjay Choudhary (cu-sanjay)]

This has been raised before, too. In [an earlier discussion](#114), the Edge Add-ons team stated that reviews typically take 5 to 7 business days, and [another discussion](#46) shows that the team has been aware of these delays for years. I hope we can see further improvements, especially for updates to existing extensions.

I think the delay is understandable to some extent. Chrome Web Store charges a one-time $5 developer registration fee, while Microsoft Edge Add-ons is free to join. With more developers publishing extensions, the review team has a lot to handle, and security checks take time. Microsoft's own team has also acknowledged the growing submission volume and longer review times.

My main suggestion to the Edge team, Patrick Brosset (@captainbrosset), ManikanthMSFT (@ManikanthMSFT), Gurjeet Singh (@G-u-r-j-e-e-t) and nagachaitanya (@nagachaitanyalokam), is to consider making updates to already approved extensions faster than the initial publication.

Waiting for the first submission to pass all the checks is reasonable. But when an extension is already published and the developer needs to fix a website change, a bug, or a security issue, waiting another 7 days for the update can cause real problems for users.

Could Microsoft use Copilot or other automated checks to help review routine updates more quickly, while keeping manual review for changes that need closer attention? Firefox also has different review paths for add-ons, and some submissions can be published before a later human review.

I know Edge has already introduced measures to speed up reviews, and this could be another useful step. Faster updates would help developers fix problems sooner and keep extensions reliable for users.