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title: "Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/301185707.md"
description: "Googlebooks feature physical navigation buttons (triangle, circle, square) on F1-F3 keys, reminiscent of Android 5.0 Lollipop. These are not new additions but were previously seen on Chromebooks. They serve as an alternative to gesture-based navigation, similar to their function on modern Android devices."
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# Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think

What year is it, and what dessert name of Android are we up to? | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge 

A common misconception I've seen with Googlebooks is that the Quick Insert and Google logo keys are new. They're not, as they first debuted a couple of years ago on some Chromebooks. But there is something new for Googlebooks that's ripped straight from Android phones circa 2014.

On every Googlebook keyboard, the F1, F2, and F3 keys are the old triangle, circle, and square navigation icons that first debuted on Android 5.0 Lollipop. These were the back, home, and app switcher buttons long before everything went to gesture-based navigation, and they're still built into phones on Android 17 as an alternative. On Googlebook OS, these keys do w …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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