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I have just come across an annoying issue. Chrome does not go back a page when pressing the backspace key instead it pops up saying I have to use Alt + Left arrow.

Has Google Chrome removed the backspace key keybinding for navigating back to the previous page in a recent update? 

 

I am used to using the backspace key for going back a page, Googles help page for shortcuts still states you can use the backspace key.

 

I tried searching chromes settings for mapping keys but there does not appear to be any. Anyone come across this issue before or know of a fix?

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Yes they removed it because apparently too many people were hitting it by accident while typing. Frankly I'm not sure how, since in a textbox it doesn't actually go back, but whatever.

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2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

since in a textbox it doesn't actually go back

I had it do it to me all the freaking time and it was the most annoying thing, resorted to copying everything every time I had to delete anything or writing in notepad and copy/pasting it. 

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4 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

I had it do it to me all the freaking time and it was the most annoying thing, resorted to copying everything every time I had to delete anything or writing in notepad and copy/pasting it. 

Hm, that's strange.  I've never had that happen ever on any browser.  You're sure the focus was on the textbox (the typing cursor (line) was blinking in the textbox)?

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13 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Yes they removed it because apparently too many people were hitting it by accident while typing. Frankly I'm not sure how, since in a textbox it doesn't actually go back, but whatever.

It happens to me occasionally when I accidentally click off of a text box by accident.

 

I didn't even think anyone wanted that shortcut!

To be honest, I just use my mouse's back and forward buttons anyway.

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4 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Hm, that's strange.  I've never had that happen ever on any browser.  You're sure the focus was on the textbox (the typing cursor (line) was blinking in the textbox)?

Yeah, actively typing like I am right here, if I were to hit backspace there was a good chance it would treat it as a shortcut and everything I typed would be gone

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Oh I see Google has given in to the complainers :P.

 

Must admit I have typed a reply into a textbox only for chrome to go back to the previous page when pressing backspace. Luckily when I pressed the forward button what i had typed was restored into the textbox.

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4 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

Yeah, actively typing like I am right here, if I were to hit backspace there was a good chance it would treat it as a shortcut and everything I typed would be gone

That's so strange... I wonder what is causing it?  I guess Google gave up trying to find out and just disabled the thing so I'm not going to try and guess! xD 

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12 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Hm, that's strange.  I've never had that happen ever on any browser.  You're sure the focus was on the textbox (the typing cursor (line) was blinking in the textbox)?

I on occasion start typing and only realize that the text field isn't focused until I press backspace, but that's probably my fault for using the tab key to get to the first text field because I'm used to doing it on a few sites that I use often.

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35 minutes ago, C2dan88 said:

Oh I see Google has given in to the complainers

Hey at least you can still hit the shortcut with one hand...unless you got baby hands like Trump

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38 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

That's so strange... I wonder what is causing it?  I guess Google gave up trying to find out and just disabled the thing so I'm not going to try and guess! xD 

probably some of feature that is misread and rather than fix the core issue they remove the shortcut. Cant say I blame them cost of moving back to alt+left is much less then countless hours of trying to find out why.

 

have had this happen ti me a few times. Super annoying.

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