{"id":3675,"date":"2026-10-08T00:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/androids-physical-navigation-buttons-are-back-on-googlebooks-but-not-the-way-you-think\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:44:34","slug":"androids-physical-navigation-buttons-are-back-on-googlebooks-but-not-the-way-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/androids-physical-navigation-buttons-are-back-on-googlebooks-but-not-the-way-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Android\u2019s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tWhat year is it, and what dessert name of Android are we up to? | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto \/ The Verge\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

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

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<\/a>. 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<\/a> as an alternative. On Googlebook OS, these keys do w \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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