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Google's Quick Insert keys on new laptops are not new

Original: A common misconception I've seen with Googlebooks is that the Quick Insert and Google logo keys are new. They're not, as

A writer points out a common misconception about Google's new laptop keyboards: the Quick Insert key and the Google logo key are widely assumed to be brand-new additions, but both first appeared on Chromebooks a couple of years ago. What is genuinely new, the post notes, is a feature carried over from Android phones of several years back, though the details are cut off mid-explanation.

Why now: People are discussing Google's latest laptops and what is actually new in their keyboard design versus recycled from older Chromebooks and Android.

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• 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… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 2

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