>The Google Chrome browser, some time back, overrode the default behavior of the backspace key from "delete previous character" to "navigate back in history".

>The Google Chrome browser, some time back, overrode the default behavior of the backspace key from "delete previous character" to "navigate back in history". I do not remember that ever being the default behavior. If anything "backspace navigating back in history" has been the default of all browsers. IE does it, FF does it, Chrome did it. (2) is meaningless. There are countless redundant UI/hotkeys for things across software. For example, closing tabs has a UI option (click x on the tab), a hotkey option (ctrl+w), and a context menu (right click->close tab) option. (3) is exactly why they are making this change. People who accidentally click outside of a field and press backspace. Remember that this is default behavior in all browsers. One that Google has decided is bad default behavior. (4) I don't remember there ever being such a move, but feel free to prove me wrong. This has been the default behavior since I was a child. Backspace only ever deleted text if the active field was an input or textarea field. (5) There isn't too much of an issue with this: https://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2011/09/14/do-users-change-their-settings/ https://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2011/09/14/do-users-change-t... (6) No it isn't. The new keybinding is alt+left arrow unless you install the extension. FWIW, I'm part of the 0.04% that use backspace to navigate back in history. I'm one of the few that give a shit about this change and rather dislike it - but disliking it doesn't mean it is okay to be spreading misinformation.