Why did they ditch 'Ctrl+Shift+Q' for Google Chrome version 70.0.3538.77 (Official Build) ??

[saurabhdua]

Hello there!

 

Noticed this change ( pl refer to attached screenshot ) quite recently after updating to the latest version of Google Chrome.

 

Any ideas on why did they bid goodbye to our 'instinctive' - Ctrl+Shift+Q towards browser exit ??

 

Thanks.  

[+Zlip792 MVC]

CRUX:

 

A bug listing on the Chromium website highlights why Google decided to make the change:

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Number of times I've wanted to close all my browser windows when pressing Ctrl+Shift+Q: 0
Number of times I've meant to press Ctrl+Shift+Tab but accidentally hit Q instead: too many to count

IMO, this keyboard shortcut is too easy to trigger given its destructiveness. (If multiple windows are closed, only one window is restored when Chrome is reopened. Not to mention the pain of reopening dozens of tabs in a low bandwidth setting.)

 

 

Blog post - https://www.ghacks.net/2018/10/22/google-retires-ctrl-shift-q-in-chrome-to-exit-web-browser/