protractor.Key.chord() broken in the latest chromedriver

[AliZuhair-AI]

Bug report

• Node Version: v12.14.0
• Protractor Version: 6.x
• Angular Version: 12.1.3
• Browser(s): Chrome
• Operating System and Version Windows 10

Steps to reproduce the bug

Starting with ChromeDriver 98.0.4758.48, protractor.Key.chord() method seems to be broken. Whenever I try to use CTRL + A or BACK_SPACE as a keychord, it enters a weird asci character �. My workaround for now is to use an older chromedriver that still seems to support Chrome 98.

[StanislavKharchenko]

Good day!
This is not Protractor issue, but ChromeDriver problem:

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromedriver/issues/detail?id=3999

[subhra-s-das]

"actions().sendKeys" is also broken due to latest chromedriver.
Sending junk characters like as O.P mentioned asci character �

[VivekLande]

It's also breaking on firefox on V98.0, could you please take a look