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screen sensiviity ruining experience

right now........I HATE this phone
the screen is so sensitive it's ruining it for me
even a bit of dust makes it impossible to type a text message. there must be a way to decrease screen sensitivity or it's going back. I'm so pissed off with it right now

Sorry. Think it quite funny.
People have been complaining how insensitive the resistive screen. Now there is a capacitive screen its the opposite.
I hope I don't eat my words in a few days when I get mine.
Quite a few people are complaining about the over sensitive screen then changing there minds after a few days.
How is the dust making it hard?

I love the screen, and tipping is super fast for me.
Best phone I ever have.

The screen is amazing.
Much easier to type than on resesitive screen. you just need to get used to it.

have you guys (found) any videos of typing on the hd2? Wonder what it looks like and if you can become as fluent as with a hw-keyboard?

I have same problem here. I was using Touch HD before and now I can't type anything without making mistakes. T9 helps out but when it comes to password it's getting painfull. When I'm pressing letter on on-screen keyboard I quite often press other keys around. I guess it will take quite some time to get used to it, I don't think sensitivity can be changed.
P.S.
Guys from pocketnow claims that HD2 has about the same sensitivity as Pro2 and definitely less then iPhone. If it so I can't imagine how people are able to use iPhone

we have all been used to resistive till now. you'll adapt dont worry, its a change that we all now have to go through.
i have the ipod touch so i dont think it will be troublesome for me to addapt to the new screen.

after a week with this phone, i love that screen... it is very hard to adapt first few days, but than, everything is so great... it is much better like resistive screen... typing is super fast, sliding is easy...

yes i am also having problems with the high sensitivity, but i'm coming from solid keys so no real surprises! starting to get used to it now. I reckon OP you'll get used to it to. Give it a week or so!

You'll get used to it and never look back, I have an i8910 at the moment (HD2 arriving in a couple of days), which is also capacitive and it just takes a little while to adjust.

Fine here too, although the Opera "flick scroll" is too sensitive in a way - it always seems to scroll too far for me, at least a whole screen, so not as useful as the iPhone equivalent.
Anybody know if that is tweakable somehow?

There are a few practical steps I have found that have minimised the problem (for me) while we restive users come to terms with the capacitive screens we have yearned for:
Don't press too hard - it's easily done in frustration but it actually makes things worse
Align the screen - I don't think the factory calibration is too clever (this made a big difference for me)
Switch to a different keyboard. After labouring with the default keyboard and finding myself in a similar place to the OP, I reinstalled my trusty TouchPal and all is well again
Thse worked for me - hope they are of use to others

kolomnik said:
Guys from pocketnow claims that HD2 has about the same sensitivity as Pro2 and definitely less then iPhone. If it so I can't imagine how people are able to use iPhone
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Same sensitivity as Pro2 ?, lol. They probably got a broken sample.
On the Pro2 I was easily able to put my finger on the screen without a click being registered. With the HD2 we got confirmations this is impossible, as soon as your skin touches the device, no matter how lightly you brought your finger to the screen, a click will be registered.

I used to have a Touch HD beforehand, and after getting the HD2 I noticed I would make a large amount of mistakes, and that typing was extremely hard (especially on the go).
But like others have said, give it a couple of days and you will start to get used to it. I'm definately getting the hang of it. But I would strongly recommend you enable T9. Getting the hang of typing on a capacitive screen comes naturally.
And try out the horizontal keyboard; turn the HD2 sideways and the horizontal keybord will be shown to you. You may find it a bit easier to type on that instead.

This is the best screen i have in any windows mobile, the reason i had an iphone was the capasitive screen it has but now because of this screen i switched to the HD2 and i am more than happy and i don't understand why people complain about this screen its simply FANTASTIC.

I think I can uderstand them, it is beacuse we are used to looking exactly where we are going to click, now, with the capacitive screen, we have to use our finger to do it (wich obviously wont let us see waht we are clicking on). I was a little bit stressed yesterday that I received the phone, but right now I am getting used to it. I am doing now a slide soft motion with the screen, and not the old press hard movement I used to with my HD.
I think it is great, let give it at least a few days so we can get confortable with it.

HD2 oudside in the cold.

I tested out the HD2 outside in below freezing temps, and it really had a tough time registering my finger presses. It took about 5 minutes, before it could register properly... Anyone experience these issues?

Yes, and the wind keeps pressing things which makes it almost useless. I'm hoping some of the hints here on how to make it less sensitive will help but I haven't tried it yet.

I've noticed the "ghost" pressing (the screen registered a LOT of presses when my fingers were nowhere near the screen) of the screen too. I also contacted HTC support on the issue, and they said it was not a known problem.
So, again, I'd suggest that if you're experiencing issues with the screen in cold temperatures (finger touches not registering, "ghost pressing" etc.), let HTC know about it!

i got that kind of ghost typing too. pretty funny to watch but annoying when you see its deleting mails, answering sms or calls people ... will contact htc as well to let them know.

Confirmed here too. Though I thought it was caused by constant rain/snow here in Moscow, which fell directly on the screen when the ghost tapping occured.

Yeah I get the ghost tapping but only after i've been in a call and hang up, it then starts doing all sorts of things by itself normally ending up with dialling someone!! :/

I dunno about the ghost-typing but isn't it a common fact that capacitive screens don't work well with low temperatures?

That's a capacitive touch-panel "Feature" . HTC can't do anything about it (besides lowering the screen sensitivity).
edit: Umiss beat me to it lol

you can lower the screen sensitivity either by installing the new 1.48 rom or using the cab from the hints and tweaks thread in opening couple of posts. Should help.

A100 Touch Sensitivity Is Wonky

I've had the A100 about a month or so now, replaced an A500. I've recently noticed the touches I use to navigate not working like they did on the A500 or even the same as when I first got the A100. Sometimes when typing it'll triple press a key. Othertimes I can't put in the pattern to unlock it. It's as if I had a cloth on my finger, but I don't.
I've found it seems to be worse when I'm not holding the tablet, ie I just have it lying flat and the only contact is the finger I touch with. It seems if I "ground" myself to the tablet by having it in my hand the touches work fine. Any idea what's up?

I've just noticed it being super sensitive compared to the A500. But not like that. I've doubletapped often due to just barely grazing the screen.
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muqali said:
I've had the A100 about a month or so now, replaced an A500. I've recently noticed the touches I use to navigate not working like they did on the A500 or even the same as when I first got the A100. Sometimes when typing it'll triple press a key. Othertimes I can't put in the pattern to unlock it. It's as if I had a cloth on my finger, but I don't.
I've found it seems to be worse when I'm not holding the tablet, ie I just have it lying flat and the only contact is the finger I touch with. It seems if I "ground" myself to the tablet by having it in my hand the touches work fine. Any idea what's up?
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Assuming you're running 3.2, go into Settings, Screen and adjust the Touch Sensitivity to see if it helps.
Good Luck.

I've never noticed anything like that, so you sure you dont have a defective unit?

Neoprimal said:
Assuming you're running 3.2, go into Settings, Screen and adjust the Touch Sensitivity to see if it helps.
Good Luck.
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I have the A100 with os 3.2 and in settings, Screen there is no tab for Sensitivity.
I have been try to adjust the touch screen but see nothing to do that.

Chestanuky said:
I have the A100 with os 3.2 and in settings, Screen there is no tab for Sensitivity.
I have been try to adjust the touch screen but see nothing to do that.
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Sorry about that. I have the A500, not A100 and was working with the idea that the settings would be the same on both devices since they are essentially extremely similar in build.
I've never had sensitivity issues, but as of 3.2 I do have a Touch Sensitivity setting under Screen; I figured Acer put it there in 3.2 on the A100 for issues that are similar to yours and that's why it also made it to 3.2 on the A500, just in case the issue popped up on them at some point as well.
This could be an ESD issue as well, though I've never come across a case where it's this consistent.
Maybe you'll get it in an update or patch at some point, though that doesn't help you now

It's weird, like I said, if I'm "grounded" to the unit's case it seems to work fine. I don't know how capacitive screens work so maybe the calluses on my fingers or something mess it up. Now that I've learned how to work around it it doesn't bother me.

I've had my A100 about a month and went crazy trying to type. This may sound goofy but I swear the right side of the screen the keys have to be touched on the left side. And too, my 3.2 does not have a setting for screen sensitivity. I have a 7 year old Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard that really comes in handy when I need to type a lot.

[Q] G2 wont register touch input,

My LG G2 wont register touch input properly. It happens nearly all the time, e.g. i am typing and it works like a charm and suddenly it starts missing keys which earlier were just fine, similarly i am missing swipes everywhere like in home screen and games but they are less frequent as compared to the touch missing the input completely. I am really worried as i just spent a lot on this and where i live all the sets are imported from abroad so no warranties of any kind,
Has any one else experienced this and if yes is this a hardware problem or a software one, and above all guide me on what to do. Thanks in advance for your comments

umerayub said:
My LG G2 wont register touch input properly. It happens nearly all the time, e.g. i am typing and it works like a charm and suddenly it starts missing keys which earlier were just fine, similarly i am missing swipes everywhere like in home screen and games but they are less frequent as compared to the touch missing the input completely. I am really worried as i just spent a lot on this and where i live all the sets are imported from abroad so no warranties of any kind,
Has any one else experienced this and if yes is this a hardware problem or a software one, and above all guide me on what to do. Thanks in advance for your comments
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I have this sometimes but i have realised that it is my own fault as the screen is rather large and i touch the edge of the screen with the base of my thumb, which seems to make it ignore other touch events on the screen

aliaksei said:
I have this sometimes but i have realised that it is my own fault as the screen is rather large and i touch the edge of the screen with the base of my thumb, which seems to make it ignore other touch events on the screen
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I also thought that i was doing something like that but then i picked it up in my hand and touched with a finger from the other hand carefully avoiding any unintended touches but still it keeps on missing taps during selections across menus and what not.

Is something causing your CPU usage to spike? If this is happening, launching an app like OS Monitor while it is happening will point out the offending app.

ZEN Pad z8s Screen sensitivity?

Hey all.
Likely this question has been asked but I'm not finding a reference to it when I search so here goes:
I find the 2 control "things" (sorry for the technical term) at the bottom of my zenpad are not very responsive. Specifically, the "back" button (curved arrow) on the bottom left.
I find that I rarely see a response when I touch this. In fact, I have to touch it several times before it causes a response.
So is this a sensitivity issue, or something inherently flawed?
I'm not a hardcore tablet user but it's rather frustrating and frankly makes using the pad a bit discouraging.
Thanks in advance.
Fernley