Screen looks great. But I'm having two issues.
First, the screen feels kinda rough dragging my finger across. By comparison my Galaxy S phone and iPad are very smooth and glide with no resistance.
Is this normal, can it be improved?
Second, the screen seems unresponsive at times. I'll have to tap more than one to get it to recognize an action. Maybe it's just being slow.
Also the calibration seems to be a bit off. I often seem to be clicking items below what I tapped on. Not sure it's completely user error since I don't seem to be having this much trouble with my 4 inch Android phone.
PS. The phone is rooted with AutoNooter and using LauncherPro and Dolphin browser.
Ravynmagi said:
Screen looks great. But I'm having two issues.
First, the screen feels kinda rough dragging my finger across. By comparison my Galaxy S phone and iPad are very smooth and glide with no resistance.
Is this normal, can it be improved?
Second, the screen seems unresponsive at times. I'll have to tap more than one to get it to recognize an action. Maybe it's just being slow.
Also the calibration seems to be a bit off. I often seem to be clicking items below what I tapped on. Not sure it's completely user error since I don't seem to be having this much trouble with my 4 inch Android phone.
PS. The phone is rooted with AutoNooter and using LauncherPro and Dolphin browser.
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My screen is very smooth, and a little bit tacky... I'd prefer a less tacky, smoother feel, but it's okay.
Unresponsive I've not noticed really, but the calibration on the edges and/or corners is funky.. Like hitting the Search button in the market is hit and miss, otherwise other places I personally haven't seen any issues.
There's a thread on here / directions on nookdevs for how to recalibrate the screen. A lot of people have been reporting issues with the calibration on the edge of the screen. It doesn't bother me too much, so I haven't tried, but results are apparently quite good.
http://www.nookdevs.com/Recalibrate_the_NookColor_touch_screen
I've recalibrated the screen a few times. Even did the suggestion with placing the Nook face down for extreme sensitivity.
I still seem to be having the same problem where the touch is very unresponsive. It's most noticable browsing the web, I'll have to tap links multiple times before the browser does anything.
I'm wondering if I have a bad Nook or is this just how it is?
It could be the default browser. I had problems with unresponsive tapping as well but after switching to Dolphin Browser HD I havent really noticed them at all. However, it does seems like only certain apps or portions of them have problems with touch response...I can think of 2 off the top of my head..
1) The search icon in the Android Market. I have to really tap it hard or multiple times for it to open the search ability. Everything else in the market is a light, smooth, responsive tap, except the search ability.
2) ADW's settings menu, specifically the back button. Have to really hit it hard to work yet everything else works perfectly fine.
Maybe it's just me but I swear its only certain things which respond poorly to taps.
In regards to the screen being tacky, goto B&N and buy the Anti-Glare protective screen film. Make sure its the anti-glare one and not the regular screen protector. Not only will your fingers slide perfectly, but it also avoids all the annoying fingerprints the default glass seems to collect. Worth every penny. (You get 2 of them for 15 bucks)
I find that I have better luck ith a light touch & avoid a "tap". It took a bit of practice to know what part of my finger was actually making contact with the screen first & the reason for the perception that the screen was out of calibration.
I do have a problem with the center right area of the screen when playing crossword. Sometimes it is very hard to click on the rufgt side boxes. Interestingly, the same area of the screen is responsive in other apps.
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kev
heers,
kev
I purchased the matte screen protector from them and it alleviated the tacky feel of the screen. Also resist oils and smudges so its a must have in my opinion.
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I've recalibrated the screen a few times. Even did the suggestion with placing the Nook face down for extreme sensitivity.
I still seem to be having the same problem where the touch is very unresponsive. It's most noticable browsing the web, I'll have to tap links multiple times before the browser does anything.
I'm wondering if I have a bad Nook or is this just how it is?
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I have the same problem at the very top edges of the screen. Pressing search in marketplace or a new tab in dolphin is really annoying. Requires many taps to work. Rest of screen seems to work fine. I did notice that the 2.2 Froyo was way worse for screen sensitivity. Maybe they can fix somehow with a firmware patch or something.
I have the same problem. Will try recalibrating later.
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It could be the default browser. I had problems with unresponsive tapping as well but after switching to Dolphin Browser HD I havent really noticed them at all. However, it does seems like only certain apps or portions of them have problems with touch response...I can think of 2 off the top of my head..
1) The search icon in the Android Market. I have to really tap it hard or multiple times for it to open the search ability. Everything else in the market is a light, smooth, responsive tap, except the search ability.
2) ADW's settings menu, specifically the back button. Have to really hit it hard to work yet everything else works perfectly fine.
Maybe it's just me but I swear its only certain things which respond poorly to taps.
In regards to the screen being tacky, goto B&N and buy the Anti-Glare protective screen film. Make sure its the anti-glare one and not the regular screen protector. Not only will your fingers slide perfectly, but it also avoids all the annoying fingerprints the default glass seems to collect. Worth every penny. (You get 2 of them for 15 bucks)
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I don't think the market search button issue is a screen calibration issue. I initially thought there was an issue with the sensitivity/calibration in the top corner of the screen, but I have the same problem with market search when I am in portrait or landscape. Touching items in the same area of the screen in other apps is fine.
My screen is definitely more responsive after doing the commands.
I made sure to clean it completely with a microfiber cloth before running the commands.
As for the market search issue, it seems to have improved the sensitivity. In fact, to me it now feels as if I am getting the button push through, but it just takes time for the app to register it and take action (lag) and thus we think the button push did not go through and push it again...
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A lot of the discussion on this thread is for locale based calibration, but I had the issue where if you hold still on a drag and drop, before dropping the thing you are holding is jittery, as thugh your finger was being jittery. This calibration fixed that problem.
Under the thought that this might happen again, would be nice if there was a way to run the command locally on the system without having to connect to adb to recalibrate.
Any ideas on how that could be done? I was thinking maybe scripted terminal commands?
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Hey everybody. I've been using my Xperia for about 2 months now. However, while messing around with it the other day, I realized that it's kind of shaky. For example, if i "press" against the silver finish all the way to the right of the screen, the top part of the phone shakes a little (like it moves kind of inward). Also, when I press the bottom right soft key, the same thing happens. It shakes a little, and it's not too big of a deal but it's annoying.
Another thing is that the keyboard also slides out very easily. Like way too easily. While using the touchflo 3d with one finger (sliding to the right), for instance, unless my finger is completely dry and moving on the screen very smoothly, the screen moves to the right slightly (the way the keyboard opens).
Also, when the keyboard is out, if i "press" towards the top part of the screen, it also shakes. It feels kind of loose.
I just wanted to know, is this normal? If not, what should I do, as I bought this phone from ebay.
Other than this problem, I love my Xperia. It's very functional and like a mini PC. If it wasn't for this place, though, I think I would have probably been VERY, VERY dissatisfied with my Xperia (with the stock rom).
Thanks in advance. Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: My phone is a silver, Xperia X1i model.
I don't think that's normal. Do you tend to slide out your keyboard a lot? Have you noticed any cracks near the stylus btw?
Holy-!
How much force are you using on the screen?! My slider is exceedingly solid. Absolutely no give, and even if I use TF3D it doesn't move.
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Holy-!
How much force are you using on the screen?! My slider is exceedingly solid. Absolutely no give, and even if I use TF3D it doesn't move.
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I think that's out of normal
My Black X1 has about 1mm play, on the left side. On the right side it is less, but it can be felt, exactly as you mention.
As for opening, I have no problem with that, it gives just reasonable resistance.
i try to peat as least pressure as possible while using tf3d. i also dont slide out my keyboard THAT much. and no, no cracks near stylues.
apparently, this is not normal. any advice?
redo the screen calibration, now applying as LITTLE force as you can to get the press registered, and try again. Xperia has some sort of vario force meter on the touchscreen - the more force you use during calibration, the more force you need during normal usage.
another issue i have with my phone (not hardware related) is the fact that when i use high quality on my youtube app, watching the video is sooooooo laggy. is there any fix for this
It's a limitation of the current app, most likely it's incapable of taking advantage of the native hardware decoding the MSM7200/7201/7200A/whatever chipset offers.
So I am wondering if any of the wonderful people here at XDA are experiencing screen issues with the nook color. I have had my unit about a week, and have had numerous episodes of the screen registering touches randomly. This issue is apparently not isolated as there are youtube videos and a B&N support forum thread discussing the matter.
So is anyone out there having any touchscreen craziness? If so are you doing anything about it? Not sure if I should return my unit and get another or wait for some possible firmware update...
As always any wisdom is appreciated!
http://nookdevs.com/Recalibrate_the_NookColor_touch_screen
Says at the top recalibrating will fixes "phantom touches" or inaccurate touches, or not respond to reasonable touches.
Mine was doing the same. I bought a screen protector and so far it hasn't happened.
My screen wasn't having "phantom touches," but at times I would press near the top and bottom edges, it seems to not be very responsive there. For example, pressing the search button in the marketplace that's at the very top right. Or pressing one of the buttons at the bottom menu.
I wiped my device back to factory and then did the latest Auto-Nooter, and started using Go Launcher. Things are much better now it seems. I think it may still happen occasionally though.
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...recalibrating will fixes "phantom touches" or inaccurate touches, or not respond to reasonable touches.
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Not just the phantom but inaccurate touches which sounds like yours, atm thats all ive seen about fixing screen stuff.
But other threads have been started where others have the same problem on the outer parts of the screen so it could be a Firmware/Hardware problem.
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works for me, in that the process completes, but the touchscreen is the same. The sensitivity issue at the edges is universal and very frustrating.
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Try running calibration while holding a finger on the screen near the edge.
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Hey
Just got my brand new NC and for some reason the top part of the sceen just won't easily accept input.
It took me almost 100 tries to activate the slider in setcpu.
Any ideas. ?
Thanks Pavlos
You can try this:
http://nookdevs.com/Recalibrate_the_NookColor_touch_screen
Did this work?
Yep tried that to no success.
Anything else?
Also just noticed in Market that I cannot see any payied apps.
I too have had a lot of trouble with the top edge of the touchscreen, luckily I don't use it too much so it doesn't bother me.
All 4 corners of the screen are very unresponsive for me.
For example, on the new Market, I can pretty much NEVER hit the search button in the top right corner of the screen. I have grown accustomed to pressing Menu then Search instead of using that on-screen button.
Is this not how everyone's NC is?
Mine is not as responsive, but I do not have that bad of a problem with it.
Paul22000 said:
All 4 corners of the screen are very unresponsive for me.
For example, on the new Market, I can pretty much NEVER hit the search button in the top right corner of the screen. I have grown accustomed to pressing Menu then Search instead of using that on-screen button.
Is this not how everyone's NC is?
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same here....
You suggest thats unfixable....
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For example, on the new Market, I can pretty much NEVER hit the search button in the top right corner of the screen
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in my case the newer market search button works a lot better than the previous one. still, far from great
Ive had the same exact issue. And can be replicated if you turn the device upside down, all 4 corners have to be touched multiple times in-order for it to register.
best way to test is in portrait mode and trying to hit the search button, tap once a second, unresponsive.....4 times in a sec and it will highlight once.
download the lcddensity app in the market place and change it to 180 that worked for me
Not exactly sure how changing the lcd density would fix this....downloaded anyway...applied...still doesn't work
What is funny though is that TouchTest the screen is insanely responsive on all areas on the screen from edges to multitouch. So im not entirely sure what the deal is.
Sometime I have to apply a little pressure to the back of the nook to get those parts of the screen to work. Pressing the bezel a little also helps. The larger density will make buttons easier to press because they are bigger. Small buttons/icons at the corners/edges of a screen are a pain. I bumped mine up to 240. Nice big juicy buttons.
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I have the same here. Corners not responsive.
Not a big issue for me.
I also have the screen protector on.
Corners here also. Irritates me every time I try to search market.
Both NC I have used have the exact same sensitivity issue. It may just be part of the stock NC Kernel that is causing it for some odd reason. It is not completely impossible to work with but it is a bit of a hassle. It is really apparent in the Astro app manager/backup. When you go to check an app to uninstall, it takes like 20 taps to try and check the box to uninstall an app. Odd how it gives me trouble there but in other apps it has no problem whatsoever. Software based issue it feels.
The response from edges of screen is my biggest irritant when using the NC. It did get a LITTLE better for me when I did the recalibration linked to in 2nd post with my NC laying flat on a table with the lcd facing down.
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All 4 corners of the screen are very unresponsive for me.
For example, on the new Market, I can pretty much NEVER hit the search button in the top right corner of the screen. I have grown accustomed to pressing Menu then Search instead of using that on-screen button.
Is this not how everyone's NC is?
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I thought that's just how it was.
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I thought that's just how it was.
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HAHAHAHAH me too!!! I just figured maybe soft keys rendered the actual market search button unusable or something. Wow....well, hopefully it won't start to annoy me now that I know it's supposed to work
Ok folks, I registered here because I felt this forum was the best place to get help. Here is my problem. I use a Nook Color 1.1 running the latest autonooter, and I've started having major touchscreen problems. What happens is this: The screen has started registering touches when I am nowhere near the screen, and when I do touch the screen, it only sometimes registers at the right location. This has made it impossible to use at all, and I'd like to know if there's any way of fixing it without having to do anything on the Nook Color. Thanks for your input,
TechPlease
Reboot? Wipe the screen? Reimage?
Sounds like damage to me.
TechPlease said:
Ok folks, I registered here because I felt this forum was the best place to get help. Here is my problem. I use a Nook Color 1.1 running the latest autonooter, and I've started having major touchscreen problems. What happens is this: The screen has started registering touches when I am nowhere near the screen, and when I do touch the screen, it only sometimes registers at the right location. This has made it impossible to use at all, and I'd like to know if there's any way of fixing it without having to do anything on the Nook Color. Thanks for your input,
TechPlease
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Clean the screen thoroughly then reboot. Does this fix the issue, even if only temporarily? If so, buy a matte screen protector. The NC screen has a tacky coating that seems to collect oil/moisture more than other screens I've used.
If that doesn't work, download a screen calibration app. There's one floating around the forums.
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Ok folks, I registered here because I felt this forum was the best place to get help. Here is my problem. I use a Nook Color 1.1 running the latest autonooter, and I've started having major touchscreen problems. What happens is this: The screen has started registering touches when I am nowhere near the screen, and when I do touch the screen, it only sometimes registers at the right location. This has made it impossible to use at all, and I'd like to know if there's any way of fixing it without having to do anything on the Nook Color. Thanks for your input,
TechPlease
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I had the exact same experience when I first tried to install CM7 to run from an SD card. I couldn't sign in to my Google account because just hovering my finger over a key produced a string of letters on the screen (ie: yyyyyyyyyyy)
It was really freaky. I had to sneak up on a key and jab it real fast so that it would type only one letter.
I also had a problem with key registration. I would go to type an "r" and a "t" would be typed. So I had to touch the key at the extreme left edge (or sometimes on an an adjacent key!) to get the letter I wanted to show up.
Fortunately, after I got CM7 up an running properly, the screen problem went away. BTW, I do use a anti-glare screen protector, which, I think, lessens the screen sensitivity a little.
If I were you, I would try restoring my Nook back to stock, and see if the screen is still too sensitive. If it is, it's time for a new Nook. If it's not, try rooting again.
Good Luck.
Try Nook Screen Recalibration on the market. I had the same problem (pressing Q gave me W). It certainly improves it.
use a screen protector or put a thin plastic sheet on your screen and then recalibrate it.
using the method given here.
http://nookdevs.com/Recalibrate_the_NookColor_touch_screen
If you are using a screen protector u can keep using it, however i removed mine after a week or two and didn't really get any weird touches what so ever after that (earlier my touchscreen was unusable).
Thanks for all your suggestions
Thanks for all your suggestions. I think it got worse after I used a recalibration app from the marketplace. For those suggesting I try an app, I can't get the NC to settle down enough to let me tap on things. Yes, I do use a screen protector, so that's not an issue. I will try recalibrating from my computer, and if that doesn't work, is there a good tutorial on how to put it back to stock, and is there a way to re-stockp) it so that if I DO need a new one, I can just return mine? Mine is (if I hadn't rooted it) still under warranty.
TechPlease
Seems like it's fixed.
I think I got it fixed. It calmed down enough for me to run the Nook Screen Calibration app from the Android Marketplace again, and that seems to have cleared the problem up. Mods, please (if you can) mark as SOLVED.
If I connect my nook color to AC adapter, touchscreen will response randomly , so I unplugged usb cable and touchscreen works again
Is anyone else here having issues with screen sensitivity on the Nook Color? I'm running CM7 on SD card (Sandisk 16GB Class 4) and it appears to be running fairly well. My only issue is oftentimes, it senses taps when I'm just scrolling and the bottom left corner of the screen where the options/settings/menu icon is located is particularly difficult to tap. I usually have to try tapping the area 2~4 times before the menu will open. Drag and drop operations are also particularly painful.
Help, please?
hnzw_rui said:
Is anyone else here having issues with screen sensitivity on the Nook Color? I'm running CM7 on SD card (Sandisk 16GB Class 4) and it appears to be running fairly well. My only issue is oftentimes, it senses taps when I'm just scrolling and the bottom left corner of the screen where the options/settings/menu icon is located is particularly difficult to tap. I usually have to try tapping the area 2~4 times before the menu will open. Drag and drop operations are also particularly painful.
Help, please?
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Try cleaning your screen, the Nook has a very sensitive screen and can be victim to ghost touches from old finger prints and the like.
i use this app to recalibrate my nook. its super easy to use and its free
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.assid.android.nookrecalibrate&feature=search_result
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I had similar problems with nightly 130's (forget the original one I had). After about 5 minutes of use it would start to randomly spazz out and tap the screen out of no-where. The only fix was to put it to sleep then wake it up again, then it would do it again 5 minutes later.
I upgraded to the latest nightly earlier today and now it is as smooth as butter and I have no problems at all. I used 164 if your interested.
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i use this app to recalibrate my nook. its super easy to use and its free
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.assid.android.nookrecalibrate&feature=search_result
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i grabbed this last week and its a lot more accurate in the corners, edges of the screen. i used to touch 5 to 6 times on the "share" button in the browser for google reader mobile. after running the app, i can do it in 1 to 2 times now.
i keep a screen cleaner (eye glass micro fibre rag) in the bag with my nook, i typically have to clean the screen 2-3 times a day b/c "finger prints" starts to distract me too much, not b/c of mistaken touches.
i did have a problem 2 weeks ago where touching was fine, but the keyboard, (both built-in and swype) in both orientations were going crazy, i would hit one letter and it would hit 20+ random characters. i rebooted twice and wiped the screen 2-3 times and it hasnt happened again.
oh, and i have one of these on my screen, since the 3rd day i had my nook
http://www.amazon.com/iShoppingdeals-Screen-Protector-Barnes-Reader/dp/B004GIW9RY/
This is probably not it, but a lot of Nook Colors have issues with the touch screen when charging. If mine is plugged in, its pretty much unusable for anything that relies on a working touch screen.
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i grabbed this last week and its a lot more accurate in the corners, edges of the screen. i used to touch 5 to 6 times on the "share" button in the browser for google reader mobile. after running the app, i can do it in 1 to 2 times now.
i keep a screen cleaner (eye glass micro fibre rag) in the bag with my nook, i typically have to clean the screen 2-3 times a day b/c "finger prints" starts to distract me too much, not b/c of mistaken touches.
i did have a problem 2 weeks ago where touching was fine, but the keyboard, (both built-in and swype) in both orientations were going crazy, i would hit one letter and it would hit 20+ random characters. i rebooted twice and wiped the screen 2-3 times and it hasnt happened again.
oh, and i have one of these on my screen, since the 3rd day i had my nook
http://www.amazon.com/iShoppingdeals-Screen-Protector-Barnes-Reader/dp/B004GIW9RY/
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good, im glad this is helping. I think i had read somewhere, don't remember where saying that if you cover or flip over the nook after hitting the calibrate button it can help even more. not sure if this is true or not but give it a try, its what i do when i recalibrate my screen