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[Q] S Pen Calibration

My S Pen doesn't seem very accurate. When I touch the screen with it, it is off by a couple of millimeters. This is very annoying when drawing.
Is there a way to calibrate the screen/pen or something?

ltrulsse said:
My S Pen doesn't seem very accurate. When I touch the screen with it, it is off by a couple of millimeters. This is very annoying when drawing.
Is there a way to calibrate the screen/pen or something?
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Well, that "problem" it isn't that. They need to do that because they want you to see the line that are you drawing.
If you enter in to the options of the drawing pen and change to left handed, you will see how that millimeters move to the other side of the pen. So, 1 2 up and 1 or 2mm left/right are necessary and it is how the wacom screens works. In other side I have tried a lot of wacom devices and this is one of the most accurate.
The only problem that I see it is the pen that if you don't give enough pressure it doesn't works, and if you give much, then it will writes in "bold" rather than skinny lines.
Try to move the pen without pressing it, only light slide and see how it doesn't do anything.
Other funny thing on the wacom devices is that the accuracy is not the same in the center of the screen and in the side of it. Problems of magnetism

Did you try pen pressure with autodesk sketchbook, is it working ?

Hi
Just a quick question for you who have the phone and use the pen. When you use your pen for drawing, what happens when your hand (which you hold the pen with) touches the screen? It must be annoying always to write without touching the screen with the hand/fingers like you would do if you were to write with an ordinary pen on a classic paper.

drelle said:
Hi
Just a quick question for you who have the phone and use the pen. When you use your pen for drawing, what happens when your hand (which you hold the pen with) touches the screen? It must be annoying always to write without touching the screen with the hand/fingers like you would do if you were to write with an ordinary pen on a classic paper.
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The good thing is that u can touch the screen with finger when u write, unlike pure capacitive screen
If u touch the note with finger u will get a mark, ie u can use ur finger to write on the note
If u touch the area of screen above the note, the note app disappears to show the app beneath it and when u remove the finger the note comes back. This is to jot down things from the app beneath it. Hope this makes sense.

ltrulsse said:
My S Pen doesn't seem very accurate. When I touch the screen with it, it is off by a couple of millimeters. This is very annoying when drawing.
Is there a way to calibrate the screen/pen or something?
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I'm curious, are you left handed?
There is a setting: settings -> pen settings -> dominant hand.
I changed mine to left handed (which I am), and when my right handed friend used it, he complained that it was off by a millimeter or too to the right.
- Frank

drelle said:
Hi
Just a quick question for you who have the phone and use the pen. When you use your pen for drawing, what happens when your hand (which you hold the pen with) touches the screen? It must be annoying always to write without touching the screen with the hand/fingers like you would do if you were to write with an ordinary pen on a classic paper.
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Thats not an issue as when the pen is touching (so it's active), the screen will no longer accept any additional touches. So with your fingers, multi touch will be active for upto 10 (I believe) seperate touches at once, but as soon as the pen is touching the screen, it will only pick up the pen and no additional touches from your fingers etc so you can rest your fingers on the screen while you are writing.

Thanks for the explanation that makes sense nevertheless the offset is annoying and difficult to get used to.

Try this. It works for me.
http://jjpda.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-calibrate-galaxy-note-s-pen.html

try turn on the auto rotation
Or turn off auto rotation
Just try...

Actually all this is nonsense.
The offset is variable and depends on the angle of the pen.
The most simple way to test this and to get used to it, is to open
a S-memo. Then instead of using the line option you choose the
eraser option. Touch the screen and on the screen you see a circle.
Now with the pen on the screen change the angle of the pen and you will see
the tip of the pen 'move' inside the circle. Now get used to the angle of the pen
where the tip is in the center of the circle. Once you are used to this angle your pen will be dead on when drawing.
Remember way back when you learned how to write, it took you days to get used to holding a pen or pencil the right way.
I can recommend the official samsung s-pen holder for a much nicer feeling when using the pen.
Hope this helps

Keethos said:
Thats not an issue as when the pen is touching (so it's active), the screen will no longer accept any additional touches. So with your fingers, multi touch will be active for upto 10 (I believe) seperate touches at once, but as soon as the pen is touching the screen, it will only pick up the pen and no additional touches from your fingers etc so you can rest your fingers on the screen while you are writing.
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I just want to clarify thhis, the pen needs to be touching and in writing pressure on the screen for it to stop accepting input from your skin.

friedje said:
Actually all this is nonsense.
The offset is variable and depends on the angle of the pen.
The most simple way to test this and to get used to it, is to open
a S-memo. Then instead of using the line option you choose the
eraser option. Touch the screen and on the screen you see a circle.
Now with the pen on the screen change the angle of the pen and you will see
the tip of the pen 'move' inside the circle. Now get used to the angle of the pen
where the tip is in the center of the circle. Once you are used to this angle your pen will be dead on when drawing.
Remember way back when you learned how to write, it took you days to get used to holding a pen or pencil the right way.
I can recommend the official samsung s-pen holder for a much nicer feeling when using the pen.
Hope this helps
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Go to photo editor choose a bright picture choose the pen option from photo editor hold the phone on portrait mode and try to draw on the edge with a smaller tip on the pen then go switch dominated hand on spen and try again and then come back and say this isn't a devs calibration problem or coding or call it how you want. But give attention to
PHOTO EDITOR
PEN OPTION
PORTRAIT MODE
RIGHT HAND DOMINATED > RIGHT SIDE
LEFT HAND DOMINATED > LEFT SIDE
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This idea that we need to see where we are writing is just as imbecilic as Motorola's idea of protecting users from rain drops. Back then, it stoped you from playing any games that required you to keep your finger stationary for more than 15 seconds. Here, it makes drawing and writing very difficult.
I don't ****ing see where I'm writing when I'm using a paper, why would I need that on my phone's screen?

I have also problems using my spen. Is it realy normal to put quite much pressure on the pen to write sth.? It's realy hart to dram thin lines without any interruption of the line..... feels as if that'S not "normal"
how about yours? Is that normal?

I don't know if this will help, but my s-pen was off a few millimeters too after an official update. I tried calibrating the accelerometer and gyro and the s-pen became accurate again. I'm not sure though if this indeed did the trick or if my mind was just playing tricks on me.

Thanks, I'll try that, too. But my Problem primarily is not the millimetres off, it's the pressure needed to draw sth.
I also wrote Samsung's support yesterday. I'll see what they say.
I won't flash my phone before I can be sure that it's okay and I don't have to return it.....

Matrox182 said:
Thanks, I'll try that, too. But my Problem primarily is not the millimetres off, it's the pressure needed to draw sth.
I also wrote Samsung's support yesterday. I'll see what they say.
I won't flash my phone before I can be sure that it's okay and I don't have to return it.....
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iam having the exact same problem..please tell me if you find a solution.
it didnt happen with the pen which came with phone..it had the millimeters away problem..and when i lost i ordered new pen this new pen has more pressure problem..its very hard to draw thin lines

friedje said:
Actually all this is nonsense.
The offset is variable and depends on the angle of the pen.
The most simple way to test this and to get used to it, is to open
a S-memo. Then instead of using the line option you choose the
eraser option. Touch the screen and on the screen you see a circle.
Now with the pen on the screen change the angle of the pen and you will see
the tip of the pen 'move' inside the circle. Now get used to the angle of the pen
where the tip is in the center of the circle. Once you are used to this angle your pen will be dead on when drawing.
Remember way back when you learned how to write, it took you days to get used to holding a pen or pencil the right way.
I can recommend the official samsung s-pen holder for a much nicer feeling when using the pen.
Hope this helps
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This is absolutely correct... the stylus orientation definitely does affect the point offset.
The problem is (at least on mine) is that the "left-handed" setting appears to do nothing. The point offset is the same regardless of the setting (it's biased for right handed), so trying to write left handed is very hard.
How many people that are having the problem are 'lefties'? If I pretend to be right handed, the offset is perfect (regardless of the left or right setting). This has to be a bug and I'll presume it'll get fixed soon. Because it's really quite intolerable as a leftie.

Today I upgraded my phone to Criskos rom with Abyss kernel and all accuracy problems are gone for me.Never had problem with pressure.
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Is my s-pen broken?

Hi guys
I just got an second-hand note and i'm wondering, is my s-pen broken?
I know that it registers multiple levels of pressure, but i can't seem to figure it out.
I know the note app makes a thicker line when u press harder, but i can't seem to get it to work.
Also, i cant "feel" the tip going "up" a little bit. I can imagine for diferent levels of pressure the tip moves a bit up and down, but i cant feel it. It feels like it is stuck.
Is it broken or is it supposed to do this?
I mis-click sometimes (i clearly touch the screen but it doesn't register) and the "sync" is way of, like 2 mm to to the top and left.
Any ideas?
Thanx!

Check with another pen.
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my spen is fine and i dont find the tip moving at all. it works just fine.. on the snote app try with a brush instead of pen.. that should a better picture of pressure sensitivity

Hmm i tried it but it goes from thick to not registering the stylus (as it is clearly on the screen)
Do u guys get feedback when u let ur pen "fall" on the screen? with this i mean it is bouncing on the screen, with only its own weigt. I can go as high as i want but when it touches my screen i wont get feedback. I need to press it myself, on top of the weight of the pen.
Also the position is off. Any way to calibrate this? Or is it my pen? And if it is the software, wil flashing a new rom fix it?

i dont know about any feedback..
i have read and seen some apps that can calibrate the spen by just changing the spen settings dominant hand to left then to right,

In papyrus the line should get thinner when less pressure is given.

so i finaly figured it out. in papyrus, it is clearly noticable that when i press harder i get a thicker line.
What i do notice about the allignment is that when it is on righthand mode the cursor is off somewhat to the up-left side, and on lefthand mode it is to the up-right side. I found that this is because it thinks i want to hold the pen with an angle. If i do that (as i just found out) it alligns just fine. But i want to be able to use it 90 degrees from my screen, straight. Is there any way i can fix this? Because i think the screen is reporting the right position only the left- or righthand mode is correcting it.

i think its made to use it in an angle.. that why the hovering icon aligns just right at a slant

My stylus is registering the pressure input plus it wont go thicker than the ppont u selected. The thickness is only apparent when u use a thick bruah. So check it again.
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Fixed
Got a new s-pen, "problems" still exists, so i think its just how s-pen works, not exactly as i want it but will do fine.
Thanx everyone

[Q] Screen touches are off target

Is anyone experiencing touches being registered slightly off target from where you are actually touching the screen? When I enable Settings > Developer Options > "Show touches" and "Pointer location", I see that touches register significantly lower and to the right of where the tip of my finger touches the screen. In the screenshot, you can see that the crosshair and circle are not aligning; the white circle appears to be what is actually registered when using the phone.
This seems like a software/kernel issue. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned this yet..it's very annoying!

neemoxtrm said:
Is anyone experiencing touches being registered slightly off target from where you are actually touching the screen? When I enable Settings > Developer Options > "Show touches" and "Pointer location", I see that touches register significantly lower and to the right of where the tip of my finger touches the screen. In the screenshot, you can see that the crosshair and circle are not aligning; the white circle appears to be what is actually registered when using the phone.
This seems like a software/kernel issue. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned this yet..it's very annoying!
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whoa!! never realise until you mention it.. yea im having that problem too!! im using international version and original made in Taiwan itself.. any custom kernel solve this already??:silly:

I wonder if this is related to the problems people are experiencing using the home key and back key. If touches aren't registering in the right place, surely this could exacerbate an already existing fault with sensitivity of these 'keys'
Currently interchangeably using HTC One, BBZ10 and Note 2

Have you tried using the calibration tool under Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> HTC Sense Input -> Advanced -> Calibration tool? Not sure if this would make a difference in your case.
Apparently touching the screen very lightly while using the calibration tool helps capacitive button sensitivity for some people, as well.

mang0 said:
Have you tried using the calibration tool under Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> HTC Sense Input -> Advanced -> Calibration tool? Not sure if this would make a difference in your case.
Apparently touching the screen very lightly while using the calibration tool helps capacitive button sensitivity for some people, as well.
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That's not changing anything for me. Are you able to confirm whether or not touches are being registered off-target?

i have the same issue
anyone has an ideo to solve this problem?

I almost think that's how it's supposed to be. It's not putting up an X for you to try and touch, it just showing you where you are touching. Now if it was putting up a target for you to try for and it was off that would be different.

stevessvt said:
I almost think that's how it's supposed to be. It's not putting up an X for you to try and touch, it just showing you where you are touching. Now if it was putting up a target for you to try for and it was off that would be different.
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It makes sense if they assume that most people are using it one handed with the right hand. You usually would hit the point you are trying to hit a bit low and to the right. But in other cases, you might not.

It's strange. Where the lines intersect is exactly where I touch, so it knows where I am touching. But the circle is always lower right.

Anyone that has received the 1.29 update try this out? Is it fixed? Ive tested this out on other devices and the circle is always where the lines intersect, not like the One.

Happening on mine, too, I just tested it.
It would be one thing if the system weren't reading the coordinates correctly, but it appears that it is.. it's just registering the action off target. That strikes me more as a software/calibration issue. This explains why I've had a hard time hitting very small links on webpages in Firefox.. I'm touching dead on the link, but it's not registering it there.
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It makes sense if they assume that most people are using it one handed with the right hand. You usually would hit the point you are trying to hit a bit low and to the right. But in other cases, you might not.
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I don't get this. We've all been using smart phones long enough to know where we're touching the screen and how to do it properly. They shouldn't be trying to compensate for anything, and I hope there's a function somewhere that allows us to recalibrate or turn whatever this is off, so that it simply registers the actions at the exact point of contact.

Do you have the 1.29 update, or an older version?

1.26.502.10. Stock AT&T. Unlocked & rooted, but not ROMd.

mine register where I touch them( 1.29.401.12), yet I feel I am missing more links in the browser than before (but that might be a browser problem, before I used opera mobile)

Hey guys,
I turned on the two developer options and then used a drawing app to confirm where the touches were being registered. It turns out my touches were registering at the intersection of the two lines (which is where I'm actually touching) instead of the circle. Looks like there's really nothing wrong here, other than the way they are displaying that little circle thingy.
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I have tested the phone lot , but I haven't noticed this issue. I am even surprised of the touchscreen. I have never seen such a perfectly visible display. I pressed gently and it reacts as normal.
To people with this problem. Did your last phone is Samsung Galaxy? Or have you ever been a longer Samsung user?
I ask cause I have this problem ONLY on Galaxy phones. When I use HTC , even Wildfire It have superior reactions of the touchscreen.

Yeah, even though it seems off, my touches are registering right at the intersection.

Swipe issues - anyone else?

I took delivery of my Z3 Compact yesterday, replacing a Moto G. Lovely phone but I am seeing issues when swiping between home screens, swiping between pages in apps like the dialler, and swiping to unlock. When unlocking for example, it doesn't always work: I see the particle trail following my finger but the phone doesn't register this as a swipe. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 attempts to unlock. This is odd. Similarly, swiping left/right to switch home screens is hit and miss and the pages often bounce back. It's quite frustrating. Are there any settings that could be affecting this?

Can't confirm this for my Z3C, works as expected. Not sure, but could it be you turned on glove mode in screen settings (though this would make the screen even more sensitive)?

This happened to me a couple of times after enabling Double Tap to wake phone - hasnt happened since

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I took delivery of my Z3 Compact yesterday, replacing a Moto G. Lovely phone but I am seeing issues when swiping between home screens, swiping between pages in apps like the dialler, and swiping to unlock. When unlocking for example, it doesn't always work: I see the particle trail following my finger but the phone doesn't register this as a swipe. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 attempts to unlock. This is odd. Similarly, swiping left/right to switch home screens is hit and miss and the pages often bounce back. It's quite frustrating. Are there any settings that could be affecting this?
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I can confirm the swiping to unlock, needs 3 or 4 swipes until it unlocks on mine. I have double tap to wake up checked.

Servaas said:
I can confirm the swiping to unlock, needs 3 or 4 swipes until it unlocks on mine. I have double tap to wake up checked.
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by chance, do you have any screen protectors or glove mode switched on

Glove mode is off and I dont have a screen protector.

This sounds like what happens with my Xperia Acro S when the display is wet; I can see the visual feedback from the swipe, but it doesn't actually unlock the phone. But I take it your Z3C is completely dry?

I need to swipe the pattern to unlock my phone several times if I use my left hand. With my right hand I only need to swipe once. I wonder if I used my right hand to swipe the pattern originally. No trouble swiping for the rest.

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I need to swipe the pattern to unlock my phone several times if I use my left hand. With my right hand I only need to swipe once. I wonder if I used my right hand to swipe the pattern originally. No trouble swiping for the rest.
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I only seem to have this issue with the PIN entry - for whatever reason, the phone responds quite slowly when entering PIN, to the point I have to wait about half a second between each digit. My Moto G, a much slower phone, responds instantly when entering the PIN digits.
I ended up switching to a pattern that mimicked my PIN entry motions, as the pattern swipe seems to respond properly.
Kind of weird, since the rest of the phone is very snappy and responsive.

I don't have the glove mode on bh5 the screen seems super sensitive, maybe too much. Also in combination with a different phone size than what your hand is used to. This is how I explain some weird swipes. A few times I swiped and the screen moved, then bounced back. I think we probably have to use wider/stronger swipes? I'm sure I'll get used to it. I remember the same thing happened a few days after I got my previous phone. I think it's a matter of getting used to the sensitivity of the screen. I don't think there is something wrong with it.
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I have the same problem. I even returned my first Z3 compact, but now the second one has the same problem.
When I am using my phone one handed with right hand and swipe with my thumb from left to right pages would oftentimes not turn or bounce back. Occasionally swipe right in is executed even though i just did a normal swipe right.
Swiping in 2 handed mode with my index finger seems to be PERFECTLY alright.
This is REALLY annoying!!! Does anyone have a clue if this is a software or hardware issues? Could the displays be faulty in design or is it something they can repair in a software update.
I am willing to wait for a software update, but if its hardware I'd like to return it right away. I have owned plenty of touchphones over the year, I have never experienced anything like this!

Have any of you who are experiencing the issue used Sony phones before?
I'm not ruling out that there is a problem, but perhaps Sony's UI requires longer/faster swipes than you're used to?
I've not noticed it myself, but I'm coming from a Sony phone previously. May or may not be a factor.
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Why So Serious? said:
Have any of you who are experiencing the issue used Sony phones before?
I'm not ruling out that there is a problem, but perhaps Sony's UI requires longer/faster swipes than you're used to?
I've not noticed it myself, but I'm coming from a Sony phone previously. May or may not be a factor.
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I have a Sony Z1 compact. No issue whatsover. I have it still here for comparison. I think you will only experience if you swipe in a particular way, while there are some other ways to swipe where the problem is not there at all.

Why So Serious? said:
Have any of you who are experiencing the issue used Sony phones before?
I'm not ruling out that there is a problem, but perhaps Sony's UI requires longer/faster swipes than you're used to?
I've not noticed it myself, but I'm coming from a Sony phone previously. May or may not be a factor.
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Agreed.
Coming from a moto G
Not had an issue with unlock, but I did notice I had to do different swipes when flicking between different panes of the home-screen, no biggie now I think I've adjusted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B60caaAbz4M&list=UUJ0V12wYDgAnWEZREqe_j-g
I have made a video about the issue.

I'm experiencing the same regarding having to use wider swipes sometimes. As far as the lockscreen goes, I have double tap to wake, and have not yet had an issue unlocking the phone.

I also had the same problem and it seems that it's not a software problem (mine was branded Orange with this problem and also after unbranding the problem remains)
Ichanged it today the new one doesn't have this kind of problem (or very rarely)

OK, I've done some more experiments.
Holding my phone in my left hand and swiping using my right index finger is perfect. It's using my thumb that seems to be the issue: it has a larger surface area so my money is on a software issue.
Also, I enabled Sramina mode and checked "Extended usage" (which lowers the processor speed I think) and it works perfectly! Swiping with my thumb shows no issues.
I'm getting used to it now: it's still annoying but muscle memory is starting to kick in and I'm adjusting my swipes to compensate.
Still odd though but I don't think it's a hardware issue,

Had the Z3 compact for a couple of days and I noticed this issue too. However after messing about holding it various ways I believe it is down to the screen being close to the edge of the body of the phone and with one handed use you inadvertently touch the opposite side to the direction you are swiping with the base of your thumb. Result is when you release your swipe, the unwanted contact sends it the other way.
Try verifying this by using two hands and ensuring no other contact when you swipe. Works fine for me, and I can reproduce the problem with one handed use.

Mine has this issue as well. Sometimes it even happens up to 3 times in a row. Maybe it is related to whether it has dragontrail or gorilla glass? Both are used for the z3c.

S10 middle edges of screen unresponsive

Just got my S10 today and I already noticed a big problem. If I try to tap anything near both the left and right edges in the middle of my display, nothing happens or things hang up. For instance, using the Samsung keyboard, I can't press either 1 or 0. It is repeatable with other apps as well.
It seems to be a software issue with the edge panels because it is in the region of the screen that shows the "edge". However, turning edge off has no effect on the problem. Also tried turning on Touch sensitivity but no help. If I go to developer options and enable pointer location, all areas of the screen respond, even the edge area, so it doesn't seem to be a hardware issue.
I took off my case but that didn't fix it either. I could try taking off the screen protector but I'd hate to ruin it if that's not the problem.
Anyone else having this problem? I'd hate to RMA a phone 2 days before its official release lol.

I am having similar issues with my S10+ towards the middle lower right or middle lower left of the screen. I'm sending mine back for a new one. I've tried every fix imaginable and still no joy. Hopefully the new phone will be better, otherwise it might be an issue with the new screens! What a bummer!
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Samsung turns down sensitivity on the edge to prevent accidental touches. Try downloading Good Lock on Galaxy Store, then download Edgo Touch from Good Lock to adjust sensitive region.

Try turning off 'accidental touch protection'
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Accidental protection is for dark environment where it prevent touched in pockets. It likely won't be what's causing the insensitivity for them on the edge of the phone.
With Samsung's Edge Touch app, it'll let you adjust the sensitive zone on the edge of the phone.