Comments on: Nexus One Multi-Touch Severely Flawed?

By: Philter

Philter — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:31:32 +0000

Seeing this on a tablet prototype and Droid 2, as well. Apparently nobody’s interested in fixing this, as it’s still happening in the newer devices.

They’re screwing the pooch when it comes to games. The screen is the primary controller, and it needs to work correctly.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:38:45 +0000

It`s really serious when it comes to games. I wanted to buy Nexus one, but its alreday 2 months that the issue came and google doesnt solve it yet… dont even gave any clear explanation. How they want to bit iPhone doing that? Thats awful.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:24:52 +0000

Same issue on my N1

By: Lars

Lars — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:31:29 +0000

it only has a synaptics clearpad 2000 and that’s the design. it registers an x1 and y1 point where the axis intersect. one you drop a second finger it registers a x2 and y2. it only knows which x goes to which y based on the time they were registered. when the fingers cross and there’s only one x (or y) it loses position.

By: john woo

john woo — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:19:53 +0000

Its a hardware issue, the Nexus One(http://www.synaptics.com/about/press/press-releases/synaptics-clearpad-on-nexus-one-smartphone) is using the same ClearPad 2000 capacitive touch screen as the T-mobile G1, can’t believe HTC cut corners like this, they should had been using the ClearPad 3000.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:12:08 +0000

I could only replicate the issue every once in a while. I have had zero issues with my phone let alone the multitouch.
There was no wide spread panic until this video surfaced.
When using the Multitouch Visualizer App by Luke Hutchison I couldn’t find any errors.

I prefer the double tap over the Multitouch anyway.

I find it hilarious how some of you are jumping off the ledge or calling this a serious flaw.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:52:25 +0000

I believe the Google employee mean this is not an Android software issue but yet it can be a driver/firmware one.
However, when i reproduce the behavior it sometime work and sometime don’t, and i fail to understand the underlying reason. The touchscreen can handle it but not sure if the hardware interface is flexible enough to solve it via a driver/firmware patch. wait&see.

@mrbill
Yes its what i meant.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:43:06 +0000

I particularly have trouble with touch accuracy when I am using the phone in bed…reading RSS feeds on newsrob before I go to sleep. Something about the phone orientation really screws with the touch accuracy. Must do wonders for newsrob ad revenue though as I am constantly hitting their ad at the bottom of the screen instead of the menu softkey.

This, and the buggy buggy gmail app (missing formatting, truncated emails) are the two big downers of the nexus one & android

By: yhbae

yhbae — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:51:44 +0000

Guys, if Gib Wallis installed his Desire Rom on his Nexus One, tried this app, and didn’t show this flaw, how could this be a hardware issue??? He kept the same hardware, only swapped out stock Android 2.1 with future Sense UI version.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:17:15 +0000

100% not software confirmed by Google Engineers. I’ll stick with my Motorola Droid or until new touch capacitive parts are used.

http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/70e9dd235d519955

By: jason

jason — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:04:30 +0000

So glad I dumped my fresh warranty replacement on ebay for the original cost of the device… My trusty old iPhone 2g will just have to hold me over for a while until something decent comes out for sprint or t-mobile…

By: Dario

Dario — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:31:49 +0000

I belive this is 100% software related.
i ran this on my htc hero and it just messed up…
BTW: i used a custom rom :P

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:25:32 +0000

App not available for my Hero on 1.5. SHOCKER!

By: yhbae

yhbae — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:55:08 +0000

@Gib Wallis: You are sure this doesn’t happen on Modaco Desire ROM?

Guys, if this is the case, this is NOT a hardware issue. OTA update should fix it.

By: Steveo

Steveo — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:13:46 +0000

Seems like it was a good decision to wait for the X10 to be released. Only 3 more weeks. =)