[Q]Nexus 4 touch sensitivity sucks

[Crisisx1]

Coming from an s3 I was able to use my finger nail if I wanted to click on stuff and scroll. No joke I can post a video lol.

Just got my nexus four tonight and I love the phone overall but the touch sensitivity is really bad. Any ideas how I can improve it?

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[yerand]

There's a mod in one of the Dev forums... I haven't used it but it seems to be working for those that have installed it.

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[wtfshouldidonow]

Coming from an s3 I was able to use my finger nail if I wanted to click on stuff and scroll. No joke I can post a video lol.

Just got my nexus four tonight and I love the phone overall but the touch sensitivity is really bad. Any ideas how I can improve it?

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Lol You're fingernail at the time you were using your s3 must have been short, thus allowing your finger as well to touch the screen without you noticing it. And now that you use your nexus 4, you're fingernail is long again..


P.S. Peace I come in peace

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[Crisisx1]

Lol You're fingernail at the time you were using your s3 must have been short, thus allowing your finger as well to touch the screen without you noticing it. And now that you use your nexus 4, you're fingernail is long again..


P.S. Peace I come in peace

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Lol ... No. Actually used the back of nail where no skin would be able to touch.

On the n4 I press as hard as I want with my nail and it won't click anything.

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[nhatters]

This topic doesn't make sense. How does the screen suck when nails aren't supposed to be able to work on a capacitive screen normally?

 

[Crisisx1]

This topic doesn't make sense. How does the screen suck when nails aren't supposed to be able to work on a capacitive screen normally?

I never said the screen sucks. I said the touch sensitivity does. And I was using my nail as a comparison between the s3 and n4 screen touch sensitivity.

Your reading and comprehension sucks.

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[nhatters]

I never said the screen sucks. I said the touch sensitivity does. And I was using my nail as a comparison between the s3 and n4 screen touch sensitivity.

Your reading and comprehension sucks.

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Really? What are you touching then when you're testing the sensitivity? Do you even understand how capacitive screens work?

 

[meangreenie]

The sensitivity mod allows you to tap with the back of fingernail (i know i tried lol). It uses the earlier touch driver, but it does have the side affect of making the phone stall for a minute or more when first booted up; but if used with the supplied modded stock kernel you only have this happen once, also 'Matr1x' kernel also has this feature.

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[Crisisx1]

Really? What are you touching then when you're testing the sensitivity? Do you even understand how capacitive screens work?

Everything and anything on my phone.

Even if I put my finger on the screen slowly without adding too much pressure it will not recognize the touch...try it.
I guess I'm just used to the s3 really sensitive touch screen.

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[NewAndreas]

My impression of the touchscreen is good, most of the things you are describing I have not experienced.

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[Crisisx1]

My impression of the touchscreen is good, most of the things you are describing I have not experienced.

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Can you scroll on your home screen or click on apps with your finger nail?

Can you tap on an app with your finger ever so slightly, but definitely make contact with the glass, on an app icon or keyboard, and no action happens? Meaning the app doesn't open or the letter pressed isn't typed in...

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[NewAndreas]

I can scroll with the back of my fingernail, and can open apps with a very small amount of pressure. I don't see why I would use my fingernail anyway

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[wtfshouldidonow]

Just checked, it works on the back of my fingernail but not the tip of my fingernail

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[Crisisx1]

I can scroll with the back of my fingernail, and can open apps with a very small amount of pressure. I don't see why I would use my fingernail anyway

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Lol you wouldn't. I was just using that as a reference to my s3. I could do it on the s3 but not my n4.

Is it possible I got a defect or what? Did you flash the mod...

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[Crisisx1]

Just checked, it works on the back of my fingernail but not the tip of my fingernail

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I can't do either. My sensitivity is really bad. It's really annoying when I'm typing so fast and half the letters pressed don't register.

Did you flash the mod?

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[no6969el]

Wow most of you are assholes.. I stopped reading after the 3rd negative response. Does anyone know what an example is? That is what the OP was saying when they said they could select things with their fingernail. It does not mean that they want it to do that but only showing an example of its sensitivity that their other phone had and I can tell you that you CANNOT do this on the Nexus 4 unless you push somewhat. My GS2 would scroll with no issues by grazing the screen I actually have to push before doing the mod.

There is a temp fix and it works fairly well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028289

 

[Crisisx1]

Wow most of you are assholes.. I stopped reading after the 3rd negative response. Does anyone know what an example is? That is what the OP was saying when they said they could select things with their fingernail. It does not mean that they want it to do that but only showing an example of its sensitivity that their other phone had and I can tell you that you CANNOT do this on the Nexus 4 unless you push somewhat. My GS2 would scroll with no issues by grazing the screen I actually have to push before doing the mod.

There is a temp fix and it works fairly well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028289

Lol thank you ...finally someone understands ...

But I've got used to it since I'm not using my super sensitive s3 screen.

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[ronak47]

Coming from a galaxy s3 as well I can also confirm that the screen responsiveness on the nexus 4 is poor. Typing messages is a lot more difficult... OP I feel your pain

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[Crisisx1]

Coming from a galaxy s3 as well I can also confirm that the screen responsiveness on the nexus 4 is poor. Typing messages is a lot more difficult... OP I feel your pain

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Yup...you'll get used to it...at least I am.

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[ronak47]

Yup...you'll get used to it...at least I am.

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Literally as we speak I'm updating to 4.2.2! Lets hope this makes a difference.... *watch this space*


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