Is it just me or is the Nexus One becoming more problem prone? The latest issue surrounding the uber Android device has to do with multi-touch, more specifically when two screen inputs are extremely close together the points are flipped. Such occurrences obviously happen quite frequently as the only way to type on the N1 is via the on-screen keyboard. So how do we fix it? Well, we may not be able to outside of a large scale recall.
According to Google engineer Diane Hackborn, it’s not the OS any individual software on the device meaning she’s pegging the problem on the sensor. Mind you, this same sensor is also in a slew of other Android handsets such as the G1 and MyTouch 3G just to name a couple. The DROID looks to be exempt (if it is in fact a hardware issue) because it uses a multi-touch sensor from a different manufacturer and supposedly, a “better quality touchscreen” than the affected units previously mentioned. Good for me, bad for N1/G1/MyTouch owners.
Let’s hope that whatever the real problem is — of course if it’s more than just a simple matter of screen quality — Google can fix it relatively quickly and painlessly. Having to issue a recall spanning multiple countries, carriers, and handsets would be a nightmare of epic proportions.
Anyone with a Nexus One, G1, MyTouch can check for any multi-touch issues themselves by downloading “Multitouch Visible Test” from the Android Market and giving it a shot. Leave your results below.
