wraggster
August 14th, 2013, 00:01
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/08/nexus7.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/2013-nexus-7-multitouch-bug/)A muddled sense of direction (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/users-report-new-nexus-7-suffering-from-gps-issues/) isn't the only problem affecting the new generation ofNexus 7 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/29/nexus-7-review-2013/) slates, it seems, as some users are also reporting issues with multitouch on the 1,920 x 1,200 display. The clip below the fold demonstrates the bug, and shows the touchscreen registering phantom inputs before freaking out for a couple of seconds.Over the past few weeks, chatter on the XDA Developers and Google Product forums suggests it's fairly common, with a response from Google on the latter stating: "The Android team is aware of this issue and investigating." We haven't had the same troubles with a 2013 Nexus 7 in our possession (running Android 4.3 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/24/android-4-3-jelly-bean-official/) build JSS15J,FYI), and while the root of the problem is still up for discussion, let's hope funky software is to blame -- no one wants the hassle of replacing faulty hardware, especiallyGoogle, when an OTA fix will do.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/2013-nexus-7-multitouch-bug/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/13/2013-nexus-7-multitouch-bug/