Edit: Meant to say "Glove-Friendly" in the thread title.
I was happy to read about this story on Android Central: Use Your Nexus S with Gloves because it's something I'm interested in discussing.
Is the Nexus S screen too sensitive? Try hovering your finger just off the screen, without actually touching it. The phone will register that as a press. I suspect this explains why I sometimes inadvertently hit the bottom capacitive buttons or launch unintended apps on the regular screen. I also suspect this is the cause for a lot of my typing woes on the Nexus S; when typing fast, the thumbs glaze over the screen resulting in all sorts of typos and errors, and too often resulting in double-hits when I've only pressed a letter once (for example, like tthis or thiss).
Yet, oddly, sometimes the complete opposite will happen: it'll miss key presses when typing, particularly with the space bar, resulting too often in words likethis. Likewise, sometimes I'll clearly tap an app icon (it'll show the orange highlight) but it won't launch the actual app until a second tap is applied (this, however, is likely software related and if so, shame on Gingerbread).
Side note: In general, I find the typing experience on Android remains a particular sore spot. I've tried stock keyboard, Smart Keyboard Pro (my personal favorite so far), and am currently trialing Swiftkey (which can be impressive on the rare occasions it performs flawlessly, but ironically, I find completing messages takes even longer because I'm so busy making sure it chooses the correct predicted word I want). They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but it's pretty clear they are the best Android has to offer in terms of typing, and I unfortunately can't type confidently on any one of them without issue. Comparatively, I can type far more confidently and smoothly on an iPhone, or even an iPod Touch (and I've never experienced unregistered screen presses). I am hoping, one day, Blindtype will be fully implemented and change all this.
So, is the Nexus S screen too sensitive? And if so, why does it sometimes miss presses? I think it's unfortunate that the experience can be so polarizing: sometimes it's not responsive, other times, too responsive. This can make the Android experience feel second rate.
Thoughts?
I was happy to read about this story on Android Central: Use Your Nexus S with Gloves because it's something I'm interested in discussing.
Is the Nexus S screen too sensitive? Try hovering your finger just off the screen, without actually touching it. The phone will register that as a press. I suspect this explains why I sometimes inadvertently hit the bottom capacitive buttons or launch unintended apps on the regular screen. I also suspect this is the cause for a lot of my typing woes on the Nexus S; when typing fast, the thumbs glaze over the screen resulting in all sorts of typos and errors, and too often resulting in double-hits when I've only pressed a letter once (for example, like tthis or thiss).
Yet, oddly, sometimes the complete opposite will happen: it'll miss key presses when typing, particularly with the space bar, resulting too often in words likethis. Likewise, sometimes I'll clearly tap an app icon (it'll show the orange highlight) but it won't launch the actual app until a second tap is applied (this, however, is likely software related and if so, shame on Gingerbread).
Side note: In general, I find the typing experience on Android remains a particular sore spot. I've tried stock keyboard, Smart Keyboard Pro (my personal favorite so far), and am currently trialing Swiftkey (which can be impressive on the rare occasions it performs flawlessly, but ironically, I find completing messages takes even longer because I'm so busy making sure it chooses the correct predicted word I want). They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but it's pretty clear they are the best Android has to offer in terms of typing, and I unfortunately can't type confidently on any one of them without issue. Comparatively, I can type far more confidently and smoothly on an iPhone, or even an iPod Touch (and I've never experienced unregistered screen presses). I am hoping, one day, Blindtype will be fully implemented and change all this.
So, is the Nexus S screen too sensitive? And if so, why does it sometimes miss presses? I think it's unfortunate that the experience can be so polarizing: sometimes it's not responsive, other times, too responsive. This can make the Android experience feel second rate.
Thoughts?
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