Touch Screen

[PeariTouch]

Has anyone experienced that the touch''s screen is not as responsive as it used to be? I started noticing it when I took a trip a few weeks ago. No accident like water damage or anything. Just not respnding well when I touch the screen. I used to use a slightly wet eye glass cleaning wipe. Is it a no-no? Does anyone know how to make the screen more responsive? This makes me wonder for iPhone and other cells with touch screen after a period of use.

[DerekVOF]

I haven't seen any drop in effectiveness on mine, and I've used Windex on it... Not sure...

[Bowlerguy92]

Try and restart your unit. That may help things.

[PeariTouch]

Thank you. Yes, I restarted several times but still the same thing. Do I need to restore it? I don't think there is a function to change the screen sensitivity as some cell phones do, isn't it?

[Bowlerguy92]

I would restore it then and if that doesn't please you then I would send it or take it back to Apple to have a look at it.

[bobbit]

I don't really know how the responsiveness can drop. It's not actually a touch screen, it's a series of complex heat sensors that I highly doubt will lose respoinsiveness.

Perhaps you have cold hands? :)

[PeariTouch]

Bobbit,

Funny you mentioned. I thought about that as well - my hand is cold or just too dry (especially since I live in Colorado) but this thing started happening during the trip in Portland. I thought the humidity was affecting but of course, it worked fine in Hawaii LOL.

Well, it still works - just a bit inconvenient.... I can deal with it.

[minimidget]

lol, here in Florida is EXTREMELY humid all the time, and sometimes my iPod gets confused as to whether it's actually getting touched or not, considering sometimes my fingers are the same temp as everything else, lol.

[madmaxmedia]

It's not heat sensors, it capacitance (electricity) sensors. So a lizard could still use an iPod Touch.

Water shouldn't damage it, if it didn't get inside.

Just keep an eye on your purchase date, so you don't inadvertantly pass the warranty date if you want to bring it in later...

[Jmcool]

this happens on safari for me when i try to open links sometimes but i just open a new page and wala it fixes itself

[PeariTouch]

I think the best way is to take it back to Best Buy - it is 3 months also. Should be under warranty..... :)

[bobbit]

It's not heat sensors, it capacitance (electricity) sensors. So a lizard could still use an iPod Touch.

Thanks for that :] Don't know where I got heat sensors from :o

Still - that's a system of measuring and electrical pulses, basically, so that shouldn't, in theory, degrade over time and should be a one-off problem, right?

[Bowlerguy92]

Thanks for that :] Don't know where I got heat sensors from :o

Still - that's a system of measuring and electrical pulses, basically, so that shouldn't, in theory, degrade over time and should be a one-off problem, right?

Ya I was about to post that it wasn't heat sensors. But I didn't want to feel like an idiot when I did and was proved wrong or something so I decided against it. Anyway unless the screen has been damaged from a fall or something striking it etc no they really shouldn't degrade. I suppose that the electrical field overtime could wear down and become less and less responsive though. That wouldn't be the case here.

[DerekVOF]

Can't temperature adversely affect capacitance, though? I thought it could...

I know I've been poking my finger nearly through the screen when I've been taking it out this week - single digits here (F)...

[karna68]

I'm in Ohio and it's been in the teens the past couple days and I notice my touch not responding well when I first get in the car before it's warmed up. No, I don't leave my touch in the cold car, but my hands are cold :eek:

[Bowlerguy92]

Hmmm maybe it could be either that or the protective film over the actual electrical grid isn't flexible enough to actually touch into the field until it is warm enough to bend. Just an idea of course.