Problem with the touch screen accuracy of my new iPhone 5s

[garycoleman2]

Below is the description of the problem on the top of the screen. It does not register correctly in the areas I touch. Is it a calibration issue?

 

[T5BRICK]

Below is the description of the problem on the top of the screen. It does not register correctly in the areas I touch. Is it a calibration issue?

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Are you coming from Android? During my transitions from iOS to Android and Android to iOS, I notice that the digitizer registers touches differently from one to the other. on Android you have to touch directly on buttons or links, whereas iOS it seems you have to touch slightly below the center.

 

[PNutts]

OP nice graphic!

Mine behaves the same way. My quick thought is that it has more to do with the app and the areas they defined as "buttons". For example, if you have more than one maibox and open the mail app and display your list of mailboxes you can press way down in the grey bar below the word Edit and it registers as pressing Edit. I think it is a misguided attempt to provide a larger target for ease of use.

I haven't noticed it elsewhere but I'll do some poking around. This kind of stuff bugs me so I should have noticed it by now. 🙂

 

[garycoleman2]

Are you coming from Android? During my transitions from iOS to Android and Android to iOS, I notice that the digitizer registers touches differently from one to the other. on Android you have to touch directly on buttons or links, whereas iOS it seems you have to touch slightly below the center.

Actually yes I came from android, a galaxy nexus. I like it better but I'm still getting used to the smaller screen.

Even with the weird registers of my 5s, I seem to make less errors with the onscreen keyboard.

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OP nice graphic!

Mine behaves the same way. My quick thought is that it has more to do with the app and the areas they defined as "buttons". For example, if you have more than one maibox and open the mail app and display your list of mailboxes you can press way down in the grey bar below the word Edit and it registers as pressing Edit. I think it is a misguided attempt to provide a larger target for ease of use.

I haven't noticed it elsewhere but I'll do some poking around. This kind of stuff bugs me so I should have noticed it by now. 🙂

Thanks. If it's normal I guess it's something I have to get used to. I'm used to pressing the upper end on android.

 

[I7guy]

Mine does exactly the same thing. Interesting.

 

[WilliamG]

My 5s and wife's 5s do this.

 

[kh3khalid]

Mine does the same. It must be a software issue (from the app itself, not the OS).

 

[garycoleman2]

Ok I feel a lot better now that my phone is not screwed up.