Motorola Droid multi-touch

[pgm8705]

I know that the Droid phone will not have multi-touch support and the Milestone will. Many reviews say that the droid's SCREEN does not support multi-touch.

so is it...

a. The reviewers are just using the wrong language and the phone is capable of multi-touch, but is just left out of the OS (like the G1)

b. The phones hardware simply does not support multi-touch no matter what software or hacks have been done

[Iceberg]

THE European version has multi touch, the states version doesn't probably because Apple has pinch to zoom patents and such.

[Fare]

I know that the Droid phone will not have multi-touch support and the Milestone will. Many reviews say that the droid's SCREEN does not support multi-touch.

so is it...

a. The reviewers are just using the wrong language and the phone is capable of multi-touch, but is just left out of the OS (like the G1)

b. The phones hardware simply does not support multi-touch no matter what software or hacks have been done

a is your answer (99.99%)

They said the G1 couldn't do multi-touch, then someone hacked it and voila, it was there.

[hondamx525]

The G1 screen hardware actually didnt support full multitouch, the hack allowed for it but it had its limitations. The Droids screen can handle full multitouch, it was just left out in software. I dont get why people say that they dont do it because of the iphone becuase the pre uses it and nobody says anything. I dont know what the reason is but it isnt that.

[Fare]

I dont get why people say that they dont do it because of the iphone becuase the pre uses it and nobody says anything. I dont know what the reason is but it isnt that.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/

good article ^

[ggrant3876]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/

good article ^
Yes, a good article and it makes sense.

[pgm8705]

a is your answer (99.99%)

They said the G1 couldn't do multi-touch, then someone hacked it and voila, it was there.


http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/

good article ^


That's what I thought. I hate when reviewers don't understand the separation of hardware and software.

[Iceberg]

The G1 screen hardware actually didnt support full multitouch, the hack allowed for it but it had its limitations. The Droids screen can handle full multitouch, it was just left out in software. I dont get why people say that they dont do it because of the iphone becuase the pre uses it and nobody says anything. I dont know what the reason is but it isnt that.

You know Google and Apple are butt buddies right?

And the g1 doesn't have multi touch it's called Sloth or something like that since it's not fully supported.

[hondamx525]

You know theyre slowly seperating themselves from each other dont you? Removing members from each compay from their board due to them vying for market share in the same business.

It was motoralas decision not to include it in the states, not googles, or else google wouldnt have written support for it into 2.0.

[hondamx525]

Also that article (which ive already read) doesnt really indicate that its apples fault at all, and it definitely isnt patented as of now.

[Fare]

Also that article (which ive already read) doesnt really indicate that its apples fault at all, and it definitely isnt patented as of now.

no1 knows what exactly is happening... It's either friendship or fear, and both seem to make less and less sense as time goes on...

[hondamx525]

yeah i know haha. Im thinking is more of a google just wanting to leave it up to others, but who knows. Double tap to zoom isnt the most advanced form of zooming.

[pgm8705]

Looks like the droid eris has pinch zoom. I think it might be something that gets added to the moto droid at some point.

[hondamx525]

Htc has been including multitouch in their sense UI phones.