Making things easier to press accurately
Stop a shaky tap or a stray click from doing the wrong thing.
If your finger brushes a screen on the way to the button you wanted, the phone counts the brush. That is not clumsiness. That is a machine set for someone with a very steady hand.
Under Accessibility you will find touch settings. Hold Duration is the useful one. It tells the phone to ignore a touch unless your finger stays put for a moment. Brushes stop counting.
On a computer the same trouble shows up differently. The pointer is small and hard to follow, or a double click has to happen faster than your hand wants to move. Both are adjustable.
Key points
- Touch settings live under Accessibility.
- Hold Duration ignores quick brushes.
- Computers let you enlarge the pointer.
- Double click speed can be slowed down.
- Adjust the machine, not your hand.
What to remember
- A short wait before a tap counts can end a lot of small mistakes.
- A small delay is the difference between a brush and a decision.
- Seeing the pointer is half of clicking accurately.
Try this
Open Accessibility on your own device, find the touch or mouse settings, and change one thing that has been annoying you.
Practice: Making things easier to press accurately. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.