LUMIA 535 TO GET
ANOTHER PATCH FOR
TOUCHSCREEN ISSUE
SOON.
by Rod Trent.
Microsoft's very first self-
branded smartphone is the
Lumia 535. This particular
model is monumental in that it represents the company's first entry into the smartphone market since the acquisition of
Nokia's mobile unit. Obviously, there's pressure for Microsoft to do well with the first release, but many who jumped
into the trusted pool have reported problems with the touchscreen. The problems were immediate resulting in ghost touches with wet screens and wet fingers, missing
characters in texting, accidental app launches, and slow or undetected swipes left, right, up, and down. Microsoft released an OTA update in December that seemed to fix some of the issues, but not all, and not for
everyone. A full FAQ has been released to
address some of the remaining issues: What to do if issues with the touch screen on my Lumia 535 and 535 Dual SIM
phones? The FAQ gives some prescriptive guidance to help customers work around some of the problems including
wiping water from the
smartphone screen and ensuring customers tap the
center of the key for typing on the onscreen keyboard. In essence, don't sweat during your workout and folks with fat fingers – just try harder. Microsoft has gone on record to
both apologize and promise that the company is taking the matter seriously. Another
patch will be released as soon as the engineering teams determine the actual cause.