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Originally Posted by kdoc
My touch sensitivity is very erratic: at times sensitive, just like an iPad, or iPhone (at times too sensitive), and at other time I have to hit harder and harder, and harder repeatedly to get something to work. Is this a problem with the design, with the software, with MY particular Fire, or what? Can it be repaired?
kdoc
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I think the best thing to do is touch something and wait. Sometimes the response in some Apps is not instant, although we would like it to be. Touching something 3-4 sometimes can lead to Force Close messages.
You need to check if there are too many open processes which can drain the Fire's memory. Especially if you "open" a lot of Apps. Once you back out of an App on the Fire the App no longer uses the CPU power, however, the App hibernates in memory so that when you do launch it again it resumes where it was when you exited.
Here's what I recommend. Go to the Amazon App Store and download a FREE App called
Quick System Info Pro. After you install an open the App, open the Processes Tab. You will see all the Apps which are using up your Fire's memory. If you are not familiar with a process leave it alone. However, let's say you see one that you know. I'll use Dolphin Browser HD as an example. The Fire shows it is eating up a lot of memory. If you touch it and select End Task the process will close which will clear up memory. Don't select Force Stop because this is like ending a program that has frozen. End Task is a graceful shutdown, Force Close is as the name implies. Whenever I see Force Close or Force Stop I know this is usually a last resort option. Sometimes Android Apps will freeze like any other OS App or program and you will have to Force Close them.
Another benefit of Quick System Info Pro is it gives you a quick snapshot of your system resources in the Notifications Bar and it allows you to easily manage Apps.
There's also an App called Process manager which you can use to KILL App processes. It can be downloaded here:
http://androiddev.orkitra.com/downlo...killer_v1.4.11