Touch Touch loses responsiveness as battery percentage drops...

detayls · 06-07-2011, 03:03 PM

I am seeing issues with my Nook Simple Touch losing touch responsiveness as the battery drops under 75%.

The battery on mine got down to 72% last night and the touch sensitivity seemed to get much less. I was having to double-tap to get a response. After a restart (power off and on), it seemed a tiny bit better but still not as good.

This morning I recharged my Nook and the touches are being seen again.

I fear we are seeing a power issue with the IR sensors. The engineers were probably asked to lengthen battery life at the cost of the IR hardware.

Hopefully they can fix this with an update.

negris123 · 06-07-2011, 03:05 PM

I am at 66% and it still works fine. Maybe yours could be defective. I would try to exchange it if the problem persists.

detayls · 06-07-2011, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by negris123

I am at 66% and it still works fine. Maybe yours could be defective. I would try to exchange it if the problem persists.

Others are seeing the same:
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/...59518#U1059518

JSWolf · 06-07-2011, 03:09 PM

I have a 650 that uses the same IR touch and I can go to flat and still have the same responsiveness.

So it's not the technology behind the touch that is an issue. Well, it shouldn't be.

jbcohen · 06-07-2011, 03:11 PM

All excellent answers but I would like to add something to the discssion. Please don't hold battery life against any electronic reader, battery technology hasn't gotten very far and is not real advanced. I need to re-charge my electronic reader at least twice a day.

Hoyt Clagwell · 06-07-2011, 05:49 PM

From reading the discussion at B&N it looks like restarting the Nook appears to fix the problem for a few people. Could be a memory issue rather than a battey issue.

rhadin · 06-07-2011, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have a 650 that uses the same IR touch and I can go to flat and still have the same responsiveness.

So it's not the technology behind the touch that is an issue. Well, it shouldn't be.

Same with my 950

06-07-2011, 03:03 PM	#1
detayls Addict Posts: 235 Karma: 1355374 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: iPad, iPhone, Kindle Voyage	Touch loses responsiveness as battery percentage drops... I am seeing issues with my Nook Simple Touch losing touch responsiveness as the battery drops under 75%. The battery on mine got down to 72% last night and the touch sensitivity seemed to get much less. I was having to double-tap to get a response. After a restart (power off and on), it seemed a tiny bit better but still not as good. This morning I recharged my Nook and the touches are being seen again. I fear we are seeing a power issue with the IR sensors. The engineers were probably asked to lengthen battery life at the cost of the IR hardware. Hopefully they can fix this with an update.

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06-07-2011, 03:05 PM	#2
negris123 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 74000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: nook	I am at 66% and it still works fine. Maybe yours could be defective. I would try to exchange it if the problem persists.

06-07-2011, 03:09 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I have a 650 that uses the same IR touch and I can go to flat and still have the same responsiveness. So it's not the technology behind the touch that is an issue. Well, it shouldn't be.

06-07-2011, 03:11 PM	#5
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	All excellent answers but I would like to add something to the discssion. Please don't hold battery life against any electronic reader, battery technology hasn't gotten very far and is not real advanced. I need to re-charge my electronic reader at least twice a day.

06-07-2011, 05:49 PM	#6
Hoyt Clagwell Not an Addict Posts: 301 Karma: 5678807 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: The blue one next to the fish.	From reading the discussion at B&N it looks like restarting the Nook appears to fix the problem for a few people. Could be a memory issue rather than a battey issue.

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