Tablet touch screens aren’t always kind to you. Sometimes, especially at urgent moments, the wicked elves in heaven mischievously play with their wands and make your touchscreen lag. That annoying moment makes you want to throw your tablet in the bin, but hey, there are solutions to such problems. Keep your mind calm and follow what this blog says to help yourself in situations whenever your tablet touchscreen betrays you. All these tricks and tips are proven to work well.
RAM Availability
The first tip is perhaps the best one. Make some system RAM available. Maybe you will need a few minutes to get the task done, but it will surely ease your process afterwards. Android users spend an easy time freeing up some space than others.
However, for iPad users, here comes a useful trick. The trick is to close all the unnecessary apps that you don’t need at the moment.
- Click on Home twice
- Look for the apps you don’t need and swipe up on them.
Once you close all the unneeded apps, your touchscreen becomes a bit more responsive. Task management apps, too, can benefit in clearing out some free space for your iPad to work smoothly.
In the case of Windows 10 tablets, you first need to close all the desktop apps that you don’t need at the moment. Then comes the fun part;
- Press WIN+TAB for a few seconds. This will open the task switching view.
- Click on X on each app to close.
Freeing up space isn’t a sure shot technique that will do wonders to your touchscreen responsiveness, but it will surely make things better. There is not much to correct in some touchscreen cases, and thus if this trick works well, there isn’t any need to try out other things. Why waste time in heavy technical stuff when a simple method can be just enough?
Reboot, Reboot, Reboot
This is another obvious trick. If freeing up some space doesn’t seem to be good enough, the next best thing you can do is to reboot your device. The logic is simple; whenever any device reboots, almost all of its apps get closed.
Restarting the device is never a problem for Android users. They just have to hold the Power button for a while until the device asks about their intentions. Then, all they have to select is the Reboot or Restart option, and the device will do its job.
iPad owners need to figure out their device’s rebooting system. Firstly, they must close all the opened apps before starting the rebooting process. Have a look at the steps of rebooting the devices in case of iPad Pro and iPad Air.
In case of iPad Pro:
- Hold the Volume Up button and then release.
- Do the same with the Volume Down button.
- Hit and hold the Power button until the tablet starts rebooting.
In the case of iPad Air:
- Press and hold the Home and Power button. Wait until the tab reboots.
- Just when you see the Apple logo, release your hold.
In case of Windows tablet:
- Press Start and then the Power button to restart.
- If, however, this doesn’t work, then simply press the Power button for around 10 seconds. This will reboot your device automatically.
Make Use Of System Apps
There are times when only a small portion of the display needs to be corrected. Thus, you will have to become the doctor of your touch screen and diagnose which areas on the screen need help. Once you know the infected areas, it will be easy to repair your touchscreen problem.
The question is, how will you get to know of the areas that need to get corrected? Make use of some apps. One such app is the maps app. You can use the app to zoom-in and zoom-out in certain areas, that will give you an idea of which areas aren’t that responsive. Another app that helps in the detecting task is the calculator. Press all the numbers and operations in the calculator to test simple presses around the screen. Apps like these and more can help you know whether all areas of the screen need help or only a small section.
Calibrate The Touchscreen
One essential trick that can solve the problem to a great extent is calibrating your tab display. iPad users don’t have many options here. In case you are using a jailbroken iPad device, then probably you would require to do a hard reset.
For Android owners, some apps like the Touchscreen Calibration are there to provide some assistance. Others, including the Touch Screen Test, are capable of finding some specific areas.
For Windows 10 users, here comes a guide:
- Click on Start and then type “control panel”.
- Tap on Control Panel and look for Hardware and Sound
- Once you click that, look for Tablet PC Settings and tap on it
- Choose the option that says Calibrate the screen for pen and touch input
- Select the display and hit on Calibrate
- Choose Pen input or Touch input
- Do as directed to calibrate
Realigning The Display
This is perhaps not a very recommended trick, but it can be treated as a cheat trick. Removing and realigning the display is tricky and can turn out to be worse than good. Do thorough research, watch videos, read manuals, and ensure your hands aren’t shaky before you start doing the risky task. If you have high-end Android tablets that cost you a lot, then please don’t try the realigning trick for the displays.
Get Your Screen Replaced
A cracked touch screen is never able to satisfy its owner. If your display is cracked, get it replaced. Even the tiniest crack on the screen can affect its responsiveness. The best method to get rid of the problem is to replace the screen with a high-quality one.
If none of the tips mentioned above work out, then may have to replace the screen of your tablet.
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