iOS 9 Touch Sensitivity

[_Refurbished_]

I know I'm not crazy (OK, I am), but has anyone else noticed that iOS 9 has a smaller touch hitbox than iOS 8? When I go to launch an app, sometimes I am hitting the app two times in order to get it to launch. I noticed this on the GM, and it's still present on 9.1.

When I use an iOS 8 device, even older devices that are slower than my iPhone 6, they seem to all have a better presence of where my thumb is hitting the screen. I'm able to quickly navigate iOS 8, whereas in iOS 9, I feel like I need to focus on centering my thumb on the app before pressing.

What's interesting is you can touch the corner of an iOS 9 app and it won't launch. If you wait a second and press the app in the same spot, the app will launch. Can anyone else recreate this?

 

[Radon87000]

Noticed this quite a few times on my iPhone 6.

 

[miknos]

I'm having the same problem clicking on small text links (like the one to return to a previous app). I press it many times but I have to exit to home screen and return for the app to fix it. It's clearly a bug.

 

[decafjava]

Yes, I've noticed that. Some apps are worse than others.

 

[AppleFan91]

Yeah, very annoying. Many times I find myself tapping a link or a button on a webpage 2-3 times just to get it to register. Happened on my iPhone 6 and 6S so not 3D Touch related it seems.

 

[Act3]

I know I'm not crazy (OK, I am), but has anyone else noticed that iOS 9 has a smaller touch hitbox than iOS 8? When I go to launch an app, sometimes I am hitting the app two times in order to get it to launch. I noticed this on the GM, and it's still present on 9.1.

When I use an iOS 8 device, even older devices that are slower than my iPhone 6, they seem to all have a better presence of where my thumb is hitting the screen. I'm able to quickly navigate iOS 8, whereas in iOS 9, I feel like I need to focus on centering my thumb on the app before pressing.

What's interesting is you can touch the corner of an iOS 9 app and it won't launch. If you wait a second and press the app in the same spot, the app will launch. Can anyone else recreate this?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-9-vs-ios-8-4-1-unresponsiveness.1942001/

Check out that thread , it sounds similar to what you are experiencing.

 

[_Refurbished_]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-9-vs-ios-8-4-1-unresponsiveness.1942001/

Check out that thread , it sounds similar to what you are experiencing.

I had reduce motion enabled. Once I disabled it and allowed the stock animations, the problem was solved. I guess I'll love with the animations for now. Seems like a bug associated with reduce motion.