cannot hold flipper up for longer than 25 seconds

TomL · May 9, 2013

I have two Android phones (Droid3, Droid1) both on OS 2.3, and I've noticed that I cannot hold a flipper up longer than 25 seconds. No matter which table, if I have the flipper held up, after 25 seconds, the flipper comes down. Which is annoying if you're cradling a ball on that flipper, esp in multiball.

Strangely, it's not limited to TPA. In other apps on the phones, it seems that a click & hold operation on the screen is interrupted somehow after 25 seconds.

Anyone else see this on their Android phone?

Carl Spiby · May 9, 2013

That's a very old version of Android, can you not update them to newer versions? Official or otherwise?

stevevt · May 9, 2013

I know it might seem unrelated, but do you have your display timeout set to 30 seconds? If so, change it to 60 seconds and see if this behavior changes in TPA.

TomL · May 9, 2013

It's not related to Display Timeout, I just tried with longer timeouts, no difference.

The Droid1 is actually on CM7.2. I'm starting to suspect it's hardware (Motorola) related. In trying difference things, I see that constantly moving my fingertip around seems to prevent the unwanted release. So, I guess I can flipper cradle if I constantly twiddle my fingertip.

Which is totally going to look perverse if I do it on a real pin table.

Baron Rubik · May 9, 2013

TomL said:
I have two Android phones (Droid3, Droid1) both on OS 2.3, and I've noticed that I cannot hold a flipper up longer than 25 seconds. No matter which table, if I have the flipper held up, after 25 seconds, the flipper comes down. Which is annoying if you're cradling a ball on that flipper, esp in multiball.

Strangely, it's not limited to TPA. In other apps on the phones, it seems that a click & hold operation on the screen is interrupted somehow after 25 seconds.

Anyone else see this on their Android phone?

It's specific to your devices touchscreen drivers.

Just tried it on 2.3.7 MIUI 2.4.20 no problem - cradled for well over a minute.

TomL · May 9, 2013

What maker model phone did you try it on? Thanks for taking the time to try it.

Baron Rubik · May 9, 2013

TomL said:
What maker model phone did you try it on? Thanks for taking the time to try it.

It's an old HTC Desire, but it's been rooted and runs MIUI 2.4.2 OS which is Gingerbread 2.3.7

TomL · May 9, 2013

Ok, thanks. Now I have to decide if flipper cradling is worth the effort of swapping in better touchscreen hardware drivers.

Baron Rubik · May 9, 2013

TomL said:
Ok, thanks. Now I have to decide if flipper cradling is worth the effort of swapping in better touchscreen hardware drivers.

I took the easy option, and bought an N7.
Good luck with it.

TomL · May 9, 2013

LOL! I may have to do this too. "Honey, we need to buy a N7, because, err, of hardware driver issues. Yeah, driver issues."

superballs · May 11, 2013

TomL said:
LOL! I may have to do this too. "Honey, we need to buy a N7, because, err, of hardware driver issues. Yeah, driver issues."

N7 is pretty awesome. For a bit though I thought there was a flippee bug because the flippers would randomly drop on me whike holding them. Turned oit it was the case I had it in. The elastic corners that held the corners were affecting the screen somehow and removing it solved the problem

targa · May 11, 2013

Hi there

I also get this issue on a galaxy tab 2, but i know that doesn't happen when i move my thumb without releasing it from the screen.I just make small circles with my thumb when i want to keep a ball

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