Dr.Sunil Vaswani asks:
I know that resistive touchscreen technology is usually stylus compatible, but how do I enable stylus compatibility on a capacitive Android device running Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich?
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System: Windows
Tagged: android, android tips, ice cream sandwich, stylus, touch screen
System: Windows
Tagged: android, android tips, ice cream sandwich, stylus, touch screen
12 Answers -
Yiz Borol
October 26, 2012With capacitive touch you need a stylus that can carry charge on the end, amazon offers one. Here’s a guide to good capacitive styluses: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/10/2925937/best-stylus-ipad-review
Kannon Y
October 26, 2012It’s extremely easy to make your own capacitive stylus with materials hanging around the house, for nearly free!
http://howto.cnet.com/2300-11310_39-10009342.html
There’s actually a lot of ways to do it, but Cnet had the best pictures.
susendeep dutta
October 26, 2012Visit the link below -
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-build-your-own-tablet-stylus/
ha14
October 26, 2012Capacitive Stylus Review: Three Way Shootout!
http://droid-den.com/accessory-reviews/capacitive-stylus-review-three-way-shootout/
Capacitive touch screens vary a lot. some easily works others gives hard time. Testing needed.
Capacitive sensing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitive_sensing
shaurya gupta
October 26, 2012the muo way to make it yourself:http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-build-your-own-tablet-stylus/
or buy from amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cosmonaut-Wide-Grip-Stylus-Capacitive-Screens/dp/B007EW9ISM
Reý Aetar
October 26, 2012youtube has videos for making your own stylus regular ones cant be used
Jeremiah Iliffe
October 28, 2012You need to but a capacitive stylus or follow this http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-build-your-own-tablet-stylus/. There is no real setting to enable, just use the stylus like you would use your finger
Patrick Jackson
October 29, 2012MUO has an article on how to make your own stylus to be usable in capacitive screens too! Go and search!
Austen Gause
November 21, 2012what kind of phone do you have because almost all phones have different capacitive touchscreens
Adriel Tan
December 6, 2012You can either buy a capacitive touchscreen pen, or make one yourself (lots of DIY methods can be found online). They are pretty cheap and basically just transmit electrical signals from your hand fingers to the touchscreen.
Austen Gause
December 13, 2012you need to have something that will transmit an electric charge through your hand onto the screen a pen or a ds stylus will not work
Dustin
January 10, 2013either end of a battery (even if it’s practically empty) , which will work even if it’s not touching your skin (It has it’s own capacitive energy. thus great for an outdoor stylus while wearing gloves…tape it to a stick/pen for a longer reach…