Android 17 is causing touchscreen issues for some Pixel owners — but there’s a potential workaround

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  • Android 17 is causing touchscreen issues for a number of Pixel owners
  • Google is aware of the issue and has suggested some solutions, but these seemingly haven't worked for most people
  • Another fix suggested on Reddit appears to work better, but still not for everyone

Android 17 hasn’t had the smoothest of starts, with some early updaters reporting issues with Wi-Fi and 5G connections, and now yet another bug has emerged — this time affecting the touchscreen.

According to various Reddit users (via Android Authority), the update to Android 17 has led to touchscreen issues, including the screen scrolling in the opposite direction to the one they swiped, completely ignoring taps, and there being dead zones where the screen is unresponsive.

It’s hard to say how widespread this issue is, but there are multiple Reddit threads about it, and it has also been submitted to Google’s issue tracker....

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