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Raised as a usability problem by 24 people on Hacker News over 13 years (2010–2022), in 24 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Touchscreen lacks precision and tactile feelUnreviewed
20102026- Lacked an on-screen keyboard and didn't use touch gestures well2022-01-24
- Touch screen so unresponsive that user could barely hit the right number keys2021-04-05
- Touchscreen lacked precision and tactile feel, making it hard to use2012-08-25
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 25 complaints
- Typing messages requires slow key presses; fast typing drops inputs2022-05-24
- Lacked an on-screen keyboard and didn't use touch gestures well2022-01-24
- Can't configure charge limit, so must manually unplug phone around 70-80%2021-05-01
- Touch screen so unresponsive that user could barely hit the right number keys2021-04-05
- Apps must be dragged to the home screen before opening; no app list to launch from2021-04-05
- Dedicated button is easy to press by accident and can't be remapped2019-09-11
- Slippery glass back and round sides make the phone hard to hold2018-12-04
- Minimum screen brightness is still too bright for a dark room2018-08-09
- Phone lags and freezes during normal use2017-04-24
- Scrolling requires touching small scrollbars, and the touchscreen is unreliable2016-10-05
- Users must flip the phone over to find which button they're pressing2016-10-03
- Update prompt offers only 'Restart and install' with no way to postpone until the back button is pressed2016-05-28
- Hard to find things because of a weird U-shaped settings menu2016-03-24
- Needs a custom driver and works only with one software app2016-02-22
- Phone software is laggy and annoying to use day to day2015-01-29
- Hard to find simple settings like screen timeout after switching brands2015-01-01
- Phone randomly launches the Alarms app when unlocked2014-09-09
- LG phone interface is hideous and unusable2014-02-13
- Contact list scrolling needs tiny 2px scrollbars, hard to use with thumb2012-08-26
- Scrollbar only 2px wide, hard to hit with thumb to scroll2012-08-26
- Touchscreen lacked precision and tactile feel, making it hard to use2012-08-25
- Bundled apps hang for minutes, freeze the homescreen, and make the phone unresponsive2011-12-06
- Screen is unresponsive, making it hard to place a phone call2011-09-01
- Buttons placed where brushing against the ear accidentally hangs up calls2011-07-04
- Touch input feels sluggish and imprecise, like using it through mud2010-07-18