Multitouch Working on the Droid Stock Apps!

jrodizzkool01 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 11:26 AM

As we all know, the GSM version of the Droid (Milestone) already has built in multitouch. While the Droid has multitouch capabiliteies, they have not yet been implemented in the photo viewer and browser (stock Android ones). This is soon to change as eugene373 over at AllDroid.org has found a way to give the Droid the built in multitouch found in the milestone. http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=...4&p=5478#p5478

**blazingwolf** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 11:32 AM

Multi-touch has worked on the Droid from day one. Pic-Say, Dolphin Browser and Gallery (one from the market not the stock app) have had it for awhile now. The stock apps from the Droid will never have multi-touch becuase it wasn't built in to them.

Porting apps from the Milestone does not suddenly make the Droid multi-touch.

**breakmyfootoff** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 11:34 AM

Sweet! I dont really need Pinch to zoom, but I'm definitely not against having it

You can donate without registering in the forum too BTW

jrodizzkool01 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by blazingwolf

Multi-touch has worked on the Droid from day one. Pic-Say, Dolphin Browser and Gallery (one from the market not the stock app) have had it for awhile now. The stock apps from the Droid will never have multi-touch becuase it wasn't built in to them.

Porting apps from the Milestone does not suddenly make the Droid multi-touch.

I know that the Droid has multitouch capabilities in some 3rd party apps downloadable from the Android Market but some of the stock apps (stock browser and photo viewer) are in fact getting multitouch because of the port from the Milestone. Here's a link to the video that proves it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnBhs...layer_embedded

**blazingwolf** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 01:26 PM

Only if you root your Droid and then install another ROM. So no, it is not getting multi-touch out of the box.

The stories that are circulating today, and this post title, make it sound as if the Droid has never had the ability to do multi-touch until now and this is just not true.

jrodizzkool01 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 01:47 PM

Changed the title to "Multitouch Working on the Droid Stock Apps" to avoid confusion. I never mentioned that the Droid would be getting multitouch out of the box but at least it will be possible to enable it in more applications