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Question

Looking for a phone that'll work with low blood pressure

Jul 11, 2018 11:17AM PDT

I can find things about "zombie finger" and all sorts of things about how capacitive screens work and even places swearing that they know which phone have the most sensitive screens, but I can't find anything about anyone else having my problem. I have chronically *low* blood pressure, but it's neurological, not cardiovascular. Having low blood pressure makes capacitive screens a royal pain. iPhones and other Apple touch devices only acknowledge I'm touching them about 50% of the time. Motorola's about 75% of the time. Best I've found is modern Samsungs that can see my finger about 80% of the time. But this is only under the best of circumstances. If I'm having a blood pressure drop, a medically critical situation, even a Samsung is unlikely to respond correctly, if at all. Which is a major problem when the phone is your way to call for help before you pass out.

Does anyone know of smartphones that could help with this problem? Either by having physical buttons that can actually perform most device functions, or by having a super sensitive screen? I really need help, because I'm needing a new phone before too long, and I'm not looking forward to it at all.

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Why can't you use a stylus?
Jul 11, 2018 11:24AM PDT

These are plentiful here and I keep a few on my desk.

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I can, kind of
Jul 16, 2018 8:26AM PDT

Styluses work, but only when i have one. I'd have to have one available at ALL times in case of one of my blood pressure drops. If i don't happen to have one in my pocket, it doesn't do me much good. And i tend to lose my coordination as my blood pressure goes down, too. Which makes holding on to the stylus a little iffy at times. It's a good thought, and I've tried. But i have such an odd condition, it creates some rather unexpected complications. Like the lack of coordination...

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Some phones like
Jul 16, 2018 8:56AM PDT

Samsung have the stylus in the phone. Anyhow you may want to get all VOICE OPERATIONS working.

There are stories about saved lives when they were stuck but used Siri or such to call for help.

Last time I bought stylus I bought a 10 pack. They are strewn about the office now.

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On to something
Jul 17, 2018 7:15PM PDT

I think you may be on to something. I wouldn't normally think Siri would be that great for me, because if i can only use my screen 50% of the time, it kind of feels like a waste to get the phone in the first place. But if i could get Samsung Voice or Google voice working correctly, i could use a Samsung phone that *usually* sees my finger, but not be left without an option during a bp drop. I've been a bit leary of Samsung's voice control stuff because it's privacy policy is ridiculous, even for being a voice control program. But Google's might be worth it. And if it's a slight privacy problem in ways, it could still be worth the benefit with my health conditions.

Thank you!