BenchReady — Touch response: app, covering and sensitivity log Standard Pixel 7 (2022), stock Android · 2.0.0 Record intermittent missed touches while comparing Pixel 7 screen coverings and the available sensitivity setting. MODEL FIT Open Settings → About phone and confirm Pixel 7. Check Android version and security update locally. Pixel 7a and Pixel 7 Pro are separate models. Android 14 December 2023 update or later for Repair Mode. Other checks: stock Android with the named settings available. Excluded: Pixel 7a; Pixel 7 Pro; Pixel 6; custom Android ROM PREPARATION [ ] Screen intact without lifted or cracked glass [ ] Simple non-sensitive control available [ ] Clean dry hands; no gloves [ ] A safely removable covering, only when removal is acceptable [ ] Keep any existing backup accessible to you. [ ] Keep credentials and personal files outside this record. GUIDE 1. Choose one simple action such as opening Settings. Record whether missed touches occur there and in the affected app, or only inside one app. Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6010316?hl=en; App-specific touch issue; Check phone screen 2. Use clean bare fingers and a clean screen. Remove a case obstructing the edge if safe. Do not press on damaged glass. Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6010316?hl=en; Check screen: case, gloves, stickers, clean screen 3. If acceptable and safe, compare without the screen protector. Google notes a removed protector might not be reusable; leave this row untested if you retain it. Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6010316?hl=en; Try removing case or protector 4. For Pixel 7, review Screen protector mode in the installed Display/Display & touch settings. Current guidance places it under Touch sensitivity. Record its initial state, compare once and restore the preference you need. Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6010316?hl=en; Pixel 8a and earlier: Screen protector mode 5. Log a later naturally occurring missed touch with the same app and covering condition. Persistent app-only trouble goes to the developer; trouble across controls goes to Google. Sources: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6010316?hl=en; App-specific issue; support EVIDENCE TO RECORD Missed-touch scope: Not recorded Screen protector comparison: Not recorded Screen protector mode: Not recorded Contact condition: Not recorded Settings control — Clean bare fingers; current covering state: Not checked Original app control — Same finger and covering; ordinary action: Not checked Without removable protector — Only if safe and acceptable; protector may not be reusable: Not checked After sensitivity comparison — Actual Pixel 7 Screen protector mode; original state retained privately: Not checked STOP CONDITIONS Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it. Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors. Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step. OUTCOMES Comparison recorded: Save the condition and app scope that changed touch. App-only problems should include the covering and permission-free Settings comparison when sent to the developer. - Settings control versus affected-app response - Case/protector condition and any unavailable removal - Screen protector mode comparison and later recurrence Complete the missing preparation: Establish a clean intact screen and a simple repeatable control before interpreting sensitivity. - Use clean bare fingers and keep damaged coverings undisturbed. - Settings control versus affected-app response - Case/protector condition and any unavailable removal - Screen protector mode comparison and later recurrence Discuss the recorded result with support: Give Google the Settings/app comparison, retained or removed protector and Screen protector mode result. - Settings control versus affected-app response - Case/protector condition and any unavailable removal - Screen protector mode comparison and later recurrence Keep the unknowns in your handoff: A covering or sensitivity condition could not be safely tested. Its result remains unknown. - State whether protector removal or the installed sensitivity menu was unavailable. - Settings control versus affected-app response - Case/protector condition and any unavailable removal - Screen protector mode comparison and later recurrence Stop powered checks: Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Do not open or press on the phone or handle hot or smoking equipment. Contact Google or an authorized provider; use local emergency help for immediate fire danger. - Report lifted or cracked glass and stop touch-pressure tests. - Settings control versus affected-app response - Case/protector condition and any unavailable removal - Screen protector mode comparison and later recurrence SOURCES Fix touch and response issues on Pixel: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6010316?hl=en (Check screen; Pixel 8a and earlier; checked 2026-10-13) Pixel 7 safety and regulatory guide: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/12164747?hl=en (Safety warnings; Repair and service; Charging; checked 2026-10-13) Use Pixel Repair Mode: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/14266732?hl=en (Learn how it works; Access; Exit; checked 2026-10-13) Fix Pixel battery drain: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090599?hl=en (Battery diagnostics; Battery usage; Updates; Still have issues; checked 2026-10-13) Fix Pixel Camera app: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6306624?hl=en (General troubleshooting steps 1–3; Selfie camera; Shutter delay; checked 2026-10-13) Fix Pixel Bluetooth problems: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7334382?hl=en (Bluetooth basics; Cannot hear music; Cannot make or get calls; checked 2026-10-13) This is a blank guide. Use the website to save observations and export an importable record. No physical repair has been verified.