Redmi devices face touch delay problem near the edge of the screen: Redmi Note 8 users have complained about the touch delay at the edges of the screen. Users brought it to Reddit to discuss the issue further.

What initially seemed to be a touch delay issue with only Redmi Note 8 devices, quickly turned out to be an issue with other Redmi devices as well. Other Xiaomi smartphones such as Mi 9, Mi 9 SE, Mix 2S, Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Mi A2 to name a few, are facing this problem.

At first we thought it was a hand gesture or even a problem with SwiftKey. The keys near the edge of the smartphone screen are being typed after a certain delay. It was thought that the problem was primarily caused by full screen gestures. After disabling the full screen gesture, the keyboard appears to be working fine.

Redmi devices face touch delay problem

However, the problem is not only with the full screen gesture. Disabling this gesture seemed to solve the keyboard typing delay problem, but that did not solve the problem. The problem still persists, for example, while the game and controls are somewhere near the edge of the display screen.

While some people still think that the problem is with MIUI, updating the user interface also doesn't work, and for some people, updating the user interface has actually resulted in others application freeze issues.

This problem is apparently not new and has been part of the Redmi devices since the release of the Redmi Note 5 on the market. Xiaomi is not yet aware of this problem and has not offered a solution.

Reddit users are trying to get the attention of Redmi software developers. However, the fact remains that since this issue has been affecting Redmi devices since the release of Note 5, the developers may not be so keen to fix this issue.

TRENDING: Princeton researchers discover that some operators will help criminals steal your SIM card

Princeton University researchers wondered if SMS text messaging is a secure authentication method to use as a factor in a two-factor authentication (2FA) configuration. The answer turned out to be an emphatic no, especially since the team started attacking prepaid plans on the largest mobile operators.

If an attacker can take control of a phone number by switching the victim's account to the attacker's SIM card, the attacker can then bypass the verification process which uses SMS by receiving text messages from authentication in place of the victim. In ten out of ten attempts to steal prepaid customer numbers from AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, the researchers were able to transfer the account to their own SIM card. Attempts on Tracfone and US Mobile were less successful, but these operators were not completely secure.

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In some cases, the researchers called to try to steal a user's identity and the customer service representative guided them to the correct identity verification responses, or simply gave the attacker even access after guessing incorrectly. Researchers have found great inconsistency, occasional failures to fully verify identity, and generally enough weaknesses in security policies to recommend avoiding SMS as a method of password authentication. Since the study was released to carriers last year, T-Mobile said it has updated its verification methods to avoid less secure controls.

The report suggests that operators abandon all unhealthy and insecure methods currently in use and switch to secure methods such as an account password / PIN, or at least a one-time code sent directly to the user by SMS or E-mail. Many forms of current identification, such as civic address, date of birth, and certain credit card information, can be found by searching public records. Identification information, such as the date of the victim's last payment or the phone numbers of the last callers, can be manipulated or impersonated to deceive representatives. It is also recommended that websites stop using SMS as part of a multi-factor authentication scheme.

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