Kindle scribe: can A glass screen protector cause pages to jump erratically?

Pw23 · Yesterday, 05:10 AM

So I've owned a Kindle scribe for almost 2 months now and I had to return the first one as when I change page, 25% of the time it would jump by 10 to 20 pages either way, which meant I'd have to fiddle around trying to find the Part Which is very irritating

So After a few weeks I contacted Amazon and they replaced it under warranty but the new one is still doing similar action Sporadically so I'm starting to think maybe The tempered glass screen protector that I have on it could be the Reason

Does anyone think this could be the cause?
Does anyone experience similar jumping of pages when they have a screen protector on?

I know I can just take it off and test it But don't want to if it won't make a difference

BionicGecko · Today, 06:55 AM

I remember from your previous post that this indeed seemed like an isolated issue on your side; if your new device does the same thing as the previous one, then your assumption that this is caused by the screen protector could very well be correct. Then again, I do not use a screen protector so I cannot confirm this.

At any rate it does somewhat sound like a similar effect to touching a phone screen with wet fingers, where the device can register those touches in random ways (although I was not able to reproduce this on my Scribe). Perhaps the corrugated, paper-like surface of the Scribe does not lend itself well to being covered by a flat glass panel?

Knightreader · Today, 09:30 AM

The Scribe surface should act like paper. A screen protector is unnecessary. And yes, it can cause this problems.

For many many years I use readers from Sony, Kobo and Amazon. Never a reader had problems with the unprotected screen. They all had or have a case/sleeve for transportation, that's enough for their safety.

Additionally I have a reMarkable 2, also with an unprotected screen (but with a Folio sleeve). I use two different pens, an original reMarkable pen and another from Lamy. The screen looks clean as at the beginning.

Yesterday, 05:10 AM	#1
Pw23 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: Kindle	Kindle scribe: can A glass screen protector cause pages to jump erratically? So I've owned a Kindle scribe for almost 2 months now and I had to return the first one as when I change page, 25% of the time it would jump by 10 to 20 pages either way, which meant I'd have to fiddle around trying to find the Part Which is very irritating So After a few weeks I contacted Amazon and they replaced it under warranty but the new one is still doing similar action Sporadically so I'm starting to think maybe The tempered glass screen protector that I have on it could be the Reason Does anyone think this could be the cause? Does anyone experience similar jumping of pages when they have a screen protector on? I know I can just take it off and test it But don't want to if it won't make a difference Last edited by Pw23; Yesterday at 05:25 AM.

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Today, 06:55 AM	#2
BionicGecko Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 2345675 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Czech Republic Device: Voyage, Oasis, Scribe, Libra Colour	I remember from your previous post that this indeed seemed like an isolated issue on your side; if your new device does the same thing as the previous one, then your assumption that this is caused by the screen protector could very well be correct. Then again, I do not use a screen protector so I cannot confirm this. At any rate it does somewhat sound like a similar effect to touching a phone screen with wet fingers, where the device can register those touches in random ways (although I was not able to reproduce this on my Scribe). Perhaps the corrugated, paper-like surface of the Scribe does not lend itself well to being covered by a flat glass panel?

Today, 09:30 AM	#3
Knightreader Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 2145046 Join Date: Nov 2018 Device: 1. Kobo Forma, 2. Kobo H2O Edition 2 (v1)	The Scribe surface should act like paper. A screen protector is unnecessary. And yes, it can cause this problems. For many many years I use readers from Sony, Kobo and Amazon. Never a reader had problems with the unprotected screen. They all had or have a case/sleeve for transportation, that's enough for their safety. Additionally I have a reMarkable 2, also with an unprotected screen (but with a Folio sleeve). I use two different pens, an original reMarkable pen and another from Lamy. The screen looks clean as at the beginning.