Indulge me please! If you're wearing a ring, take it off, put it on your phone, and try to scroll with your finger in it.

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

What happens? What happens if you leave your ring on the screen, but scroll to one side of it?

I have procrastinated tested with several rings and have drawn a couple of conclusion, but would like more data!

Do I scroll with my finger inside the ring lying flat on the screen or on the outside of the ring?

It just scrolls just like normal 🤷🏻‍♀️

What are you on about? This sounds batshit

Your finger inside the ring lying flat on the screen. And if you wouldn't mind saying whether the ring sits flat on the screen or not (e.g. a wedding band would, a big solitaire probably wouldn't).

Do you want a diagram even though it isn't a parking thread?

Help, this is complicated and my brain hurts

Experiments A and B. Drawing not to scale.

No effect having the ring either around the finger or elsewhere. Which is what I'd expect, capacitance touch screens being as they are.

Careful of scratches btw folks.

It won't scroll, just goes up and down. Is it the ring or my sausage fingers?

Normal scrolling here - not flat bands though

It scrolls normally for me, are you expecting it not to?

Flat wedding band here, and the screen doesn't scroll - the ring just goes up and down the screen.

A&B both scroll as normal. Ring sits mostly flat on the screen, but not 100% flat

Normal scrolling with my flat ring but also accidental clicking of annoying advert just under your post resulting in additional pop ups. Is that what you were after?

This has brightened up my day
Excellent diagram! Place marking to await the results

No ring. But 10 points for your diagram 👍🏻

Normal scroll both ways

No effect at all - I’d have expected that, to be honest. DHs phone is slightly less responsive, but still works. Mine is a slightly newer phone.

Not flat. Scrolling normally.

Both A & B result in normal function of scrolling. I have a screen protector. Ring touches flat to screen.

Did it on my iPad rather than my phone.

Scrolls as normal, up and down, with both my rings. One is a platinum half eternity and the other is a platinum solitaire.

Normal scrolling with both flat and D-profile rings.

A variety of results then!

For me:

Experiment A

Completely flat bands (silver and gold) — the ring moves up and down the screen, no scrolling.

Not flat (one like this so lots of little gaps, two with stones), solver and gold — screen scrolls.

Experiment B

Scrolls in all cases.

Sorry - missed your (excellent - although you obviously have too much time on your hands ) diagram.

A - screen doesn’t scroll
B - screen scrolls as normal

@PolkadotsAndMoonbeams

A variety of results then!

For me:

Experiment A

Completely flat bands (silver and gold) — the ring moves up and down the screen, no scrolling.

Not flat (one like this so lots of little gaps, two with stones), solver and gold — screen scrolls.

Experiment B

Scrolls in all cases.

Oooh - what sorcery is this??

Scrolls as normal for me. Flat edge white gold ring. Intrigued by your study!