You're right, if freezes by just holding your palm on the border of the screen. I updated the description.
** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614163 Title: unity8 stops processing touch input events after holding the palm for a few seconds on the screen Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: current build number: 403 device name: arale channel: ubuntu-touch/rc-proposed/meizu.en Test Case: 1. Boot the phone and unlock it 2. hold your palm on the border of the screen for several seconds (I'm on the application scope by default) 3. Scroll the page up and down Expected result Scrolling works as expected, page goes up/down Actual result The dash is like frozen. A right edge swipe works and clears the problem up. The following records are logged in unity8.log [...] [2016-08-17:18:18:37.829] qtmir.sensor: Screen::onOrientationReadingChanged [2016-08-17:18:18:37.832] qtmir.sensor: Screen::customEvent - new orientation 8 handled [2016-08-17:18:18:39.119] qtmir.sensor: Screen::onOrientationReadingChanged [2016-08-17:18:18:39.122] qtmir.sensor: Screen::customEvent - new orientation 1 handled [2016-08-17:18:18:54.957] qtmir.surfaces: MirSurfaceItem(unity8-dash) - Got a QEvent::TouchBegin while there's still an active/unfinished touch sequence. [2016-08-17:18:20:42.033] qtmir.sensor: Screen::onOrientationReadingChanged [2016-08-17:18:20:42.036] qtmir.sensor: Screen::customEvent - new orientation 8 handled [2016-08-17:18:20:42.849] qtmir.sensor: Screen::onOrientationReadingChanged [2016-08-17:18:20:42.853] qtmir.sensor: Screen::customEvent - new orientation 1 handled <Here I do a right edge swipe> [2016-08-17:18:20:45.100] qtmir.surfaces: MirSurface[0x1670f10,"unity8-dash"]::updateActiveFocus() unfocused [2016-08-17:18:20:45.217] [PERFORMANCE]: Last frame took 89 ms to render. [2016-08-17:18:20:45.295] [PERFORMANCE]: Last frame took 35 ms to render. [2016-08-17:18:20:46.037] [PERFORMANCE]: Last frame took 88 ms to render. [2016-08-17:18:20:46.271] qtmir.surfaces: MirSurface[0x1670f10,"unity8-dash"]::updateActiveFocus() focused [2016-08-17:18:20:46.298] qtmir.clipboard: D-Bus GetContents - returning 0 bytes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1614163/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp