UserInputService.TouchEnabled is returning false for device emulation when testing local server in Studio

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#1

I’m trying to test, in studio, game features with multiple players on phones/tablets. However, around 75% of the time when the player loads in, UserInputService.TouchEnabled is returning false, and instead UserInputService.KeyboardEnabled is returning true and causing the Touch UI to not load. Without the Touch UI I can’t move the client.

Steps:

  1. Open up a brand new Baseplate
  2. Set the device to any touch enabled device, in the video I have it set to iPhone 7 Plus
  3. Start a Local Server with 2 players or more
  4. The Touch UI doesn’t load for some clients, as UserInputService.TouchEnabled is returning false.

Video:

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Expected behavior

UserInputService.TouchEnabled should be returning true for touch device emulation in studio for local server tests, and the Touch UI should load, so it can be interacted with.

#2

I have found out if you spam click inside the client window screen, it works as intended. I believe a simple fix would be to automatically set UserInputService.TouchEnabled to true on client start up, if the client is emulating a touch device. Otherwise the PlayerScripts.ControlScript doesn’t think this device is touch enabled, and therefor does not create any Touch UI.

#3

Thanks for the report! We’ll follow up when we have an update for you.

#4

We have improvements coming for touch input in emulator and will be addressing this with that feature

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#5

When do you suppose we could get those improvements? Trying to properly test and optimize per-platform is pretty tedious right now.