Clear way To keep Jack Frost from biting your fingers is to wear a pair of big gloves. People have worn gloves for centuries, with the switch from gloves to individually wrapped fingers being the biggest upgrade of all time. But traditional gloves are not suitable for our smartphones. Sure, you can hit the touchscreen in vain before you take off your gloves to use your phone. But do you want to buy a good pair of touchscreen gloves?
All of these gloves have some sort of fingertip material or technology that works with touchscreens, but some are better than others. I tested each pair in this guide with my phone — I answered calls, browsed the web, and sent text messages — and also considered the comfort, grip, and warmth of using them in The weather is about 40 degrees F. These are our favorites.
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Adjust your phone settings
Here’s a pair of touchscreen gloves to suit every situation, but before we dive in, I strongly recommend increasing the sensitivity of your phone’s touchscreen. Here’s how to do it:
On Android phone: Go Setting, System, Language and input, afterward Pointer speed, and then slide it to the maximum value. Some Android phones also have Increased touch sensitivity options you can find in Display Setting.
On iPhone: Go Setting, Accessibility, Touchand press 3D & Haptic Touch and adjust the slider to Light.
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