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I don't know how the settings were changed; my young daughter may have done it. Also, I just got the new update this morning. I have to touch, then double tap every time. Also, there is a yellow line around the screen and everthimg. I've checked all settings I know of, but I can't reverse this.

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It would be helpful to at least know the Android version you're running. The color of your line irritates me, but could it be you've got some developer's options enabled? – Izzy Jan 9 at 7:33
It just updated probably icecream sandwich. Seems like a developers option, but when I go into settings, It seems like ive tried to change relevent options but nothing changes what I have. I have drop box set up. If I hard reset will I still have all my pictures os should I back it all up on usb or micro sd card? – Sheryl Jan 10 at 5:28
A backup never hurts. A factory reset will remove all user data/apps on the device, so when considering that you should make sure havin everything backed up (best even copy the sd card contents to your computer). But first check in Settings -> Development, there was one setting causing such a frame. – Izzy Jan 10 at 6:47
Thank you so much for the response. I finally found it.. My daughter must have been in the accessibiltiy settings. She had the talk back on. But I didnt realize because she also had turn off all sounds on. I dont know how that makes the tapping weird, but is fixed now. Grrrr! Kids.... Thanks again! – Sheryl Jan 10 at 13:31
You're very welcome, Sheryl! Would you mind to write up a summary, answering your own question? This would help future visitors if encountering the same problem. A short step-by-step description would be fine; if you've got screenshots to include, simply put in the links to them and ping me for formatting. – Izzy Jan 10 at 13:39

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Sheryl found the answer herself. Quoting her comment:

I finally found it.. My daughter must have been in the accessibiltiy settings. She had the talk back on. But I didnt realize because she also had turn off all sounds on. I dont know how that makes the tapping weird, but is fixed now.

If one has a similar effect (e.g. red borders shown), and it's not the accessibility settings, another place to look for is the development settings, which also has switches to highlight certain areas for "developer feedback" when testing an app.

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