This has been in the game for over 4 years now.
This bug/glitch basically affects touch screen players. What happens is that the dpi (circle) goes into the dpad (buttons) sometimes making it imposible to move or hit other players/mobs while the dpi is in the dpad. Fixing this would improve the touch screen player’s experience a lot by finally getting rid of this glitch. I assume it is a glitch because it doesn’t happen in older version of the game and when it started happening they didn’t mention it in the patch notes that’s why im assuming it is a bug. Just by not allowing the dpi to go into the dpad would fix this, I believe it’s easy to fix.
Also, if this was a feature added intentionally just reply to this saying that it is infact intentional and not a glitch, would appreciate a new reply.
note: this still happens in 1.18 versions
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