diff --git a/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua b/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua
index cfe0e8b5a..3c9f2df10 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/gesturedetector.lua
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ local GestureDetector = {
 	HOLD_INTERVAL = 1000 * 1000,
 	SWIPE_INTERVAL = 900 * 1000,
 	-- distance parameters
-	DOUBLE_TAP_DISTANCE = 50,
-	TWO_FINGER_TAP_REGION = 20,
-	PAN_THRESHOLD = 50,
+	DOUBLE_TAP_DISTANCE = 50 * Screen:getDPI() / 167,
+	TWO_FINGER_TAP_REGION = 20 * Screen:getDPI() / 167,
+	PAN_THRESHOLD = 50 * Screen:getDPI() / 167,
 	-- pinch/spread direction table
 	DIRECTION_TABLE = {
 		east = "horizontal",
diff --git a/frontend/ui/input.lua b/frontend/ui/input.lua
index f1dbf97b4..691529b9e 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/input.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/input.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ local ABS_PRESSURE = 24
 
 -- For multi-touch events (ABS.code).
 local ABS_MT_SLOT = 47
+local ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR = 48
+local ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR = 50
+
 local ABS_MT_POSITION_X = 53
 local ABS_MT_POSITION_Y = 54
 local ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID = 57
@@ -385,6 +388,16 @@ function Input:init()
 			os.exit(-1)
 		end
 	end
+	
+	if Device:getModel() ~= 'Kobo_phoenix' then
+		function Input:handleTouchEv(ev)
+			return Input:handleTypeBTouchEv(ev)
+		end
+	else
+		function Input:handleTouchEv(ev)
+			return Input:handlePhoenixTouchEv(ev)
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 --[[
@@ -532,7 +545,7 @@ the full state of each initiated contact has to reside in the receiving
 end.  Upon receiving an MT event, one simply updates the appropriate
 attribute of the current slot.
 --]]
-function Input:handleTouchEv(ev)
+function Input:handleTypeBTouchEv(ev)
 	if ev.type == EV_SYN then
 		if ev.code == SYN_REPORT then
 			for _, MTSlot in pairs(self.MTSlots) do
@@ -581,6 +594,73 @@ function Input:handleTouchEv(ev)
 	end
 end
 
+function Input:handlePhoenixTouchEv(ev)
+	-- Hack on handleTouchEV for the Kobo Aura
+	if ev.type == EV_SYN then
+		if ev.code == SYN_REPORT then
+			for _, MTSlot in pairs(self.MTSlots) do
+				self:setMtSlot(MTSlot.slot, "timev", TimeVal:new(ev.time))
+			end
+			-- feed ev in all slots to state machine
+			local touch_ges = GestureDetector:feedEvent(self.MTSlots)
+			self.MTSlots = {}
+			if touch_ges then
+				return Event:new("Gesture",
+					GestureDetector:adjustGesCoordinate(touch_ges)
+				)
+			end
+		end
+	elseif ev.type == EV_ABS and ev.code ~= ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR and ev.code ~= ABS_MT_WIDTH_MAJOR then
+		if #self.MTSlots == 0 then
+			table.insert(self.MTSlots, self:getMtSlot(self.cur_slot))
+			-- I have to add id's without events for the AURA.
+			self:setMtSlot(self.cur_slot, "id", 0)
+		end
+		-- I have changed ABS_MT_SLOT to ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID
+		if ev.code == ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID then
+			if self.cur_slot ~= ev.value then
+				table.insert(self.MTSlots, self:getMtSlot(ev.value))
+				-- I have to add id's without events for the AURA. Since there are only two 
+				-- ID's 0 and 1 and it's not 0, 
+				self:setMtSlot(ev.value, "id", 1)
+			end
+			self.cur_slot = ev.value
+		-- ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID is no longer used for assigning id's.
+		-- elseif ev.code == ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID then
+			-- self:setCurrentMtSlot("id", ev.value)
+		elseif ev.code == ABS_MT_POSITION_X then
+			self:setCurrentMtSlot("x", ev.value)
+		elseif ev.code == ABS_MT_POSITION_Y then
+			self:setCurrentMtSlot("y", ev.value)
+
+		-- code to emulate mt protocol on kobos
+		-- we "confirm" abs_x, abs_y only when pressure ~= 0
+		---[[
+			elseif ev.code == ABS_X then
+				self:setCurrentMtSlot("abs_x", ev.value)
+			elseif ev.code == ABS_Y then
+				self:setCurrentMtSlot("abs_y", ev.value)
+			--]]	
+		elseif ev.code == ABS_PRESSURE then
+			if ev.value ~= 0 then
+				-- Single tap events only use slot 0.
+				self:setMtSlot(0, "id", 1)
+				--Unnecessary for Aura
+				--self:confirmAbsxy()
+			else
+				--Unnecessary for Aura
+				--self:cleanAbsxy()
+				-- Pressure 0 events only invalidate slot 0.
+				self:setMtSlot(0, "id", -1)
+				-- If there are 2 slots active, invalidates slot 2.
+				if #self.MTSlots == 2 then
+					self:setMtSlot(1, "id", -1)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 function Input:waitEvent(timeout_us, timeout_s)
 	-- wrapper for input.waitForEvents that will retry for some cases
 	local ok, ev