diff --git a/frontend/ui/input.lua b/frontend/ui/input.lua
index f1dbf97b4..aa434ab6d 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/input.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/input.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ local ABS_MT_POSITION_Y = 54
 local ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID = 57
 local ABS_MT_PRESSURE = 58
 
+local dev_mod = Device:getModel()
+local Phoenix = false
+if dev_mod == 'Kobo_phoenix'  then Phoenix = true end
+print(_("Phoenix "))
+print(Phoenix)
+
 --[[
 an interface for key presses
 ]]
@@ -278,7 +284,7 @@ function Input:init()
 		-- SDL key codes
 		self.event_map = self.sdl_event_map
 	else
-		local dev_mod = Device:getModel()
+		--local dev_mod = Device:getModel()
 		if not Device:isKobo() then
 			input.open("fake_events")
 		end
@@ -318,6 +324,12 @@ function Input:init()
 			Device:setTouchInputDev("/dev/input/event1")
 			input.open("/dev/input/event0") -- Light button and sleep slider
 			print(_("Auto-detected Kobo"))
+			print(_("Device model "..dev_mod))
+			print(_("firmware revision "..firm_rev ))
+			print(_("Screen Height "..Screen:getHeight() ))
+			print(_("Screen Width "..Screen:getWidth() ))
+			print(_("Screen DPI programmed "..Screen:getDPI() ))
+			
 			self:adjustKoboEventMap()
 			if dev_mod ~= 'Kobo_trilogy' then
 				function Input:eventAdjustHook(ev)
@@ -532,6 +544,7 @@ 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)
 	if ev.type == EV_SYN then
 		if ev.code == SYN_REPORT then
@@ -580,6 +593,123 @@ function Input:handleTouchEv(ev)
 		end
 	end
 end
+--]]
+function Input:handleTouchEv(ev)
+--	local dev_mod = Device:getModel()
+	if Phoenix then 
+	-- 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 ~= 48 and ev.code ~= 50 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
+		-- Orignal handleTouchEV for all others
+	else 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 then
+			if #self.MTSlots == 0 then
+				table.insert(self.MTSlots, self:getMtSlot(self.cur_slot))
+			end
+			if ev.code == ABS_MT_SLOT then
+				if self.cur_slot ~= ev.value then
+					table.insert(self.MTSlots, self:getMtSlot(ev.value))
+				end
+				self.cur_slot = ev.value
+			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
+					self:setCurrentMtSlot("id", 1)
+					self:confirmAbsxy()
+				else
+					self:cleanAbsxy()
+					self:setCurrentMtSlot("id", -1)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+end
+end
 
 function Input:waitEvent(timeout_us, timeout_s)
 	-- wrapper for input.waitForEvents that will retry for some cases