I remember my old Samsung Galaxy Note (or was it the Note 3?) could actually sense when your finger was near the screen but not touching, for mouseover events.

I remember my old Samsung Galaxy Note (or was it the Note 3?) could actually sense when your finger was near the screen but not touching, for mouseover events. I always wondered why that feature didn't continue - I remember it working quite well, but IIRC it only worked in Chrome browser.