During January 2025, Thomas Schmidt focused on improving the touch user experience for the maplibre-gl-js repository. He addressed a longstanding issue where hover effects caused confusion on touch devices by ensuring CSS hover states only applied to non-touch environments. To enhance interaction clarity, he introduced a CSS :active state, providing immediate feedback for touch users. These changes, implemented using CSS and front end development best practices, delivered a more consistent and intuitive interface across devices. Thomas updated the project changelog to document these improvements. His work demonstrated careful attention to cross-device usability, though the scope was limited to a single bug fix.