iPhone Touch Screen Not Working

 Overview

Arguably, the most significant way we use our smartphones is through their touch screens. It makes your phone as useless as a brick when yours stops working. Put your annoyance aside, quit jabbing your finger even more into the glass, and try these techniques to get yourself back up and running.

First Actions

Before we go into remedies, there are a few known touch-related problems with iPhones. Verify your eligibility for an Apple Service Program if you own an iPhone 11. The iPhone X features a comparable app. Lastly, well-documented board issues affect touch on the iPhone 6 Plus. If you need something else, here are some foundational ideas to get you going.

Do a hard restart. This may fix any software bugs.

Wash and pat dry both your hands and the screen. Modern touch screens rely on the intrinsic electrical characteristics of your skin. Your touch screen may react strangely or not function at all if there are substances on it or on your hands that alter these properties.

Take off any cases or screen protectors. They might prevent the display from properly interacting electrically.

Unplug any devices that are attached to the Lightning port. Chargers are included in this. Touchscreen functionality may occasionally be interfered with by third-party accessories.

1 Malicious Software

An iPhone may behave like its touch screen is unresponsive if the software has bugs. More likely, a particular function isn’t operating correctly.

Check whether you can navigate the home screen with the touch screen. If needed, ask Siri to “Go to the home screen.”

Close the most recent open app and launch the App Switcher if you can touch the home screen.

Try to reproduce the problem by opening the impacted app again. Check the App Store for updates and install them if it happens again. If there are no updates available, uninstall and reinstall the app.

It is more likely a hardware problem if the home screen is unresponsive. However, you can update your phone with a computer, to be sure. You won’t be able to enter your passcode or trust the computer without touch input, so you’ll need to activate Recovery Mode.

Make sure you have a backup and use the recovery mode approach to restore your phone to completely rule out software. This will erase all of the phone’s data.

How to Enter Recovery Mode on an iPhone

How to Enter Recovery Mode on an iPhone

In the following scenarios, you might need to restore your device using recovery mode:

Either your phone is deactivated, or you forgot your passcode.

There is no progress indicator for several minutes, and your screen remains frozen on the Apple logo.

Your phone is not working correctly.

Note: You must delete the device if you forget your passcode.

Five minutes to an hour

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2. Screen

Even in cases where there is no apparent damage to the display, internal issues may cause the malfunction.

Take a good look at your display to look for any broken parts. Shifting your point of view could aid in identifying minute fissures. Remember: Even if your collection has been broken for a while, a slight adjustment to an already existing crack could cause it to stop working.

Check to see whether any touchscreen elements react. Try to navigate inaccessible areas of the display by using landscape mode. You can also use one of the several touchscreen test apps to locate dead zones.

Inspect inside wires for breaks or other impairments. Check out your iPhone’s iFixit Display Replacement Guide to determine which connections are connected to screen functionality. Older phones might even have a touch-sensitive cable.

Have you recently changed your screen? The new screen could be broken. The quality of replacements from third parties varies. Touch functionality problems are common with lower-quality components. Inquire about the warranty by contacting the store that replaced the display or the retailer from where you purchased it.

If damage is discovered or software updates prove ineffective, replace the screen. You can get the necessary tools and parts from the iFixit Store.

Three of the Home Button Connector’s bent ground pins

Only the iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, and 8 Plus have this problem. Part similarities might also be found in the second or third-generation iPhone SE devices. It typically appears following a less-than-ideal repair in which the screen was repeatedly detached and reconnected.

To confirm this problem, connect the display (but not the home button wire) and see if the touch works again. The home button flex is the outermost of the two lower cables originating from the display. It takes a certain amount of magnification or perfect vision to rectify this.

Block Picture

The connector’s four corner ground pins are hidden under the top border. These pins should be carefully bent out from beneath the connector’s lip using a needle or a pair of fine-point tweezers.

This connector needs to be changed if they are broken. Ask a nearby repair shop for assistance if you need more equipment or soldering knowledge.

3. Board of Logic

The bulk of an iPhone’s functionality is centralized in the logic board. If nothing else on this page works, it’s safe to assume that one or more of the minor components on the board have broken or failed.

Look for clear indications of a board problem, such as bent, liquid residue, burned or cracked parts, or corrosion. The iPhone Liquid Damage Guide may be helpful if liquid damage is evident.

Bends or severe drops may cause an iPhone X’s top and bottom boards or later to separate. This frequently breaks the connections required for touch operation.

For a do-it-yourselfer in this situation, replacing the logic board is frequently the best workable alternative.

Unlike what many people think, the board itself is repairable. But it needs specific equipment and knowledge of micro-soldering. Although most people can’t perform this themselves, a lot of independent repair firms can! To locate board-level repair experts in your area, ask around.