Your iPhone’s touchscreen is its principal input device, so if it malfunctions, your phone won’t function. Although an unresponsive touchscreen can be annoying, there are a few easy fixes to get it working again. In this article, we go over them and show you how to repair an unresponsive iPhone touchscreen.

Below are the tips to fix the unresponsive iPhone touchscreen issue

Restart your phone:

Switch off your iPhone.

Restarting your iPhone should be the first thing you attempt.

On iPhone X and later models, try restarting it normally by holding the Side and Volume Up/Down buttons at the same time. For iPhone SE (2022)/iPhone 8 and older devices, hold only the Side/Top button on the. If your touchscreen is still sensitive, try sliding the Slide to power off. Hold the Side (or Top) button until the device restarts.

If your touchscreen is so unresponsive that you are unable to properly restart your phone, try a forced restart instead

Check your screen protector:

Nowadays, screen protectors are often fairly thin, but in a few rare instances, they might be to blame if your iPhone’s touchscreen isn’t working. As a result, you should verify that the screen protector has been correctly put on the touchscreen of your iPhone. If it still hasn’t, try taking it off and putting it back on or, if you have a fresh protector available, apply it again.

Try taking off your screen protector even if it has been installed correctly. It’s possible that it has been affecting how your touchscreen functions for some reason. You might want to think about either forgoing a screen protector or purchasing a new (perhaps thinner) one if your iPhone’s touchscreen starts functioning normally after removing it

Clean your screen:

The functioning of the capacitive touchscreen of the iPhone might be hampered by dirt, dust, or dampness. Anyone dealing with an unresponsive screen should therefore attempt cleaning it. From top to bottom, gently wipe the screen with a dry microfiber cloth until it resembles a spotless surface. Try one of the potential fixes below if the issue persists.

Disconnect Lightning and USB-C accessories:

Disconnecting any Lightning or USB-C accessories you might have linked to your iPhone is worthwhile, even though this may only be the case in a small number of situations. If the touchscreen on your device starts functioning after removing any such accessory, the accessory may be to blame for the touchscreen problem. See if things get better by trying to replace it with an alternative.

Update your iPhone:

The next thing you should attempt is updating your iPhone by connecting it to your computer, assuming you’ve tried the procedures above and your iPhone touchscreen is still not responding. Due to the non-responsive touchscreen, you will be unable to update it normally and must first put it into recovery mode.

What you must do is as follows:

Connect your gadget to your computer in step one. Launch Finder if you are on macOS Catalina 10.15 or a later version. Launch iTunes if you’re using macOS Mojave 10.14 (or an earlier version) or Windows (on a PC).

Step 2: If you have an iPhone 8 or later, swiftly press and release the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons, followed by the Side button, to bring up the Recovery Mode screen. Hold the Top/Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time on an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus until the Recovery Mode screen shows. Press and hold the Home and Top/Side buttons on an iPhone 6S or earlier.

Step 3: A popup with the option to update or restore your iPhone will appear on your computer. Press Update.

Factory reset:

Any software-related problems that might be causing your iPhone’s touchscreen to freeze can be fixed by updating your device. It could be worthwhile to conduct a factory reset on your iPhone if it still doesn’t work.

You won’t be able to back up your iPhone before conducting a factory reset if the touchscreen is completely unresponsive. It won’t be possible to back up your iPhone using either the iPhone itself or a computer because even connecting your iPhone to a computer normally requires you to press Trust on your iPhone.

Contact apple:

It may not be a good idea to factory reset your iPhone; instead, you should speak with Apple Support. As a last resort, this is probably a safer option than factory resetting your iPhone because Apple might be able to resolve the problem, which could be hardware-related, without wiping its memory.

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