How to fix a glitchy iphone

If your iPhone® X is glitching, it can take you away from your day-to-day tasks. Fortunately, we have a few quick solutions to get you back on track.

At Asurion, when tech breaks, we fix it—whether it's pairing your AirPods® to your MacBook® or fixing a frozen iPhone. Here's our guide to fixing iPhone X screen glitches.

Close all your background apps

After completing iOS® updates, some users experience a “ghost touch” glitch, where things on the screen are selected without being tapped. This can happen if you leave apps open during the software update, which can cause issues with your phone's background processes. The best fix is to simply close your open apps.

How to close apps on your iPhone X

After closing all your background apps, try using your screen again to see if this solved your issue.

Restarting your iPhone X can help fix the ghost touch issue. Try a soft reset first, then a hard reset (also known as a force restart) if the soft reset doesn't work.

How to soft reset an iPhone X

How to hard reset an iPhone X

If your screen issue makes it impossible for you to perform a soft reset, you can try a hard reset instead.

Update your apps

Outdated apps could actually be causing the problem with your screen. You should update your iPhone apps to make sure you have the latest fixes and performance enhancements.

How to update apps on your iPhone X

Reset your iPhone X settings

If you're still having issues, performing an all-settings reset may resolve any data issues caused by an iOS® update.

How to reset all settings on your iPhone X

After resetting, your phone will restart.

Perform a factory reset

A factory reset is often our last solution for bugs and glitches. A factory reset will remove all of your personal information, like photos, contacts, and music, so you'll want to back up your phone before doing this. For detailed steps, see our guide on how to perform a factory reset on your iPhone.

When you're done, your phone will restart. Once it does, you can start setting up your phone again and see if the glitch issue is fixed.

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Last Updated: 13th October, 2020 18:33 IST

The iPhone glitch has been one fo the most talked about topics amongst the tech community lately. iPhone glitch is also trending on social media with a number of Tweets about the same. This is not a huge issue and can be easily fixed by following these steps. Read more to know about the iPhone screen glitch and how to fix it.

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How to fix your iPhone screen glitch?

• Step 1: Hard reset your phone. To abruptly turn off the iPhone and switch it back on might fix some software crashes. 

1. For iPhone 8 and newer models- volume up button, then press and release the volume down button. Then hold down the side button till the Apple logo appears on the screen. 
2. For iPhone 7 and 7 Plus- Press and hold the volume down button and the power button together till the Apple logo appears on the screen. 
3. For iPhone SE, iPhone 6, & Earlier models- Press and hold the power button and the Home button together until the Apple logo appears on the screen. 

• Step 2: If the hard reset did not work, the try and switch off the Auto-Brightness feature. This might be a small issue that could get fixed easily. Just follow these steps to turn off the Auto-Brightness feature.

1. Open Settings
2. Open Accessibility
3. Select Display & Text Size
4. Then switch off Auto-Brightness 

• Step 3: This might fix your home screen glitch issue. But if you are facing the iPhone glitch on a specific application,  then uninstall the application from your phone. Download it again from Apple App Store.  

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Fan reactions on iPhone screen glitch

A number of fans have written bout the iPhone screen glitch on their Twitter account. Similarly, a fan commented, “I just got ios 14, and coincidentally I got a glitch where my touch screen doesn't work, which is funny because of my iPhone SE. a) has never had a glitch before b) was working perfectly before I started the update”. Another fan commented, “Has anyone else’s iPhone screen started to glitch out?? It barely senses when I click on things and will freeze on me randomly. I can hardly type with it too like I won’t let me click on certain letters so I’ve resorted to using my work phone bc of it lol” Here are some other fan reactions about iPhone screen glitch. 

i just got ios 14, and coincidentally i got a glitch where my touch screen doesn't work, which is funny because my iphone SE a) has never had a glitch before

b) was working perfectly before i started the update

— gemini (@gemini2847) September 21, 2020

@AppleSupport When I face a certain issue with my iPhone Display (i.e. flickering) since installing #iOS14 and record it via the OS’s screen recording and it won‘t appear in it - will this be a clear indication of the display being corrupted instead of a software glitch?

— Herr Selent • NRW (@herrselent) September 17, 2020

Has anyone else’s iPhone screen started to glitch out?? It barely sense when I click on things and will freeze on me randomly. I can hardly type with it too like I won’t let me click on certain letters so I’ve resorted to using my work phone bc of it lol

— 𝑳𝔞 𝑪𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔞 🌿 (@lizzzeeth_) July 16, 2020

@AppleSupport @Apple tell me why when I haven’t dropped my phone but there’s a glitch on my screen and a part of it doesn’t work. It’s an iPhone 8 and I only have $99 so I’m not buying a new one. This is a plea for help before I do get angry and accidentally smash it. :/

— Miranda Lee (@IAmMirandaLeee) August 15, 2020

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