Fix iPhone Touch Screen Not Working After Update iOS 17/18

Category: iPhone Issues

September 13, 2024 3 mins read

The iPhone touch screen is the primary way to control your iPhone, once the touch screen stops working, you may fail to access the iPhone, let along to use any features.

Have you encountered the iPhone touch screen not working after update issue recently? Does you iPhone touch screen not responding to touch suddenly when you're using certain apps?

This can be annoying but luckily, you can try 7 practical methods in this article to fix iPhone touch screen unresponsive after iOS 17/18 update.

For iOS 17/18 touch screen freezing not working problem, there are a few main reasons behind you should care about.

After learning about the possible reasons, let's go through the 7 solutions one by one.

1 Fix iOS 17/18 Touch Screen Not Working Without Losing Data

The issue of iPhone touch screen not working after iOS 17/18 update can due to the faulty iOS system you just updated. If you need a quick and easiest solution to get the iPhone screen respond to touch again, iMyFone Fixppo is the choice.

It will locate and fix the iOS errors within your iPhone. In 10 minutes, you can unfreeze your iPhone touch screen and the screen will become responsive again for you to continue chatting with your friends.

Key Features of iOS System Repair Tool:

• Easily fix iPhone screen not responding to touch after iOS 17/18 update right at home, no need to go to an expensive repair store.
• Get iPhone touch screen back to respond again without losing data.
• Compatible with iPhone 8/X/11/12/13/14/15/16 models running iOS 15/16/17/18 to fix the screen problem.
• Fix iPhone screen lights up randomly, iPhone screen frozen, screen glitching...
• You can downgrade iOS software if the updated iOS version is not satisfying.

To fix the iPhone screen freezing issue, you can download Fixppo and follow the 3 simple steps below.

Step 1: Launch Fixppo, connect your iPhone to the computer and choose Standard Mode, which can fix the iOS 17/18 touch screen not working after update issue without losing data.

Step 2: Once connected, your iPhone will be detected. Click the Download button to get the iOS firmware for fixing this touch screen problem.

Step 3: When downloaded, please click the Start Standard Repair button for Fixppo to begin repairing your iPhone.

10 minutes later, the program will fix your iPhone touch screen not working after update iOS 17/18 issue and reboot your iPhone automatically. You can enter the passcode normally later. All iPhone data are safely retained. Start using your iPhone again!

2 Check and Clean iPhone Touch Screen

The dirt, oil or water on your iPhone screen can be the reason why your iPhone touch screen not working after update. Please prepare a clean cloth and follow to check and clean your iPhone touch screen.

Step 1: Turn off your iPhone and start to clean the touch screen with the prepared cloth gentally.

Step 2: Remove the iPhone case, making sure the case does not squeeze the screen protector.

Step 3: If you have a new screen protector, you can remove the old one to see if it's the cracked screen protector that makes your iPhone screen not responding to touch.

3 Disconnect Lightning or USB-C Cable

Sometimes, when you play with your iPhone while charging, the iPhone may become slow to respond or even the screen not responding at all.

That's because charging generates heat, and excessive heat can cause the iPhone to slow down the performance to prevent overheating. When this goes on, your iPhone touch screen will eventually become unresponsive.

If your iPhone has connected to any lightning or USB cable, please disconnect it and cool down your device for at least an hour before checking if the screen can work again.

4 Eject Sim Card and Re-insert

The network glitches can cause this iPhone display issue after update iOS 17/18. Reset network settings from iPhone works actually, but since the touch screen is not working, we can solve the network issue by ejecting the SIM card then re-insert.

If you still keep the SIM ejector, use it to easily remove the SIM card then re-insert for iPhone to search for the network again. If not, you can use a paperclip, which is useful as well.

5 Force Restart Unresponsive iPhone

For many iPhone problems, performing a force-restart is effective. You can try this method manually to see if still your iPhone 11/12/13/14/15/16 touch screen not working after update.

Different iPhone models have diferent methods to force restart, please choose the corresponding method.

6 Restore iPhone with iTunes

There may be incompatibility problems between the iOS system you just updated to and the apps installed on your iPhone.

You can use iTunes to fix and restore the iPhone. After that, please check if the iPhone screen not responding to touch issue be fixed and your iPhone can restart normally.

Note

As this method will wipe all your iPhone data, including photos, videos, messages and others, please back up important data before trying this method.

Step 1: Open iTunes and connect your iPhone to the computer so as to be detected by iTunes.

Step 2: On the interface, click the iPhone icon and switch to Summary option.

Step 3: From the right side, you can see your iPhone model along with other information. To update iPhone iOS, please click the Restore iPhone button.

Step 4: When prompted, click to confirm and proceed to the next step for iTunes to begin update the iOS system.

Tips

If you have never connected the iPhone to the computer or used iTunes, this method may fail to work as you have to click the "Trust" button on your iPhone screen for the first time. In this case, you can try to fix the iOS system with Fixppo, which can detect and fix your iPhone easily without losing data.

7 Check Hardware Issues

Have you recently dropped the iPhone from height or exposed it to water unintentionally? The motherboard or components inside can get easily damaged if these two things happened.

And the iPhone touch screen glitching after update iOS 17/18 is probably the result. In this case, you can only send the iPhone to the Apple Repair Store to fix the hardware issues, which has the best chance of saving your iPhone screen.

Experiencing iPhone touch screen not working after iOS 17/18 update issue can be frustrating. When the touch screen is not responding, it's essential to address this problem promptly.

The above 7 solutions can fix both the software and hardware problems. If you need a time-saving solution, please try iMyFone Fixppo to get your iPhone touch screen work again.

Melvin Cooper

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