When your iPhone screen moves or begins to tap buttons on its own, this is known as ghost touch. Apps open and begin performing actions without your actual touch since the screen appears to respond to inactive touches. Naturally, such odd behaviors can be at least a bit annoying.

While ghost touch occasionally necessitates taking your iPhone repair Chandigarh, there are a few free quick remedies you may attempt. These include everything from performing a factory reset to cleaning the iPhone’s touchscreen.

Which iPhones Are Affected by Ghost Touch?

The iPhone X is most frequently affected by ghost touch issues. In November 2018, Apple acknowledged that it had discovered certain problems with the touchscreen on the iPhone X. Additionally, it declared that it will offer impacted customers free repairs.

However, studies and complaints posted online have revealed that other models of the iPhone also experience the ghost touch problem. Along with the iPhone XS and XR, other iPhones including the iPhone 8, 7, 6, and 5 as well as more recent versions like the iPhone 11, 12, or 13 are also affected. In other words, ghost touch is an uncommon issue that can impact any iPhone.

Whatever model you’ve got, here’s how to fix ghost touch on your iPhone.

1. Clean the touchscreen

Although it might seem easy, cleaning the touchscreen on your iPhone can be a powerful ghost touch defense. By doing this, you can get rid of any dirt or debris that may have been making your iPhone believe you are touching the screen.

Turn off your iPhone and unhook any wires before cleaning the touchscreen. Next, find a clean, soft cloth, such as a lint-free cloth made specifically for cleaning glasses.

2. Take off the  screen protector

You can use screen protectors, which are thin sheets of glass or plastic, to shield the iPhone’s touchscreen from scuffs and breaks. Although they are frequently helpful, they can interfere with how the touchscreen functions. To easily resolve ghost touch issues, you could consider uninstalling any screen protectors.

The screen protector for your iPhone needs to be taken off slowly and with extreme caution. Peel the screen protector slowly off the iPhone’s screen, beginning at one corner. To avoid cutting yourself on the cracked glass, it may be wiser to take your phone to a competent iPhone repair Chandigarh facility (or to Apple) if the protector has been cracked or otherwise damaged. They will also suggest that you go for an iPhone X screen replacement.

3. Remove the iPhone case

 A slightly twisted screen on an iPhone is another potential reason why ghost touch occurs. If your iPhone has a screen like that, taking off any hard cases you are wearing might help. Occasionally, this hard casing may be the cause of the screen twisting, therefore removal of it will solve the problem.

Some iPhone owners have mentioned on online forums that after dropping their phone, the hardcover bent. As a result, if your iPhone has a hardcover, it actually is worth trying to take it off.

4. Restart your iPhone 

Restarting your iPhone anytime it has a glitch is always a smart idea. This holds true for ghost touch problems as well, since restarting your iPhone may be able to resolve any glitches that are causing the screen to act up.

• If your iPhone doesn’t have a Home button, you can restart it by doing the following: Press the Side and either Volume buttons together to bring up the slide to power off the slider.
• The slider for power off should be moved to the right.
• Hold the Side button after shutdown until the Apple logo appears.

Follow these instructions to restart an iPhone with a Home button:

• When the slide to power off slider appears, continue to hold down the Top (or Side) button.
• The slider for power off should be moved to the right.
• Hold the Top (or Side) button down after shutting down until the Apple logo shows.

5. Force restart your iPhone

You could force restart your iPhone, which is similar to restarting it but considerably more extreme. If the ghost touch issue with your iPhone is so bad that you can’t even turn it off correctly, you can do this. This is so that a force restart will function even if your iPhone does not.

Follow these steps to force a restart on an iPhone 8 or later:

• Press the Volume Up button, then immediately let go.
• Press the Volume Down button, then immediately let go.
• Hold the Side button.
• When you see the Apple logo, let go of the Side button.

6. Update iOS

You should update your iPhone if ghost touch is still a problem. This is important to perform since ghost touch might have been brought on by a bug in Apple’s software that has fixed in a recent update.

To upgrade your iPhone, you must do the following:

• Open Settings.
• Select General.
• Press Software Update.
• If you have already downloaded the update, select Install or Download and Install.

Closing Thoughts

You should schedule a repair appointment at the closest iPhone repair Chandigarh or Apple Store if your iPhone is still experiencing ghost touch. Since you’ve tried all the software fixes, it is likely your iPhone’s ghost touch must be a hardware problem. 

If you don’t have a lot of experience fixing such issues, you shouldn’t attempt to disassemble your iPhone and fix them yourself. You can schedule an appointment with Apple Support, which is a much safer option. Any iPhone warranties that you may have will also be nullified if you attempt a DIY repair.