iPhone Not Responding To Touch? Here's The Fix! [2023]

David & David explain why your iPhone is not responding to touch and show you how to fix the problem for good. This problem is generally caused when the "digitizer" (the physical component of your iPhone's display that processes touch) stops working, or when your iPhone's software stops working the way it should.
The first thing to try when your iPhone won't respond to touch is a hard reset. This forces your iPhone to abruptly turn off and back on again. The way to hard reset an iPhone varies depending on which model you have.
If your iPhone responds to touch after the hard reset, we strongly recommend backing it up. A hard reset doesn't actually address the underlying software issue that caused your iPhone's touch screen to stop responding.
❗️How to back up your iPhone: www.payetteforward.com/how-to...
Does your iPhone stop responding to touch when you use a specific app? There may be an issue with that app, not your iPhone. Check for an app update, or try deleting and reinstalling the app.
If an app isn't to blame, check for an iOS update. While rare, a software update (iOS 11.3) has caused display issues in the past.
The last step you can take to completely rule out a software problem is a Device Firmware Update (DFU) restore. Make sure you have a backup before putting your iPhone in DFU mode!
📱 How to DFU restore iPhone 7 and older model: • How To Put An iPhone I...
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0. Intro [0:00]
1. Hard Reset [0:21]
2. Update Your Apps [1:19]
3. Delete & Reinstall The Problem App [1:56]
4. Update Your iPhone [2:30]
5. Back Up Your iPhone [3:25]
6. DFU Restore Your iPhone [4:03]
7. The "MacGuyver" Solution [4:42]
8. Get Help From Apple [6:20]
9. Third-Party Repair Services [6:41]
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[@PayetteForward]

Have you ever had your phone stop responding to touch? Let us know in the comments! If you liked this video, remember to share it with your friends!

[@saralordbugbee-rush4482]

You two were clear and understandable on every level. Thank you so much. I'll be back!

[@James20000]

Not that I know of

[@Milki03]

Ty, the tutorial is extremly easy perfect to understand and fixed my Iphone not responding to touch! Def deserver my sub and like.

[@valLin_r0wz]

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[@geanekyliebandong9024]

Omg thank so much

[@motey3222]

bro how can i go see if an app is the problem if the phone don't even work when i touch it

[@kyle-bi1uu]

did you end up figuring it out?

[@billybobjoe9618]

No

[@motey3222]

@@kyle-bi1uu no

[@Starshlp]

My phone is constantly going unresponsive like each 4 seconds

[@Timetravel1111]

I keep. Asking Siri

[@ChromeEnergyDrink]

I’m abroad and am heavily relying on my phone. This fix was literally a life saver thank you!

[@ellanixon5323]

Thank you! fixed my phone within 40 seconds of the video, and saved me a dreadful trip to the apple store. love your work guys!!!

[@kristiestaub9422]

I was jumping on the trampoline with my daughter and did not think it would do anything to my phone, but when we got inside it was unresponsive. I was starting to panic and then found this video! THANK YOU for helping me fix my issue!!!

[@henrysmith5919]

Came from a flip phone - was happy with it until it died 1/2020. Bought an iPhone XR and didn't have much use for it until I ran across your site . I am a subscriber and look forward to any new videos. Please keep up the god work.

[@belindajohnson1142]

THANK YOU!!! As someone who knows very little about hardware and software, the information was easy to understand and best of all I got the phone working again. So grateful for your help. 💐

[@BillAnt]

You can take two brand new identical model iPhones, swap the screens between the two, and both will have a popup warning showing "We do not recognize the display as a genuine Apple part". Yep, two brand new and identical model iPhones will complain about Apple's own screens when simply swapped around. It's crazy and stupid!

[@motivationalandlifehackstv679]

Thank you for this. It was helpful just now

[@jennifermyra5853]

The massage on the digitizer worked for me! Thank you for this very helpful video. You just gained a subscriber here . Thank you so much!

[@ryanwalsingham4280]

YOU GUYS SAVED ME A REPAIR! THANK YOU!

[@deannadias]

Listen I'm on a cruise trying to film content and my phone's screen wouldn't let me touch it. For 2 whole days I didn't know WHAT TO DO!!! You guy's just saved meeeeee. Thank you 😊

[@dianyerazo4674]

Thank you so much my phone literally wasn’t turning on at all and this really helped, I was in pure panic thank you

[@chasitypequeno5589]

Thank you so much! I had no idea why my phone would not respond to touch. This hard reset helped me restore my phone back to working condition. Thanks again!!

[@SudikshaM-qq4fw]

THANK YOU!!! I don't how to heavily stress how grateful I am to you! Within like 30 seconds my phone was fixed after it had been unresponsive for a week!

[@ovfamily123]

Thank so much that so helpful to me!!❤️

[@someone-lg9xq]

Thank you so much you guys helped me so much ❤❤❤

[@asedo6303]

It worked!! Life savers! Thanks guys

[@shumbane]

Thank you so much. Your very first tip solved my issue. Thank you so very much again!!

[@devanshi9582]

Thank you so much for this video❤️ damn you saved my life 😍❤️

[@nicole4779]

actually helped me this morning when my screen stopped working on my iPhone SE. THANKS

[@user-wn5lp8bs4r]

Very useful video! Thank you 👍🏽

[@anieqsaidi]

I was very panicked when I encountered this issue just now. Your method saved me a lot of money 😭 thank you!

[@dylanmonahan]

Thank you so so much, I was backing up my photos when this happened and I was panicking like crazy. Thank you so much ❤❤❤

[@charlesokereke4297]

wish i could like this video 1,000 times. couldnt understand why my iphone suddenly stopped responding to touch, your video definitely saved me some money

[@lorihunter8903]

You guys just literally helped me not cry. My touchscreen crashed right before I needed to leave work and head to my 2nd job.

[@consciousconsulting7806]

Very helpful!

[@ronaldcrawford2455]

Life-saver! THANK YOU!!!!!

[@user-tt1fz1ye6g]

Thank you!! first tip worked like magic!!

[@ferrahfawcett]

Thank you for this!!!!! 🙏🙏😭😭

[@k.m4411]

dude your a life saver, thank you I have an interview today and was freaking out

[@hudsonandrews7408]

You’re*

[@Eunoia611]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! This video was a complete life saver. I have job interviews lined up over the phone tomorrow, and I was nervous about not being able to use my iPhone 11 due to my screen freezing.

[@clivemachimbidza8994]

Hard reset worked for me thank you so much😃

[@I_am_sky9]

You saved a life today, thank you so much for this video ❤❤❤❤❤

[@emmanuelperri5523]

I only had to watch the first 1 minute of this video and my iPhone started working again. Thank you!😁

[@kimberlynicholson4461]

Thank you guys... this helped me this am!! xoxo

[@JessaJones]

iPhone 2020SE actually has a common logic board defect that causes touch to stop working. It's a trace crack between the CPU and the digitizer connector. It can be repaired, at least for data recovery.

[@kenkennedy5516]

Please keep inserting the written ‘how to’ instructions…….IT REALLY HELPS 👍🚀

[@bettyroos689]

Ditto.

[@MsJuicyJ1000]

Thank you guys so much. The hard reset worked. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

[@aimeemccaffree504]

wow thank you soooo much you saved the night!!! This works!

[@D34DT4YL0R]

thank you this video helped i was so scared my phone was broken

[@ngatahiawalmsley7235]

Thank u so much for your help

[@Kasqade1]

the hard-reset method worked. Thanks very much for this contribution

[@zickviber7063]

Thank you so much, love u guys!!

[@arvindnair8527]

Guys thanks so much I’m a med student, and my phone stopped responding to touch today, but your Video saved the day. Thanks a lot 👍👍👍

[@Cherry.Milk.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!😭😭😭😭 it worked and now I can actually type!!!

[@LeonardSanfordJr]

Lifesavers, thanks fellas! I recently updated my iphone Xs Max to 16.02 and the touchscreen became unresponsive after, but this fixed it in less than 3 minutes!

[@jamielt55]

Thanks for all your help! I use the info regularly and appreciate your video content.

[@jeffreysmith4309]

Thanks! worked perfectly using the software problem solution!

[@XavThaTherapist]

Just helped me get it unfrozen. Thank you!

[@kirstymcaleer5141]

I was genuinely in thee worst panic ever, my screen froze and remained unresponsive on my lock screen with a frozen notification that I couldn’t get away. Bearing in mind this taking place at like 1am 🙃 couldn’t call anyone, couldn’t answer anyone/any texts or calls my phone was completely useless and has everything on there so I really was beginning to panic. Was thinking I had to go to the Apple Store in the morning or something and in worse case scenario pay hundreds for a new phone… found this video online whilst researching how to fix my phone and you guys fixed it in a matter of minutes, the sheer panic you guys go rid of 😭😭 can’t thank you enough

[@Iamremirocket]

Thank you so much! This worked. The volume up and down method didn’t work. I massaged and pressed firmly on the back of the phone and like magic. I pressed the home button on the side and it worked

[@TheTeamChad]

Thanks a bunch guys. It took a few tries to get my iphone 8 to reboot but the 3 button trick worked. iphone is getting upgraded with newer ios now.

[@andrisubiakso3491]

Thankyou soo much for digitizer..

[@girlfrom86]

Thank you, problem solved!

[@inflightentertainment4729]

Dude you saved me thanks so much ❤

[@A_blessing]

It worked! Thank you :-)

[@johnsmith9720]

Great to know thank you

[@meaganogden]

The pressing on the digitizer worked for me!!!! Thank you!

[@sarahcarpenter853]

THANK YOU!!!! PRESSING ON MY SCREEN WORKED!!!

[@kerryjay207]

Before seeing this video I couldn’t get past slide to power off but kept holding the button down and it eventually restarted and fixed the screen. Thanks for the video.

[@Officially_FireAnt]

Oh my goodness thank you so much for this!!!! My iPhone randomly stopped working and I started to freak out because I can’t afford another this helped so much thank youuuu!!!!

[@kenna156]

You saved my life! Thank you!

[@alisonp6578]

I was in a total panic. Your video fixed it in less than a minute. Thank you so much!!!!

[@JMO50]

Thats sad

[@akiera1511]

the reset worked thank you so much for this

[@mericarajpgcc7409]

thank you so much with this video, i have been looking for a solution a long time ago and here it is, it helps a lot...😊😊😊

[@lynnashike2446]

Thanks guys was trying to find out what was wrong and the phone did a count down to emergency call had to explain was not an emergency, could not sign into any accounts so looked here and found your posting sunday morning at 5am and it worked again thanks 😊🙃🙂

[@TonyIsaac-ec2vh]

Thank you very much on how to do the hard restart when the screen will not respond.

[@katiebarnes4641]

Thank you! I was in a panic and couldn't figure out what was wrong. The hard reset fixed the problem (for now anyway.?) screen is back on and working.

[@willespie2732]

Hi guys, came across your channel its great. I’ve had 2 iPhones now that have had the issue of unresponsive screens. Do you think it’s a common issue with I phones ? Thanks guys

[@rishichopramd6063]

One of the first times I have ever commented on a video. Thank you so much for this hack, you saved me a ton of time and money!

[@nutrilawn4982]

This video was GREAT!!!! The up button, down button, and hard hold till the apple appears.... You fixed my phone in 30 seconds for my technicians to get back out in the field!!!! Thanks!!!!

[@darlenemiller4892]

Did you lose any of your information like your pictures and stuff? That’s what i’m worried about

[@user-ej6vw1gt5f]

this helped so much thank you

[@devhammer]

MacGyver, FTW! Out of the blue, my screen stopped responding to touch. Forced restart wasn't helpful. A few firm squeezes in the area you suggested, and it's back. Awesome advice, and timely! Now I'm off to back up in case it stops again and I need to reset or replace.

[@pabloescalante7536]

Thank you bros … my 2nd gen SE screen stopped working out of no where and I got so frustrated until I saw this video ….thanks again

[@sangeeta-bp3kl]

Thank you so much This trick actually worked out for me Within 30sec your video helped me to fixed my problem

[@exiledproductions956]

Bros, I just fixed my android with your pressing advice and that is the most lit idea ever hahaha! Thanks you guys rock.

[@LCURRY48]

HOLY CRAP, IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!! Thank you guys so much!

[@urbsfchilly030]

THANK YALL SO MUCHHHH!!

[@guyengelhardt1940]

Thank you, It worked !

[@himabindu4368]

Thank you so much guys !! My 16 month son’s 1st time at day care and my screen froze just before I call to check on him Hard reset helped me ! Thanks again

[@cristygimoros290]

Thank you so much for the help.

[@PokeBattlerJaze]

First one worked perfectly, thank you so much.

[@chrissims2349]

Thanks.. Helped me so much guys

[@wildmindcreation]

I did the hard reset and it works, the technician about to charge me for screen replacement, lucky i saw your video. Nice save

[@blindnmorethan1eye]

Thank you. The hard reset worked for my moms phone.

[@zubbu235]

That was helpful. Thanks guys!

[@akhtarzeb8482]

Thank you very much, restarting worked for me.

[@tommyharrison412]

Thank you it worked.

[@mohammodrasel8727]

Very useful. Thank you..

[@ashtonkunce4079]

Thank you so much it was amazing I was so scared when it didn’t work

[@japandi780]

Thank you so much! I had a mark on my screen where I swiped and couldn’t touch anything I thought my screen was broke. Even restarted and still there. I tried your first hard restart and it cleared it straight away! Saved the day!

[@khalib33]

This was very helpful. Thanks guys!

[@andrewlockett]

Thank you. This is very informative.

[@jasparoselee9499]

omg THIS IS A LIFESAVER THANK U

[@kingfatima9554]

thank you guys so much i did what you guys said and it really helped i even panic thanks may God bless you guys

[@mcivolvyxx]

OMG THANK U SO MUCH THIS VIDEO HELPED EVEN THOUGH I DIDNT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TYSM YOUR THE BEST!!!!!!. You’ve just earned yourself a subscriber :)

[@hevm2220]

THANK YOUUUUUU

[@iSnip95]

omg tysm this helped me so much, because i could not even reset my phone with out touching it, thanks for the tip!!!

[@Youronefriend-ok]

Tysm this helped me so much

[@roymondala9517]

thank you people so much we need more souls like youuu