Touchscreen Issues On iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus (Solution)

For those that own an Apple iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, you may want to know how to fix touchscreen issues on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Before you panic and go to replace the touchscreen on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, it’s recommended that you test several things out to make sure that you can manually fix the touchscreen that’s not working in spot without getting the screen replaced. The following is a guide on how to fix touchscreen not functioning in spots using the Service menu on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

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Reasons Touchscreen Not Working In Spots on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Sometimes during the shipping process of the phone, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus touch screen gets messed up during this process and the performance of the touch screen due to excessive bumps doesn’t work properly.
Sometimes the touch screen problem is because of software bugs. Apple always releases software updates to fix these problems, but sometimes it takes some time.

Ways to fix iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus touch screen not working

Complete factory reset

Turn on your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus.
Go to Settings and select on General.
Browse and tap on Reset.
Enter your Apple ID and Apple ID password.
Now the process to reset your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus should take a few minutes.
Once reset, you’ll see the welcome screen asking you to swipe to continue.

Complete a hard reset

It’s important to note that doing an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus hard reset, it’ll remove and delete all data, apps, and settings. You should back up your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus to prevent any data from being lost. The way to back up data on your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus is by going to Settings > Backup & reset. You can also read this more detailed guide on how to hard reset iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

Press and hold Apple iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus sleep/wake button and home buttons at the same time.
Hold them both for at least 10 seconds.
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will go through an unusual process until it starts back up again.
You’ll be back on the home screen.

Clear phone cache

Select on Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage. Then select on Manage Storage. After that tap an item in Documents and Data. Then slide unwanted items to the left and tap Delete. Finally tap Edit > Delete All to remove all the app’s data.

Remove the Sim card

Turn off your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus smartphone. Then take out the SIM card and reinsert your SIM Card. Then turn back on your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus to see if the problem has been solved.