TiganSan

Q: Touch screen going crazy

For the past few weeks, the touch screen goes crazy as if an invisible finger is touching the screen in random locations. This happens regardless of if I am holding the iPad in my hand or not. I could be reading a web page and having the opah on the desk and in random it happens.
I am not using any screen protector and there are no scratches on the screen.
The iPad goes in this mode in random and it is not linked to any specific application.

The way to get it out of this mode is to hit the power button once and then unlock the screen.

Does anybody else have this issue?
Any solution to this?
Is my ipad broken?

Thanks
Sam

iPad 64GB, iOS 4, Touch screen operation

Posted on Jan 5, 2011 4:18 AM

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  • by Happy-12,Helpful

    Happy-12 Happy-12 Dec 12, 2012 4:55 PM in response to TiganSan
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    Dec 12, 2012 4:55 PM in response to TiganSan

    I have the same issue of the screen going crazy (starting a text, clicking on a song, without me touching the screen at all, etc). I noticed that this happens when the phone is plugged for charging and the battery has fully charged (and still plugged). When I unplugged the power cable, the phone does not act crazy anymore.

     

    Some physics guy could step in now, I suspect an explanation on the lines of electrons and magnetism leaking out.

  • by nathaliedoo1,

    nathaliedoo1 nathaliedoo1 Jan 27, 2013 5:01 AM in response to Happy-12
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    Jan 27, 2013 5:01 AM in response to Happy-12

    Hi.  Had the same problem on my Iphone 4S and my son's Ipod 4.  The screen was going crazy: we could try to click somewhere and it seemed to click anywhere making it impossible to use the device.  We were rebooting to solve the problem but it kept getting back.  After a while, we noticed the same as Happy 12, it only happened when charging but necessarily fully charged but only when using certain chargers and sorrily not Apple brand.  As soon as we disconnect the Iphone or Ipod, everything returns to normal.  It makes it scary to think that a charger can have an impact on the response of the screen ...

  • by Happy-12,

    Happy-12 Happy-12 Jan 27, 2013 12:13 PM in response to nathaliedoo1
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    Jan 27, 2013 12:13 PM in response to nathaliedoo1

    Well in my case, I was using an Apple charger. Worth mentioning is that the iphone was sitting next to a laptop. So maybe the combination of being fully charged, still plugged in, and near electronic interference.

     

    The crazy screen does not happen when it is unplugged, and still near the laptop. SO it has something to do with being plugged and near other electronic device that emit somewhat strong field.

  • by GMatos,

    GMatos GMatos Feb 23, 2013 2:16 PM in response to Happy-12
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    Feb 23, 2013 2:16 PM in response to Happy-12

    I just bought my ipad and im having the same problem! I tried out different chargers but nothing changes! Very strange, i did some "tests" and could realize that the charger dont even need to be inserted into the ipad, just geting it close to the lighting connector will strike the problem.

    Im really ****** off with this problem! This is the forth day of my ipad! Now starts the battle to get a mine replaced!

  • by idontlikeapple102,

    idontlikeapple102 idontlikeapple102 Feb 25, 2013 1:05 PM in response to TiganSan
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    Feb 25, 2013 1:05 PM in response to TiganSan

    I have had the same issue with my iPad 2. Done all the stuff advised above and even factory restore. Went to Genius bar, waited 25mins. Their resolution...... buy a new Ipad as mine is out of warranty at a cost of £199!!

  • by mhutch353,

    mhutch353 mhutch353 Mar 4, 2013 8:16 PM in response to TiganSan
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    Mar 4, 2013 8:16 PM in response to TiganSan

    I have had my ipad retina display 4 days and this is happening to me!

  • by Laurenicole 1410,

    Laurenicole 1410 Laurenicole 1410 Mar 21, 2013 10:10 PM in response to GMatos
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    Mar 21, 2013 10:10 PM in response to GMatos

    Can u please tell me what you did to fix the problem!! Mine has been acting up for about a month and its only  when I charge it. Mines is still under warranty but I live in Puerto Rico

  • by Happy-12,

    Happy-12 Happy-12 Mar 21, 2013 10:15 PM in response to Laurenicole 1410
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    Mar 21, 2013 10:15 PM in response to Laurenicole 1410

    I could not fix it.  I now charge at a different location (away from other laptop or electronic devices) or if I have to use a location near a laptop or other device, I leave the phone screen turn off and avoid playing with it.

    I agree that Apple should fix this, the screen should not be going crazy when in charge mode.

  • by Laurenicole 1410,

    Laurenicole 1410 Laurenicole 1410 Mar 21, 2013 10:16 PM in response to Happy-12
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    Mar 21, 2013 10:16 PM in response to Happy-12

    Wow that ***** did u try taking it to the apple store??

  • by jana235,

    jana235 jana235 Dec 8, 2013 3:55 AM in response to TiganSan
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    Dec 8, 2013 3:55 AM in response to TiganSan

    Hello,

     

    I have exactly the same problem with iPad2. It only appears since I use a new recharger and since the old one is defect. The touch screen only plays crazy as long as I recharge the battery. It is able to unlock the device, to write messages and to paint images and to use other Apps in an uncontrolled way. The problem disappears completely when I remove the battery recharger. I also think that other devices in the close area might play a role here and that there are electromagnetic interferences (EMI) who cause that problem. The attached image shows how the touch screen played crazy while the Notepad+ App was open. The dark blue lines were paint by the iPad (which got an own personality), not by a person. Nobody used the iPad at that time. I didn't have my hands on it, I only looked at it. The screenshot (which was made afterwards) only shall show how the touch screen plays crazy.

     

    It also makes me scared a bit if I think about it. I just hope it hasn't any long-term effects on the device.

     

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    Edit: Since I know about that problem, I turn off the iPad while recharging the battery. Or I use the USB slot of my Mac mini to recharge the battery, the problem doesn't appear there. But, beside of that, I think that such problems shouldn't appear. It also shows another time that Apple doesn't stand for quality anymore.

  • by YoT,

    YoT YoT Jan 7, 2014 1:05 AM in response to TiganSan
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    Jan 7, 2014 1:05 AM in response to TiganSan

    At last! I think I have the solution for all of us:

     

    I've been in the same situations, except my iPhone 5S gone crazy even if not plugged...

    I've searched a lot on the internet to find a solution, that's why I'm here:

     

    I tried a lot of things and multiple restaurations: Even during the installation, touch screen made those weird stuffs...

     

    I finally downloaded a brand new firmware for my iPhone 5S (iOS 7.0.4.ipsw) to restore it on my iPhone. It exists for iPads as well.

    You can find it through a search by your own on the internet, it's easy to find

    It seems our problems are not an hardware ones finally, but seems to be due to some corrupted files at the root of the phone's (or iPad) software.

     

    After downloaded, open iTunes after have plugged your device and press ALT+"Restore" (MAC) or CTRL+"Restore" (PC) to choose the firmware downloaded earlier.

     

    wait for the restauration done... And voilà

     

    Worked fine for me: No touch screen issues anymore.

     

    Hope that helped.

  • by Vichomaniac,

    Vichomaniac Vichomaniac Jan 20, 2014 6:29 AM in response to TiganSan
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    Jan 20, 2014 6:29 AM in response to TiganSan

    Hi, I have the same problem with my iPhone 4S I already have the iOS 7.0.4 and the screen is crazy on the left side. I also think that Apple need to solve this kind of issues. Another thing in my case is that this left side it's so sensible; I still not touch and it detect my finger!!

  • by eandre1965,

    eandre1965 eandre1965 Jul 12, 2014 7:19 AM in response to TiganSan
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    Jul 12, 2014 7:19 AM in response to TiganSan

    I have been having a similar issue with my iPad Mini.  The problem started with a small dead area about 1/2" x 1" at the top left edge of the screen.  Then one spot near that would ghost tap constantly.  It would do this about 30 seconds after turning on the iPad.  This has gone on for about the past 2 weeks.

     

    Not sure what prompted me to try this but I thought maybe heat might resolve the issue.

     

    I got a corn filled heat bag that my wife has and heated it up for 2 minutes in the microwave. I Placed the bag on my iPad Mini and left it there until it cooled.

     

    I have now been using my iPad Mini for the past 2 hours and no problems.  The dead spot is gone and no more ghost typing.

     

    Can't really tell you why this works or if it will work for anyone else but when I did it I thought I can't make it any worse because it was unusable as it was.

     

    Hope this helps someone else.

  • by patmacs,

    patmacs patmacs Dec 8, 2014 10:17 AM in response to TiganSan
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    Dec 8, 2014 10:17 AM in response to TiganSan

    I have just had this problem with my wife's ipad 2 but only when plugged into our mac mini, randomly the screen started going crazy, opening emails, trying to type them, opening apps etc.. Rebooted and re installed the software on a clean install and the minute i plugged it back into the mini the screen when crazy again. The problem is unique to the ipad and the mini, when i plug the ipad with the same cable into my macbook it behaves normaly, Secondly if i plug in a different ipad to the mini then that ipad also behaves erratically.

     

    Our mac mini is plugged into our tv via a hdmi cable, the hdmi cable and the usb ipad cable are close to each other when plugged in. I noticed that if the hdmi cable is removed the problem seems to stop, if i press the hdmi cable close to the usb cable then the problem seems to get worse and pulled away better. So i believe it's got something to do with interference, it may also be a power supply issue either from the mini or going into the iPad. I also notice that the mini's bluetooth tackpad does not respond well or smoothly when the iPad issue is going on, this is several feet away from the mini. Strangely though the mini has been setup this way for a couple of years and we've never had problems syncing the ipad before, this makes me think it might be a power supply issue, perhaps this is causing the interference. My next step will be to replace our hdmi cable to see if this is the issue.

  • by Syeed10,Helpful

    Syeed10 Syeed10 Jan 10, 2015 11:53 PM in response to patmacs
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    Jan 10, 2015 11:53 PM in response to patmacs

    12) go to settings and switch off Bluetooth. turn off Multitasking gestures. select keyboard and turn off split keyboard. turn off the following too; auto correction, auto capitilisation,check spelling and shortcut.

     

     

    that's it, ipad should now be problem free.

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