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merenkov Author

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33 points

iPad behaving erratically: "ghost touching"

My 3G iPad is about a month old. When in Safari, the device will suddenly scroll around a website as if I were touching the screen (I'm not), and then will randomly open up a page as if a hyperlink had been touched. It's also done this inside of a couple of apps. I re-boot the device, the problem goes away, but then returns a day or two later. I went almost 4 weeks without a single problem, and now this stealth issue has appeared. Has anyone else experienced this?

3G iPad

Posted on Jun 8, 2010 9:08 AM

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DarkDwarf

Level 1

10 points

Posted on Dec 18, 2010 12:35 PM

I have the same problem, and I found out what's wrong, it's not the software - restart, restore and FW upgrade will not help, if's defiantly hardware.
The best option is to replace your iPad assuming you have an apple store nearby… which I don't 😟 however I found what's causing it and how to bypass the issue almost completely 🙂
It's caused by the case pressing on the borders of the iPad, if you plan to continue using your case make sure it applies no pressure on the iPad - stretch it a little.
Then, take your iPad out of the case (the random / ghost typing will continue..) hold it on both sides, and press hard like your trying to "fold" it towards the apple logo on the back, once you do that you'll that the iPad works normally, and will keep working ok for a long time, if the random typing returns, just do the "folding" action again.
When pressing, apply strength but don't overdo it, you don't really want to fold your iPad (or break it), hope this helps…

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Rosie205

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Mar 10, 2013 5:06 PM in response to Nestor1950

So do you have it out of a case now? Or did you purchase a soft one?

lburti

Level 1

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Sep 10, 2013 4:04 AM in response to DarkDwarf

DarkDwarf you are great! Your advice solved my problem🙂🙂🙂. Lorenzo

lburti

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Feb 18, 2014 2:30 PM in response to Capnash

Ghost touching occurred to me while connected to power. Disconnecting and operating on battery solved the problem. Lorenzo

Apr 9, 2014 12:49 PM in response to Janet-114

Janet-114, did you try the hard reset and reinstallation of apps? Did it work?

puds1

Level 1

4 points

Jun 4, 2014 1:43 AM in response to merenkov

Hi all, had all the symptoms described by previous posts on iPhone 4S. Removed some apps that I do not use and suddenly all seems fine. Fingers crossed.

nsteblay

Level 1

19 points

Jun 10, 2014 5:55 PM in response to merenkov

I bought 2 ipad minis for my kids when they first came out. One of them just developed these symptoms. I did a full reset and reinstalled apps. Still has the problem.

Doc411

Level 1

1 points

Jun 18, 2015 7:30 AM in response to inkshawn

I unplugged my iPad, and the touch screen now behaves normally. (The same problem happened with my iPhone, and unplugging it solved the issue,)

Oct 3, 2015 9:52 AM in response to merenkov

I own an iPad Air since launching and just today morning I started experiencing this issue. Disabling multitouch gestures (8.4.1 Setting/general) fixed the issue.

Fparrado

Level 1

0 points

Oct 3, 2015 10:21 AM in response to DarkDwarf

Thank you it help me!!

Oct 3, 2015 10:24 AM in response to merenkov

Sounds like a bug

Go to settings iCloud backup now.

Then Restore iPad back to Factory Settings

Use same Apple ID to get your apps /data back.

Do this over your WiFi .

Cheers

Brian (uk)

chaznw

Level 1

5 points

Nov 2, 2015 7:26 AM in response to merenkov

I have an Ipad mini with the same ghosting problem. I just tried the face down on the carpet technique that others have mentioned here. It seems to have worked.

Nov 7, 2015 6:47 PM in response to merenkov

I have had this problem, I brought it into Apple they said it was water causing it to do this. I recommend taking it in.

chaznw

Level 1

5 points

Nov 8, 2015 5:39 PM in response to merenkov

I have an Ipad mini with the same ghosting problem. I just tried the face down on the carpet technique that others have mentioned here. It seems to have worked.

Dec 22, 2015 4:59 AM in response to viznes

I have an iPhone 6, that overnight started ghost touching. I removed the case and instantly it returned to normal. Crazy, as the case had been on it for months.

Mar 13, 2016 10:32 AM in response to lisabradley

IM having th same keyboard problem

iPad behaving erratically: "ghost touching"