iPad typing on it's own and moving between pages

Unbelievably, the "bending" the ipad backwards like trying to fold it in half worked. I have a replacement screen, so I assume that the screen is activating the touch response randomly and bending it somehow reset it. I don't know how long it will work but I'm just amazed that it did. I tried that simply because it was the easiest thing suggested, other than simply turning the ipad off and back on.

my ipad mini after the latest ios update started to hang and very slow to respond then just the other day, i got scared that my screen went on zooming then unzooming again and again. and it is like keeps on opening a new tab that i am not typing on the address bar so new tabs keeps opening one by one without me typing them!! when you press the home button, it is opening my apps and sometimes making a new email.. good thing they were not being sent!!! when i am opening my ig, it keeps on liking the posts on its own!! its very weird and freaky!! updating ios sometimes is upsetting! it is just like updating your ios to destroy your unit!! grrrrr!!!

did they replace it free or do u have to pay

My nephew's iPad mini had all these symptoms and it took me almost 2 hours of fiddling to fix it. I'd already tried tapping it, bending it. No joy. I ran a full reset and clear everything, however, it carried on the random typing even on the setup screens. It somehow managed to put in a passcode twice and 'ok' it so I didn't even know what the code was!

I hooked it up to a laptop and ran the reset and update to 8.4.1. Restarted and no problems whatsoever. I enabled the iCloud email then FaceTime. However, as soon as I enabled iMessage, the iPad went mental again! I was just about able to turn off iMessage and the problem completely went away.

So, try turning off iMessage. It's bizarre to think that caused it, and looks like someone's able to remote control it?!?! I can't believe that's what's actually happening, but it certainly got rid of the problem.

Anyway, give that a go and see if it makes a difference.

I have a Mini Ipad and started to act by itself. I´ve noticed that two spots on the scren were being typed.

I called the Apple support in Brazil and though my warranty was gone, they recommended me to do the reset . I insisted that it seemd to be a hardware issue and they asked me to do the reset anyway and reinstall everything. I did that.

It worked fine .... but after a few months the issue was back.

I resetted it again but this time the issue is not gone. I read all this posts and I decided that I will try a second rese later...

But before, I removed the cover sheet and it didn´t work.

I stopped the imessage and it seems that it is more stable now.... not so alive by itself.

I am observing it before doing a second reset .....it seems that I will have to buy a new Ipad. Mine was bought one week after the sandy Hurricane in 2012...

Thanks for the support

TThis really will help me because my is the same and I can't play my games or watch movies but thank you I will try to use your advise🙂

thank you that was pretty cool how did you think of that fix

I receive an iPad mini from a friend with the following condition;

1. It is using a soft TPU flip case

2. It is with a screen protector

3. It is in the welcome screen

4. VoiceOver is on

5. Zoom is on

6. And touchscreen is possessed

Up to now, 1 to 5 are solved except for 6. Below are the steps that I've taken;

1. Remove the TPU flip case

2. Triple click on the home button to disable VoiceOver.

3. Remove the screen protector

4. Due to the possessed touchscreen & zoom function ON, it is difficult for me to complete the welcome wizard.especially when trying to type the Apple ID & password. Therefore I connected the iPad to my PC and login using iTunes.

5. Up to this stage I've successfully came to the home screen and get into settings to disable Zoom function. Touchscreen is still possessed

6. In between all steps, i did wipe the screen with a microfiber cloth sprayed with alcohol. It did help for a few seconds before getting haywire again

7. Lastly I do a reset "erase all settings and content". The touchscreen is still possessed but a bit better without the Zoom function ON.

It is considered NOT SOLVED. I notice that the touchscreen keeps trying to click by itself at the same area which is around one third of the upper screen and towards left. Yes it seems like a hardware issue. I have read DarkDwarf's suggestion many times that says "hold it on both sides, and press hard like your trying to "fold" it towards the apple icon in 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." but I simply couldn't understand. Please forgive my stupidity. Can anyone help me out to elaborate DarkDwarf's method? Highly appreciate

Thank you so much! This was driving me nuts. Taking it out of the case did the trick. Big relief to not be a problem that needs repair or replacement! I did the stretching thing on both the iPad and the case, and we'll see if it recurs. But it obviously solved the problem, so at least now I know what to do if it happens again.

And I love that my search term "iPad keyboard freaking out" led me to what I needed. :-)

MY iPad is doing this too, it just started today. For example, it has T

My iPad mini 2 started doing this a week or so ago. In some apps like evernote (but it definitely happens in other apps also, even on the home screen it will "auto-launch" apps on its own and so it is not just a single app sort of thing), at times I can actually "hover" over the keyboard for some letters (without actually touching the screen) and it actually activates the keyboard buttons and types the letters. When it starts doing that, I can then hover my hand on other areas of the screen and it "activates" links and other functionality without actually touching the screen.

I have tried some of the suggestions in this thread except for the "reset and reinstall everything" option -- nothing else has worked for me. So I will probably try the reset and reinstall and see what happens.

Does anyone know if Apple will replace the device for free once the device is out of warranty?

I have an iPad min, it would start auto typing and changing pages much like what your is doing. I tried restarting, restoring etc. It turns out that it happens when my iPad gets hot it starts to auto type and I wasn't noticing because the case was in the way. Ditch your case, and give it a rest when it gets warm on your fingers.

"Does anyone know if Apple will replace the device for free once the device is out of warranty?"

Of course not! The warranty has expired.

Mine was doing random clicks too, though not all the time. I read this thread and tried cleaning the screen -- which seems to have fixed the problem. 🙂 I do sometimes have residue of greasy fingers when touching the screen 😁 , so I will now be a lot more careful about that.

So, I also have this issue. If you've ever cracked your iPad's Screen, it could be the problem. What I've started to notice is that pressure on the iPad in some place usually causes this issue to flare up. If you have a Case that Applies Pressure to the iPad that could be part of it, or if you've ever gotten water on the screen of the iPad, for isntance, I've touched my iPad's Screen while having wet hands and it starts to glitch. So, try avoiding water. Also, Clean the screen off. If you've ever had you're iPad's Screen replaces, This could be the root of your problems. iPad's screens are stuck to certain parts of an iPad, so when third party companies replace your screen it usually creates some stort of glitch. If you're like me and don't want to have to replace the iPad, just try some different things listed above, but in the end it would probably be best to replace it with a newer iPad model, or the same model.