iPhone 12 mini touchscreen issues

Hey, im still thinking iOS 14.2.1 did not solve all the problems with the touchscreen. Look at the video. I think it can be problematic for example in gaming or just scrolling websites not touching the frame of the phone. What do you think? Im not completely happy with the upgrade. Video: https://youtu.be/gSmr9etts7U

After installing 14.2.1 I did a hard re-start and I'm not experiencing any of the issues mentioned above whatsoever.

As far as swiping to answers calls, after the update I no longer need to swipe to answer, I now have the choice between tapping end (red) or answer (green). Try closing all apps and doing a hard re-start.

Hard Reset did not help, if you put the phone on the table and touch it only with the flat part of you finger (not the tip) you Will have the same. Problem disapers When you touch the aluminium frame or hold the phone in your hand.

So another problem came up with the touch screen. I just noticed it today. When the phone is not physically held and if it is lay on the table or against something, the touch screen and Lock Screen are still not responsive. It’s only responsive if you are physically hold

the phone (touching the back of the sides). And it would work normally too if it is plugged into the charger.

I had the Lock Screen issue since day one when I got this phone. However, the update 14.2.1 fixed it. But not there is this problem. Anyone else have the same problem?

So my issues seem to be limited to the Lock Screen, and it’s not all the time there seems to be no rhyme nor reason it’s just random!

As suggested by someone else it seems to be a grounding issue and touching a metal part of the phone makes it work - so with a case on this means touching the camera housing. VERY annoying!

Strange that in principal for almost all phones the problem is solved with the soft ware update and your phone is still having these problems. Are you sure you installed ios 14.2.1 and if so I suggest to execute a factory reset and install latest software ware again.

Yes, everyone I know who has the Mini has acknowledged that’s the problem has been solved ever since the 14.2.1 update.

If the issue is still happening try and run your phone first without the cover. Observe changes, if any.

Also try and remove the screen protector and then observe changes if any.

And please don’t forget to talk to Apple about it. The engineers out there are quick to update us and tell us if the issue is being faces by more people. If that is the case, then they would straight away get on the job with trying to find a fix for the same.

The problem is solved with update 14.2.1 only partialy. Still comes the issue when scrolling the pages down, sometime the touch is not regonized. Even the touch on my old iphone 6 is even more sensitive and more resposinble. Sad to say that. :-( . Maybe with next update will be better.

Hey guys, so I had 14.2.1 installed and still has issue with picking up calls from locked screen. One guy in a resell place did a hard restart plus he changed my banners in the settings and that seemed to solve the issue. He also mentioned I could re-install the phone through Mac, but tools me to back up to cloud and not to the Mac because any issue in the SW would download with the back up. My camera and flashlight still does not react to my thumb, but I can start it by pressing and holding. I hope another update will fix all of this. I have both screen protector and non mag safe case

This si probably a stupid question, but have you tried pressing and holding the icons? When I got the iPhone 12 mini I thought that just touching the icons would make them work; it took me a while to learn that on this phone one must press and hold to activate the camera and flashlight in the locked screen.

Not a stupid question at all, in fAct you just solved my issue. I didnt have to do that in my previous phone but pressing longer on this one is actually the solution. Thank you!!

i looked for solutions on the tips clips but nowhere was this mentioned. Thanks!!

Are you experiencing these issues with Apple native application and functions or with third party applications? The reason why I ask is because I used to have “corner” problems with a couple of third party environments when I had the 1st gen SE, and I don’t have them with the 12 mini. It turned out to be a scaling problem on the development side by those third parties, which made a couple of icons located on corners unresponsive to touch on the 1st gen SE, which has a smaller display area.

With everything .. but totally randomly.. sometimes it just works fine.. sometimes, it doesnt register clicks.. etc...

But this is my first IPhone.. i'm coming from android.. so idk.. maybe i'm just swiping like its an android :P

One thing that happens all the time, when i'm at the "app library" and trying to swipe right to go back to the other screen, it just doesn't register, or it scrolls up/down instead ... weird.

Interesting point. I’ve never owned an Android phone, but the few times I’ve tried operating someone’s Android phone I also find myself doing some things wrong and I find the phone “unresponsive”, so there may be some of like (like with your swiping issue). But clicking on an icon should be a very straightforward migration, this may be a phone issue. I am not experiencing that, though.

I will share that my fingers are a bit too big for the keyboard in the 12 mini (it was the same with my 1st gen SE), and a lot of times I seem to press on the wrong key when typing too fast. Not sure if this relates to you. This is not an issue that have when I use a larger display iPhone.

I chose the iphone mini because this is the only "small" phone.. i switched from xperia z5 compact :) so the screen size isn't the problem, mini has larger screen.. but the phone size is same :)

It's less than a week since i'm on an iphone, so i have to get used to things, but it feels like the tocuh issue isn't 100% solved :/