iPhone 12 mini touchscreen issues

I have an problem retrieving the the search bar to find an app. After swiping down from top, all that happens is my full screen turns grey. Then everything locks up. I have to click the right side button that leads to a black screen. Then I need to sweep up from bottom to open up my home page again. Still no ability to search.

I've found I need to power off the phone entirely to enable this search feature to appear when I swipe down from the top. I already have the latest software 14.2.1.

Has anyone else experienced this?

To get to the app search you should just be swiping to the left from your home screen and the search bar should appear above the apps & widgets below. Swiping from the top down from your home screen shows your notifications.

Mine doesn't seem to be working that way. I tried swiping from top from the home screen and saw notifications just as you suggested. But when repeated that action, a search bar opened along with Siri suggestions apps. Strange.

Thanks for trying to solve.

This is strange. I somehow haven’t experienced this or even heard of this.

Have you registered this issue with Apple. They would do a diagnostic test of your phone online and let you know what needs to be done.

I am assuming your issue would have been solved by now as.

Mine got solved right after the update. It’s not that the touchscreen wasn't working at all. The touchscreen was not taking input at all times, when the screen protector and the cover were on.

You can swipe like it’s an android. There should be no issue or difference with that.

Are you still facing this issue ? I hope you’ve registered this issue with Apple. They’d do a diagnostics on your iPhone and just in case there’s a hardware malfunction they’ll get to know. Also, they would know if this issue is being faced by others as well.

Same here. The weirdest thing is when the phone is laying on the table or anywhere else so im not holding it and im using my thumb the screen is unresponsive - any other finger, it works.

Did anyone manage to tell apple that problem persists even after 14.2.1 update

Yes I’ve reported this to Apple. But somehow they haven’t told me that this issue is being faced by others as well. Previously, with the Lock Screen issues they told me about it and were following it up with all that they could. I remember getting calls from them daily informing me about updates regarding the same until iOS 14.2.1 rolled out.

I hope you’ve reported this to Apple too so that they could take it as seriously as they did previously.

Well I don’t think it’s a screen protector issue.

Infact the apple guy whom I talked to asked me these exact questions too. But he also added, this is the protocol that they follow and he needs to know this just to clear all ‘check boxes’, so yes I’ve tried that.

Now, waiting for a solution.

I haven't put a case on my new 12 mini yet, but I have had this problem on my old SE 1st gen for years. I just tried touching the frame and the problem goes away. I always had problems hitting 'buttons' that were in the corners of the screen.

No, they haven’t. I have a brand new iPhone 12pro, and have had many, many problems.

it drops passwords, tells me there’s water in my lightening cord so I can’t charge it.

Ive taken it to Geek Squad twice.

🤯

I got my wife a iPhone 12 mini and we have the same touch screen issues. She has both a case and a screen protector on the phone. When she types something (ex. Types in the passcode instead of using face login), the screen shows that she is touching the buttons because each number lights up. However, the numbers do not appear entered in the 6 digit dots above. She also has had problems to answer calls.

We upgraded to iOS 14.2.1 when we first got the phone.

Is this still a known issue with Apple?

Incan totally relate to this since I had the exact same issues. And I kept experimenting all possible combinations of screen protector and cover. It was very very buggy.

On the Lock Screen one could only use the fingers. The thumbs wouldn’t get registered correctly.

So much that I even looked up this term called ‘Zombie fingers’. But this was happening only with the iPhone 12 Mini and that too with the Lock Screen.

But this was fixed with 14.2.1.

I hope you’ve contacted the apple customer care and are in touch with them.

That’s what I did till 14.2.1 was released.

I already have that software update, and I still just had the problem that the screen would not register touch input. Used the suggestion about putting your fingers on the two camera rings and that worked but I'd really like a long-term fix.

FALSE. I had this issue with my first iPhone 12 mini, then I got a brand Jew replacement — same issue. It’s a model issue. Get ready for sweeping 12 mini recall. The issue was slightly improved with this update, but there are a lot of very annoying lingering touch screen issues. I’ve been using iPhones since the very first one in 2007, and I’ve never experienced anything like this.

P.S. For those of you who are experiencing the same thing and wondering if it’s just you, or if you’re taking crazy pills, it’s not just you. Don’t let Apple (or anyone on these forums) gaslight you about it.