iPhone SE (2020) right side of screen not responding to touch

I’m facing the same issue . The p key is not working. Did yours get resolved ? Is it hardware or software issue ?

Happened again today while there was no other apps running. Might be a memory issue!!!

I really wasn’t expecting this to happen on an IPhone. Will consider going back to android

It's been a week since i had this issue, the very right side of my screen doesn't seem to recognize any touch and kind of shows a vertical red and blue line. This is so frustrating, does anyone experienced the same issue after updating to 17.1? I hope this is just a firmware issue.

An update; my SE went back to normal a couple of days ago. It went well and been able to use it as usual. The only different thing I did that I think fixed the issue is when I plugged my phone on my laptop til it's fully charged. I am not sure what specifically happened there but I think there has been something going on with the power outlet you use to charge your phone. Just a speculation but mine went back normally after that, hopefully i don't get the same issue again anytime soon, I am done being frustrated.

I started facing the same issue. The thing is, sometimes the phone works perfectly fine and sometimes it becomes so laggy and unresponsive. I really doubt this is a hardware issue.

Apple should be testing their updates on SE as well before releasing

Mine has the same problem and has seemed to be triggered by using non apple brand magsafe chargers. First happened with the otterbox magsafe car charger. Went on vacation and the screen magically started working again. Hadn't wanted to risk it again, but recently picked up a Belkin magsafe charger on prime day. Had it on for a couple hours and it happened again. It's been 4 days, and the screen worked again night before last, but then went out again. This could be all in my head and it's software version related, but seems connected. Still not able to use my screen at the moment. Pretty frustrating.

Hold the phone with your left hand and swipe your right index finger from the camera towards you. It’s like pulling the corner. This gave me an instant fix. Try to do it at all 4 corners. I guess they made the phone so thin, it made the device so delicate to some pressure.

A simple work around to the right side ~1 cm being unresponsive… just turn the phone counterclockwise 90 degrees and type in landscape orientation. This puts the dead zone at the top, and all the letters work now. Time to have a ppppppppppppparty!

Hello mr_yeo,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. Since your display is partially unresponsive, we'd recommend using the following guidance from If the screen isn't working on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support.

"If your screen is too sensitive or responds intermittently to touch

1. Restart your iPhone or iPad.
2. Make sure that your screen is clean and free of any debris or water.
3. Disconnect any Lightning or USB-C accessories. If your screen works after removing an accessory, try using a different outlet, cable, or charger.
4. Remove any cases or screen protectors."

If the same happens after those steps, reach out to Apple Support for further assistance. Inspection may be needed.

Take care.

Hi there, I have the same issue on my iPhone SE 2nd gen, but I think I have a solution of my own, I can’t promise that it will work continuously and effectively, it works when I use the note app and just scribble on the dead zone until it gets laggy and unresponsive, I waited several minutes and it is working again, once I charge my phone or not using it for a few minutes the dead zone is back. If you do this method, just don’t turn your phone off if it gets laggy or unresponsive.

Anyone knows how to address this said issue? Can't believe that the dead zone came back after a month or two. Really hard to use the phone. Especially since I'm a student. Hoping that this can be resolved. 😭

I had the screen replaced which helped me … so far. I read somewhere someone used a zoom out function to bypass the problem; I didn’t look that up though.

btw:

I’ve since resolved a red tint in an old iPad by simply wringing the iPad - grabbing it by both ends and pressing counterwise which took a literal second - and am wondering if that would have worked on this issue with my iPhone. Just thinking out loud but can’t test it anymore.

I got this issue in 17.3. i tried restoring from previous back up and no luck. If you have this issue make sure your password don't have those letters on the right side of the keyboard as it will be diffucult to unlock your phone. For the meantime i enabled One-handed keyboard (hold emoji icon on your keyboard) and indented my keyboard to the left.

I followed this tutorial on YouTube and it seems to have helped: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rP6GFmgeiZw