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

Just today, mine magically started working again. No dead zone. Fingers crossed this holds up! I can't think of anything in particular that I did. I'm not aware of a recent update (unless one was downloaded and installed overnight and I didn't notice).

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 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

Hi Iphone_se_enthusiast

it is indeed possible to remove the most recent update 16.5.1 described as Security Response: go Settings/General/About, and chose second line down “iOS Version” allows you to remove it

Maybe that might be a help…let us know

iPhone SE 2022

My iPhone SE2 is facing the exact same problem you described. This started after I upgraded it to iOS 16.6. I think it's a software issue because most of the time the screen works perfectly fine, but sometimes the right side stops working and sometimes the whole screen freezes; but even then, the phone's physical buttons are responsive.

The reasons given by apple is may be you sat on it, disproportionate pressure fell on the right side, etc etc. But what surprises me is so many people reporting the exact same issue ! I am very sure the root cause is its a manufacturing defect and apple has not owned it conveniently as it did not come up within the first year of use !!

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 have the exact same issue; the whole right side (around 1cm width) of screen is unresponsive (iPhone SE 2022). But it was intermittent. And I am not sure why.

First steps to try fix it: I do the Force Restart as advice. It not immediately fixes the issue. Then I play around my phone with Note, scrabbing something just to release my anger to the unresponsive screen part. And I remember I plug my phone to power bank. Not sure what I did after that, my whole screen start responsive again (not immediately though).

Tomorrow, it happens again. As I was already fed-up, I backup my iPhone in Mac, and do the phone Reset. I can guarantee, after the phone reset, the unresponsive screen part still not responsive. I still however restore my iPhone because I need to use it as daily phone. Once all restored, I just replying someone message, and suddenly able to press P when typing. Be noted that the cable plug still connected to my phone and my Mac.

Aaaannd last night, it happens again. Until today morning. I don't know what I did previously that make it works. Will try to fully charge my phone and see if it somehow fixes the issue.

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

my 2 years old iPhone SE 2 is having very similar isues as others have described here. A few days ago the screen started to become unresponsive at random moments. Sometimes the issue is limited to a 1cm wide zone at the very right of the screen, other times the entire screen is unresponsive. This seems to occur most often while scrolling through webpages in Safari or Chrome, but it also occurs sometimes when other apps are opened (youtube, notes app...), or even on the home screen with no apps opened at all. It seems very erratic and I am not even sure wether it's a software issue at this point...

Same. And you’re right: scrolling does work!

Just not all the buttons on the right side, like ‘p ‘, ‘l’, ‘backspace’ and ‘enter‘ when you’re typing; closing tabs; confirming; opening apps on that side; etc.

Updated to iOS 17.1.1 today and now I'm experiencing the exact same behavior, right-hand side of the screen not responding to touches except for vertical scrolling. I've also tried to close all open tabs in Safari and then all open apps afterwards, which made the phone really laggy and unresponsive.

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.

Call the keyboards are not working anymore both side even the number I can’t change my keyboard to figures numbers I can’t change it both our only I’m vertically so it’s it’s really crazy it’s really crazy Apple is really abandoned iPhone SE to do something very fast. I’m changing to Samsung very soon cause after I updated my iPhone SE to the latest iPhone software it has been getting very hot. The phone has been over eating in so many cases screen is too expensive to repair

same here too.. I also using left hand keyboard.. but 2 weeks before this issue was fixed.. but today again right side is not working and I can’t send text messages also.. I thought this issue because of update.. therefore I updated my phone. This one is now ios17.2.1 can you please tell me what is the reason of this matter.. I want to fix it soon.. please