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

The right side of my screen (around 1cm wide) suddenly stopped responding to touch. The phone has never been dropped or exposed to moisture. Forced restarting and even a full restore didn't fix the issue. See the attached screenshot where I tried to fill in a note. For now I'm using left handed assist on the keyboard so I can use all the keys...

I found a thread where people had the same issue with the iPhone XS here.

Has anyone else had this issue and found a solution? I'm hoping I don't need to replace the screen.

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 18, 2023 8:18 AM

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iphone_se_enthusiast

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Posted on Feb 27, 2023 7:00 AM

I'm having the exact same issue, also on the right side. The phone hasn't been dropped or exposed to water. There are many people who have had this exact same issue in exactly the same spot on the phones.

The problem seems more pronounced when using the keyboard (impossible to type "p") or the notes app, but doesn't seem to impede my opening apps on the home screen (but that may be due to varying sensitivity based on the context; I don't have the requisite knowledge base to know).

I have restarted, changed the screen zoom... I don't see anywhere on message boards that someone has fixed this problem other than by replacement.

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May 31, 2024 1:44 PM in response to mr_yeo

Have the same problem. Turned off my phone during a performance for a couple of hours, and when switched it back - the right sight didn't respond. Trying to update, hope it will solve the problem.

Jun 21, 2024 1:11 AM in response to ishan238

What? My P is not working either. What ear piece!?

Jun 30, 2024 1:42 AM in response to mr_yeo

Oh My God. It is fixed automatically after some days. I think this happen for bad battery health( Under 85). So I suggest pls replace the battery for solve this problem

jarekmn

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Jul 17, 2024 3:37 PM in response to mr_yeo

I have got the same problem too. I started few days ago. I discharged my iphone completely and it started working well after this. But today it has started making trouble again.

Visagard

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Jul 30, 2024 7:04 AM in response to mr_yeo

Hello,

it´s 2024 and suddenly i got the same issue anyone found a working solution? Sucking air did not help

Katana-San

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Jul 30, 2024 7:08 AM in response to Visagard

Hello~ Make an appointment to have your iPhone checked out ad you likely have a hardware issue…

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~Katana-San~

Tomsk65

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Sep 7, 2024 12:22 PM in response to Tomsk65

Actually this didn't completely sort it - with Display Zoom set you can't shift the keyboard to the left, so although the send button can be used when texting, the p button can't be.

Mar 9, 2023 2:15 PM in response to mr_yeo

okay, so the dead zone is back but I think it’s a bit smaller, and I think I’m catching on to what’s going on.

both times, the issue began after the phone screen locked up while manipulating Safari tabs, especially when there’s lot of them open. The phone lags and becomes briefly unresponsive such that you have to force safari to quit. After that, most of the screen works again, but the last centimeter or so on the right side of the phone doesn’t come back (though interestingly, the very very edge of the phone still will do swipe stuff that is triggered by the very edge).

I’m going to keep posting in case it’s helpful for others. But if you’re having this issue, you’re not crazy. It IS a software issue.

Sep 4, 2023 10:42 PM in response to ahsanzk

Yes. Replacing the screen solved the problem in my case.

Tomsk65

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Sep 7, 2024 2:29 AM in response to mr_yeo

The work around we found for my wife's SE was to set the Display Zoom setting to Larger Text - as described below. This allowed her to send texts and type ok etc again.

Go to Settings > Display & Brightness.
Tap Display Zoom, then tap Larger Text.
Tap Done, then tap Use Zoomed

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