My phone will show huge letters/numbers only 2 5 8 on the enter passcode. Can't do anything on the phone. Only way to get it back to reg. usage is to let the battery die. Fighting this for 6 months and does same on my new SE. Operating Sys error?

It can happen when I just pull my phone out of my purse.


iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 14, 2023 12:42 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2023 12:56 PM

Sounds like the phone might be stuck in zoom mode.


Try double-tap the screen using 3 fingers. You may have to experiment a bit with the speed of the double tap.

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Aug 15, 2023 1:46 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks for the help It worked. What I'm wondering why I never had this problem in the past years since I take it in and out of the same purse the same way. Or did they put the triple tap to zoom in one of the latest operating systems. Frankly, it's a real pain but at least now I know how to fix it. Now it's in Security lockout and says to enter my code again but I can't get the passcode enter screen to come up.




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My phone will show huge letters/numbers only 2 5 8 on the enter passcode. Can't do anything on the phone. Only way to get it back to reg. usage is to let the battery die. Fighting this for 6 months and does same on my new SE. Operating Sys error?

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