Updated my iPhone 15 Pro to iOS 17.3.1 and now my touch screen does not work

Same issue with me. I've had the iPhone 15 Pro for a few weeks with no issue. The touch screen stopped working on Saturday AM 2/10 (US time zone). I presume it ran the update overnight. It worked Friday evening 2/9.

I've tried the following but nothing has worked:

• Restarted multiple times using the `Vol up, Vol down, hold power button’ until Apple logo appears

• Connected to Mac laptop via USB-C. Restarted into “Restore” mode. Vol up, Vol down, hold power button until you see the restore logo.
  • Did a full OS restore using iCloud backup.
  • The touchscreen worked for a short period before having the issue again.

• Did another restore without iCloud backup. Basic default install.
  • The touchscreen worked initially but stopped after just a few minutes of setting up the phone.

I also removed my Drop Guys screen protector ($30) which I knew wasn't the issue but is listed as a generic solution everywhere. Of course it didn't work and it ruined my screen protector. Once dust gets on the sticky part, it's basically done.

I can't image it's the phone itself. This feels like a software bug. Not ruling out an actual physical phone issue but strange that multiple people are reporting the issue all of a sudden.