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My iPhone 16 pro max has a delayed response to the touch and it’s also skipped my touch inputs. It’s mostly happening with the keyboard and the back button on top.
I do have a glass screen protector installed but have seen a lot of other people complaining without the screen protector.
It’s a very wide spread problem.
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iPhone 16 Pro Max
I also continue to have touchscreen issues even after updating to 18.0.1.
This is disheartening after spending all this money.
I just sent feedback
After updating to iOS 18.1, I feel that typing overall has improved from before I updated, but I'm still noticing issues particularly with the "backspace" button. That touch button on the keyboard appears to become unresponsive at times especially when tapping it multiple times in a row (as if when going back a few characters in a word to correct a mistake). I believe while many use predictive text here and there, many people are in the habit of using the backspace to go back multiple characters to correct a mistake while typing. I think this may be why it appears to be so widespread. So I'm sad to report, as of my update to 18.1, I'm still having this issue. This isn't indicative of an issue with the screen protector. Everything else runs fairly smoothly.
Yes,even after updating ios 18.01 ,I can’t see any difference,i am still facing touch problems in my 16 pro max.
I have the same problem :(
No such issues on my end.
First troubleshooting step would be remove the screen protector and any case that might be in contact with the screen protector.
also, I’m not clicking on sketchy links posted by some random person on the internet.
You are absolutely spot on regarding the touch issue and even post replacement people are having various different issues. On macrumors forum some people had issues with camera, device overheating build quality(considerable gaps between metal frame and the screen) etc. To add to that the iOS 18 is said to be the most buggiest software release! I feel this was a very chaotic launch without maintaining the general standards they had before.
Well… iOS 18.1 was released today. We all must hope that this will fix the issue. So far after update, I’ve been typing this reply on the affected iPhone 16 Pro Max and it seems a bit… better? But that may be wishful thinking on my part. I will use it in “real life”scenarios and monitor it and check back here. Please do the same! 🤞
I am going to stay away from updating as god knows how many more bugs will creep up and from what I read on other forums is not addressed on this version. I am not allowed to post links on this community but you can read on MacRumors forum. There is a dedicated link to touch screen issues for the iPhone 16 pro max which people are facing.
Do let us know if the 18.1 version worked out for you.
That looks like an app problem. What I am talking about like most people on this forum it’s to do with the keyboard touch responsiveness issues. Try pressing the letter P, backspace and the space bar button and see how many times you are able to do it without skipping.
I just got the iPhone 16 pro max yesterday and i am updated to IOS 18.2 and I’m having that same issue too but I see that some people had it fixed a month ago after 18.1 so curious to see if anyone else is still having this issue and what would you recommend I do? Thanks
I have summarised the problem to 3 issues which a lot of people were facing, which one do you have ?
Issue A : Touch screen does not react to taps or swipes intermittently (repeated tap/swipe required).
Issue B : Touch feels laggy. It reacts but not immediately (most noticeable when typing quickly on the keyboard).
Issue C : Parts of the screen near the edges never react to touch input (the right part of P or backspace button on keyboard near the edge of the screen)
I’m on 18.1 and this is still an issue for me on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. I can’t count the number of times in a day my taps don’t work, and I immediately then check to see if any other fingers are touching the screen already based on holding the device (given the bezels are so small. I don’t use a case.) 80% of the time nothing else is touching the display.
I guess we will have to wait for 18.1.1 or any two decimal number update to fix this issue as apple resolves bugs in these updates and comes out with major feature updates in single decimal numbers like the 18.1 or 18.2, so hopefully they come out with this sooner rather than later.
I am also experiencing this touch screen problem from the very beginning when I got my 16 pro max in September. At the moment the phone is on ios 18.1 and the issue has been narrowed by a bit, but it is still there and is so fr annoying.
The issue I am seeing with the touch screen can be reproduced by touching and holding the very edge of the display, with right hand thumb for example, and with the left hand finger try to slide on the display, and it has frozen. In my opinion most of these issues are caused by the "edge detection algorithm", once you touch the edge of the display, it becomes unresponsive, and making us think that the keyboard doesn't work how it should (not impressed at all how it works anyway). I have tried to reproduce this in the video link "iphone 16 pro max touch screen freezing"
Also regarding the text navigation and correction, I totaly dislike how you navigate through the written text, it is so difficult to point (by touching with your finger) to where you want the cursor to be, e.g. in front, back or between letters of a word , it is giving me headaches. But this is another issue, and I hope they address them both in the end. 2024
Tureitend wrote:
I am also experiencing this touch screen problem from the very beginning when I got my 16 pro max in September. At the moment the phone is on ios 18.1 and the issue has been narrowed by a bit, but it is still there and is so fr annoying.
The issue I am seeing with the touch screen can be reproduced by touching and holding the very edge of the display, with right hand thumb for example, and with the left hand finger try to slide on the display, and it has frozen. In my opinion most of these issues are caused by the "edge detection algorithm", once you touch the edge of the display, it becomes unresponsive, and making us think that the keyboard doesn't work how it should (not impressed at all how it works anyway). I have tried to reproduce this in the video link "iphone 16 pro max touch screen freezing"
Also regarding the text navigation and correction, I totaly dislike how you navigate through the written text, it is so difficult to point (by touching with your finger) to where you want the cursor to be, e.g. in front, back or between letters of a word , it is giving me headaches. But this is another issue, and I hope they address them both in the end. 2024
You don't have to place your finger on the text to place the curser or anything. In the box you type the words, slide your finger there to move the cursor around.
iPhone 16 Pro Max Touch responsiveness issues.
