iPhone 16 Pro Max - Touch Screen Sensitivity Issues

Same exact issue here with a new iPhone Pro 16 Max and a ZAGG screen protector.

I have the same problem. Typing on my iPhnr 16 pro max feels like typing on a cheap Android phone right now. Huge difference from typing on my iPhone 14Pro Max even after the software update (18.0.1) Really annoying!!!

18.0.1 doesn’t fully resolve the problem.

i just bought 16 pro max, and having issue in touch delay, especially on the top left corner when i am pressing the back button, decided to google it up, glad to know i m not alone. hope its not hardware issue

The only workaround is the new update wich will really fix issue , or a new phone wich wont have defect , since we dont know is this issue software or hardware

and now apple guys will delete my sentence :)

Having the same problem with and without a screen protector! Very frustrating. Really hope Apple address this. Most noticeable when typing, things almost seem to start lagging a bit, and sometimes my key presses just straight up don’t register

Even after updating to iOS 18.0.1 I am having issues with and without the screen protector most notably when pressing the backspace on the keyboard. It fails to register each touch input.

What I am more afraid of is that if apple will address this in the future software update or not.

Definitely experiencing sensitivity issues.

Really didn’t have them without a screen protector but now after having installed different ones, the keyboard sensitivity is terrible.

Seems like a software issue since all the outlier keys including return and space bar are extremely laggy and force you to press way too hard while typing.

I did notice an improvement without the protector but this needs to be addressed by apple.

Night and day between my 13 pro max and 16 pro max.

Super annoying especially since I use my phone a lot for work.

Apple needs to run an update that fixes this issue and maybe add a sensitivity setting for the keyboard.

spending way too much money for this phone not to work exactly how they promised it would.

I’ll just state “me too”. So frustrating. I moved from a 15 Pro Max to this 16 Pro Max and using the phone is an exercise in patience. I really dislike this phone because of this screen issue. I loaded 18.0.1 this morning with high hopes but it did nothing. Nothing worse than when you’re making a purchase, hit the “Buy” button, it’s states not to hit it twice, but nothing is happening. Is the web page slow, or did this **** iPhone not register my tap?

My wife’s 16 Pro does the same thing. Very frustrating.

Yep I’m also experiencing this issue with the new iPhone 16 pro max. Came from a 13 pro max. I noticed it straight away definitely needs to be fixed because it’s nearly unusable.

Having the same issue with the touch sensitivity. It’s so annoying when typing or just simply scrolling. I tried with and without screen protector and nothing changed.

I could totally notice the delay, it’s not just around the capture button area btw , it’s noticeable all through the screen.

It doesn’t work.

I agree, it is not completely fixed after the software update.

this new phone is still acting weird, especially when I try to type fast writing a paragraph. It’s just all over the place. I think i will just get a 16 pro instead.

Okay funny thing: I just tried apple‘s self diagnosis feature to see if the screen is faulty but all pixels did respond, so good for that. But I noticed while typing the wifi password that the keyboard seems to be more responsive in diagnostics mode leading me to believe it really is just a software issue.

Same issue here.

iPhone 16 Pro Max. LOT of touches not registered, and a clear laggy keyboard.

I’ve directly started with 18.0.1 so I don’t know how it was before. I’m quite surprised to read that it was even worst than now.

If this is not solved in the next 10 days, I’ll return the device, which is a pain for me because I already wasted 1 day to re-organize my personal and work phones.

PS: I’ve had to edit this message two times because after reading it I realized that there were missed characters.