How do I fix screen flickering, app closing, and random writing on iPhone Pro Max with iOS 16.5.1?

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my iPhone phone starts glitching / doing mad stuff like screen flickering / closing tabs / could send a msg or if u we’re writing in notes would write random stuff then close that app open another unopened app Ect.


if I lock my phone button on the side it stops it.


currently on iOS.16.5.1


phone is used daily , has had a screen replacement 2/3 years ago not genuine screen replacement a long time back but this problem is getting worse recently and be flickering daily. It’s getting to the point that it’s annoying .


i use over 116 apps , over 430gb used of storage used with another 200gb on cloud .

use hotspot daily 4/5 hrs

phone is very active .

max battery 76%

600 tabs open .

phone is working fine never any issues ever apart from this . Would like to it sorted as it’s a great phone otherwise




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iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 21, 2025 2:25 PM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2025 2:32 PM

If it has a non-Apple screen that is the prime suspect.


Beyond that:

  • Your battery needs to be replaced→iPhone Battery Replacement - Official Apple Support
  • The current iOS version is 18.4.1, and you should upgrade to it
  • 600 is far to many tabs-each uses a fixed piece of RAM so everything else (those 116 apps) must be constantly swapped in and out, which will significantly slow down your iphone
  • 430 GB out of what?
  • The amount of iCloud storage is irrelevant; it does not add any storage to your phone, it is for syncing and backup.

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Apr 21, 2025 2:32 PM in response to Iphone11promaxed

If it has a non-Apple screen that is the prime suspect.


Beyond that:

  • Your battery needs to be replaced→iPhone Battery Replacement - Official Apple Support
  • The current iOS version is 18.4.1, and you should upgrade to it
  • 600 is far to many tabs-each uses a fixed piece of RAM so everything else (those 116 apps) must be constantly swapped in and out, which will significantly slow down your iphone
  • 430 GB out of what?
  • The amount of iCloud storage is irrelevant; it does not add any storage to your phone, it is for syncing and backup.

Apr 21, 2025 2:31 PM in response to Iphone11promaxed

OK, so.......the things which are likely causing issues:


  1. Your battery should have been replaced a while ago. When Battery health dips to 80% or less, its useful life has been spent.
  2. The fact an non-authentic screen was put on your iPhone, means Apple won't replace the battery in the phone as they won't touch a phone which has been tampered with, with non-authentic parts
  3. The amount of storage you have in iCloud has NOTHING to do with how much storage is on your phone. Unless your phone is 1TB, you've used a significant amount of storage on the phone itself, which can cause all sorts of issues.
  4. If it were me, I'd buy a new iPhone at this point.



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