Why does my iPhone 16e enter jiggle mode so easily?

If it's on the Home screen, within seconds of picking up my iPhone 16e, it enters jiggle mode. I have my touch duration set to .20 seconds, which is actually a bit longer than I would like for entering my passcode or typing something. Is there another setting (perhaps something like "Pressure") I don't know about? Thanks.

iPhone 16e, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 2, 2025 12:25 PM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2025 7:36 AM

Thanks to everyone who responded. I think I've figured out why my iPhone 16e goes into jiggle mode so easily when I pick it up. It's because, when I pick up the phone and the screen is facing upwards, my thumb wraps around one side and my remaining fingers wrap around the other side (obvious, yes), and the part of my hand between the thumb and the other fingers falls across the face. That slight contact with the screen is the only thing I can think of that would be causing this. If I pick up the phone and immediately put my hand behind it, the phone does not enter jiggle mode. So, thank you all again for trying to help.

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Aug 3, 2025 7:36 AM in response to Mike Harrison

Thanks to everyone who responded. I think I've figured out why my iPhone 16e goes into jiggle mode so easily when I pick it up. It's because, when I pick up the phone and the screen is facing upwards, my thumb wraps around one side and my remaining fingers wrap around the other side (obvious, yes), and the part of my hand between the thumb and the other fingers falls across the face. That slight contact with the screen is the only thing I can think of that would be causing this. If I pick up the phone and immediately put my hand behind it, the phone does not enter jiggle mode. So, thank you all again for trying to help.

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