Hover Text Froze My iPhone 15

I enabled "Hover Text" on my iPhone 15 and my phone is froze.

It happened within the Settings >Hover Text dialog. This icon that looked like a black box appeared and I cannot do anything. I would love to disable Hover Text, but I cannot tap any button. I cannot even close the settings window.

I forced the phone to shutdown. I was able to start it, but there was that black icon and I was unable to enter my code .


So any ideas on fixing this will be appreciated.

I am willing to reset the phone. Just keep in mind that I cannot get past the startup window.


Thank you.

Nancy

iPhone 15, iOS 26

Posted on Aug 23, 2026 2:49 PM

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Aug 23, 2026 3:18 PM in response to weewee37

weewee37 wrote:
I enabled "Hover Text" on my iPhone 15 and my phone is froze.
It happened within the Settings >Hover Text dialog. This icon that looked like a black box appeared and I cannot do anything. I would love to disable Hover Text, but I cannot tap any button. I cannot even close the settings window.
I forced the phone to shutdown. I was able to start it, but there was that black icon and I was unable to enter my code .
So any ideas on fixing this will be appreciated.
I am willing to reset the phone. Just keep in mind that I cannot get past the startup window.
Thank you.
Nancy

Tap the side button to wake Siri and ask Siri to turn off Hover Text. If that doesn't work, Force Restart your iPhone --> Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


Hover Text Froze My iPhone 15

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