iPhone 5s randomly opening programs and typing by itself

Same issue going on here. I thought it was due to Lifeproof Nuud case and I am still not convinced it isnt. Do you have the lifeproof Nuud case? Have you found a resolution for this issue yet?

I have this problem now, received a replacement iPhone 5c and straight out of the box same issue! I was locked out of many of my apps because the phone was typing bye itself so password was entered incorrect. I call AT&T they say it's not their problem Apple has to deal with this issue. Transferred to Apple they say this is AT&T problem they have to deal with this issue. I have been run around since March 28 the date now is April 11.... And both companies claim they have never heard of this phone having this kind of problem. This makes me really mad seeing that the original post is from Dec. 2013 but yet they have not fixed this problem and are currently selling this phone! To say I'm Aggravated is a understatement!!!!!!! I am currently waiting on AT&T to contact me today to see what they are gonna do for me. Apple I guess don't want to bother with me Nigel Bailey was supposed to call me back after I sent the videos of the phone randomly dialing opening apps and I never heard back from him! Now Natalie Powell from Apple has been great, she will be calling me Sunday to make sure AT&T has handled this issue. Hopefully AT&T will handle this issue TODAY for me. I have been with AT&T for 14 years and have never been as mad as I am now! I have been with Apple since the year the iPhone come out. Ready to go back to my old iPhone 4s!!!!

I am having the same issue for last 3 days. Going to Apply store for a solution. I am very frustrated and annoyed. This is my 2nd iphone with similar issue. Not sure why apply is not addressing it. Currently my phone is locked because it automatically typed the wrong password. Not sure what would be the next step

I have had this issue as well. It started happening on my 5 and I am still having this problem on my new iPhone 6. I only use the apple charger that was given to me when I bought the phone because I was told this was what caused the issues I had with my 5. Does anyone else have any ideas on how to fix this?

I am having the same problem with my iPhone 6. It is bizarre. It seems to happen when it is plugged in, but I have an apple charger. Did changing the charger help you?

Me too. It started about 2 days ago. I have an apple charger. I have had my iPhone 6 since late December or early January, and never had this problem before. I thought it my be my Otter Box but it does the same thing when I have it out of the case. It is HIGHLY annoying and sometimes I can't access the app I want at all because random things keep showing up or text I do not type starts printing. Are we being hacked?

Just to inform you, I followed the advice of a poster I thought I read on this thread, but perhaps saw on a similar one. The post said to go to Settings/General/Reset Settings. I did that but I still have the same problem. It did not fix anything.

I've got an Iphone 6 I've had it almost since it came out. I've never had problems before and now it's doing the same thing. It's impossible to text at times or use other apps as it will close them and open random crap. I think its a software issue. I've tried everything and it hasn't fixed it. I've always taken good care of the thing. Now however I just want to smash it with a hammer.

This is happening to me too! But is not my cable is an Apple one

All, did anyone ever solve this? It never happened on my little iPhone4, but I am on my THIRD 5S with the same problem. I have stripped everything and started over more times than I thought can count, changed chargers and cases, spent hours and hours and hours and hours over months (4 hours ONE NIGHT, only to have the entire record lost), and it is still happening. I've walked up to my phone 6 times tonight while it sits on the counter charging, and every time it is doing something different.... Dropping pins, opening and writing gibberish texts, switching into airplane mode, won't open, hit 4 and it types 9zd. And I still owe hundreds of dollars on this piece of junk. Absolutely NO one at Apple believes this and will help. Does anyone have any new ideas at all????

Thanks,

MAry

I have the same problem with an iphone 6s. I am NOT using 3rd party chargers and i have tried to completely reset the phone several times. Sometimes it is ok for a while, but then it starts opening random apps and typing gibberish again.

Hi.

This started happening to my 5s just yesterday afternoon but I noticed it seemed to only happen when I unlocked or used TouchID. I disabled TouchID this morning and I haven't seen it happen at all today and I've used it heavily all day. I also enabled Assistive Touch in case I couldn't use my Home button at all (except for resetting my device) but so far I appear to be able to use the physical Home button.

I still have a minor issue in that when I attempt wake my phone to unlock it I can't swipe so I have to: wake it, lock it again with the power button then wake and the swipe to unlock; minor like I said.

This appears to have worked for me so far so I recommend giving it a try before sinking your device into the nearest pit.

Cheers,

Si

If you still have this problem, try disabling TouchID, see my response to Jestin for more detail.

Mine is doing something very similar, my phone randomly messages people, and it's just a load of nonesence lol, I've just won a pair of boots on eBay that I never even viewed yet apparently I bid £788 for a pair of 2nd hand boots !! , I could see the numbers entering but couldn't do anything to stop it, I tried to turn my phone off but couldn't