iPad Mini going crazy!! Screen is moving and randomly selecting on its own.

mine is opening random apps and i cant do anything it is also clicking all the letters so i cant type! really anoying when trying to nter password

Though it is too late, but I think other users may incounter the same problem.

I had the same problem in my Iphone 4, and I tried all the mentioned solution but none of them resolved the prob.

After about three days, I figured out that the solution is soooo easy. Just clean the connection port of the screen with a tiny brush and everything will be ok 🙂

If i went to the apple store and i dont have a insurence on my ipad and it is doing this can i then get a new one for free or do i have to pay?

I've had the same trouble on an iPhone 6 an iPhone 6 Plus work it's down to one bar of reception and then just occasionally will randomly start selecting different apps it'll look like a ghost to touching links on the screen sometimes will open photos app sometimes will dial FaceTime or phone calls also. I don't feel it's a hardware problem unless it's related to the cell service at least on my end only seems to happen when I has one bar of soap reception and at that time it's also very hard to duplicate And it never crashes the phone I just end up rebooting it thinking it will help or turning off the cellular by putting it in airplane mode and that makes it go away as well

Hi, I had this problem too with my iphone6 plus. No amount of rebooting, restoring or restarting is going to solve it. The problem is very simple, the ribbon connectors from the display to the main board get lose with repeated banging of the device over time. The GUARANTEED SOLUTION, open up the phone, disconnect the ribbon cables, connect them again firmly and close the phone again. I just did it and the phone, which was practically unusable because of the gremlins "pressing and sliding" on the screen wouldn't leave it alone, is fully and perfectly functional now. PROBLEM SOLVED.

You can follow disassembling instructions on youtube and you will need specialized mini screw drivers (that can be ordered on ebay) to open up the phone but it can be done at home.

Hope this helps someone.

Thank you souila7, I had the same problem on my iPad mini 1. Have you tried iPad? Which section should I brush on iPad?

Took my iPhone six into Apple Store they said my ghost touches was most likely due to a very slight bend in the phone. The said bend was covered and gave me a new phone. Who's to say that was the real trouble because it only happened and only occasionally when I was at one bar of cell reception

GO to setting, general, and turn off multitasking gestures. My iPad mini has been normal since I turned that feature off.

this is recently happen on my ipad mini, i simply put on un-cook rice for all night then in the morning back to normal again, i wanting to take to apple store i just had no time, hoping this help i have no warranty anymore 😟

MY Ipad 3 is now doing the same thing. It seems like it is heat related. I had the screen replaced a year ago, so it might be as people speculated, a screen connector problem. Bit taking a screen off is risky.

So souila7 is the connection port where you connect the charger?

Thank you carlosv72. This was the trick that solved the problem on my iPhone6. Phone works perfectly now. Get the right tools, watch the videos, and do this simple repair to end the jumping screen issues.

I Had the same problem with my iPhone 5 iOS 9.2.1.

The easiest way to do this is to go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset all Settings

You will be asked to enter a passcode (You may be asked for a passcode. I never set it, but figured out that it was 1234).

A confirmation will be asked. Follow the steps.

ios will restart and there... Your device is normal again!

MY iPad mini does just that I will try Demo's suggestions and see if they truly work.

My iPad mini has also start acting like it is being remotely controlled. I've narrowed it down to it does it or it starts doing it while taking pictures. Once it even placed a bid on ebay and once it listed something on ebay. To make it stop while it is going crazy I have to hold down the power button until it shuts off or there is no telling what it will do. It's like someone is just randomly tapping all over my screen and I can't make it stop.

I'll reboot, shut it down, clear the memory (I like SYS-activity), and sometimes that will help (for an hour maybe) and sometimes it will not help. Sometimes after shutting it completely off and turning it back on it does it immediately.

I have no screen protector interfering with the screen. It seems like it started happening right after the update to OS 9.3.1.

It does it whether I am taking pictures through the camera itself or through an app (like ebay). It's getting dangerous to take pictures because I can't control it once it goes crazy and I could bid a million dollars on something on ebay if I don't shut it down fast enough.

PS - I do not have multitasking gestures on.