my iPhone 6 is typing and opening apps by itself

Mine did not start doing it until I replaced the screen after it was cracked. During the past year it never did it until the screen was changed. Have read posts but have not seen one mentioning the problem after screen replacement. Having my supposedly good screen replaced to see if that is the fix. Basically I think the problem is defective screens

For me, the issue only occurs during voice calls. Verizon is my service provider. The problem goes away if I disable LTE service for voice. What I mean is I change the "Enable LTE" setting from "Voice & Data" to "Data Only" (Settings-->Cellular-->Enable LTE>Data Only).

My iPhone was (and might still be--jury's still out) doing this. If your phone is under warranty, bring it in to the Apple store to have them crack it open, disconnect and reconnect the display cables. If you are already outside of your warranty (as I am) and have access to a pentalobe driver and a small phillip's head screwdriver, you should be able to do this yourself. iFixit has a great tutorial to do this yourself. Check it out:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+6+Plus+Display+Assembly+Replacement/30265

So far, no random apps opening or unmade swipes/taps. Promising.

Only an idiot would take this advice. If you attempt to open it yourself, you will forfeit all rights to ANY service or support for the device from Apple. Instead of a $109 screen replacement from Apple if you don't fix it completely, or if the screen IS defective, you'll have to buy a new phone at full retail price. But hey, if you have money to burn, go for it.

Mine has started calling people in the middle of the night too. Weird thing is, they aren't in my recent calls or in my call log at all. They call me to make sure I'm okay, but I have no record of ever having an outgoing call to them.

sheesh413 wrote:

Mine has started calling people in the middle of the night too. Weird thing is, they aren't in my recent calls or in my call log at all. They call me to make sure I'm okay, but I have no record of ever having an outgoing call to them.

The two most likely culprits are a bad charging cable or a bad digitizer. If this is only happening while your phone is charging, try swapping out the cable. Weird though it may sound, a bad cable can cause the phone to do very odd things. If it happens even when not plugged in, you most likely have a bad digitizer. Take the phone in for service.

So far it has only happened while it's charging..I'll give that a shot. Thanks!! 🙂

Hopefully, it will be that simple.

I Have the same problem but seems to be when not on wifi

We have 4 iPhones in our family...3 iPhone 6 (2 are 64GB and one 16GB) and one iPhone 5. All 3 iPhone 6 have the Zagg glass shields on them, different cases on each. iPhone 5 seems to have no issues (no screen protector), however all 3 of the 6's do this, randomly type when trying to reply to a message, opening apps and pulling down the notification screen. It has happened when we are charging them or when we aren't. We use apple chargers that came with the phone for the most part. Every once in awhile we have used a 3rd party charger. It doesn't happen just when it is plugged in. My husband and I had iPhones switched to Samsung and then back (issues we thought were the phone were actually Verizon). I have always loved my iPhones and have had minimal trouble with them, but this issue and the fact that Apple doesn't seem to be responding is making me wish we had never came back to iPhones. Also the closest Apple store to us is 130 miles, so just dropping by the Genius Bar isn't exactly feasible either. Does using a 3rd party charger once in awhile cause this issue and it cannot be fixed? We have done resets, not complete restores, but the reset holding the power button and home button and it hasn't fixed it.

ajhedrick09 wrote:

the fact that Apple doesn't seem to be responding

Have you contacted them? If you haven't they have no way of knowing you have a problem. This is a user-to-user forum. Apple doesn't participate here. If a store is too far away, contact Apple by phone.

Also, you mention that the phone without the screen protector is not having a problem. Remove the screen protectors from the others and see if that helps.

Just hesitant to remove 3 screen protectors that cost a decent amount of money when I have read others have taken theirs off and it has not corrected the issue. Also the one without the screen protector is an iPhone 5, my husband and I both had them at one point and never had this type of an issue.

I Have same issue as everyone else. My iPhone 6 will open apps by itself. I have had it make calls, navigate mail folders and then delete emails and navigate various screens in safari.

i am on my 2nd phone for this issue. There are too many people having the same issue. Apple I'm sure is aware of issue but obviously doesn't know how to fix it. I suppose there is the possibility that there is some kind of a virus out there also. I spent a lot of money for this phone and expect for Apple to resolve this.

If you expect Apple to resolve it, then take it to your nearest Apple Store and have it checked. It's a failing/defective display.

I Have and new phone days old does the same thing. I don't think they know what to do, other than keep replacing the phone.