iPhone 6 screen freezes after iOS 10.3.1 update

It's the first time it happens to me, after updating to the latest IOS the phone started working wrong, the screen freezes, it turns off alone and it opens apps and chats without touching the screen. I think it's a problem of the update as many iphone 6 an iphone 6 plus are having the same issue. I tried almost everything but it didn't worked.

I'll be very grateful if you can solve it.

iPhone 6, iOS 10.3.1

Posted on Apr 7, 2017 7:50 PM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2017 12:07 AM

Hi there!

Had the same problem, getting worse from day to day, but it looks like an issue with TouchID and/or Passcode!

I use TouchID to unlock the iPhone and the Passcode (4 Digits).

Yesterday i disabled both: Settings ==> TouchID & Passcode ==> entering 4 Digits ==> iPhone Unlock slider to off ==> Turn Passcode Off

Now almost every tap on the screen resulted in screen freeze (a real nightmare!), but i was able to go to Settings ==> TouchID & Passcode again and turned the Passcode on. Now i had to enter 6 Digits(!!) for a new passcode.

I deleted the finger prints, made new ones, and turned TouchID to on again.

Since then not a single freeze!


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Nov 8, 2017 2:14 AM in response to ff80uru

As I have exactly the same problem with my iphone 6, I've now detected that this random behaviour is a bit due to temperature. As soon as I have the phone at me being warm, it is working quite properly. If it lays on the table (23 degree C) it goes weird. As soon as I am outside going into the cold, it doesn't work at all anymore. Is this something anybody else has discovered?

Apr 8, 2017 2:47 PM in response to ff80uru

Hi, ff80uru!

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

After reading your post, I understand that the touch screen on your iPhone 6 is not functioning as expected; it will become unresponsive at times, and other times it will select apps without input from you. You've also noticed that the iPhone will unexpectedly shut down. I rely on my iPhone every day, so I know it's important for it to work as expected. I'd be happy to help.


To troubleshoot the touch screen of your iPhone, I recommend utilizing this article: If the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond to touch

You can use the instructions here to help with the iPhone unexpectedly shutting down: If your iOS device restarts or displays the Apple logo or a spinning gear unexpectedly


If you continue to have trouble with your iPhone 6 after using those articles, please get in touch with Apple Support directly for additional assistance. You can reach them here: Contact Apple Support

Have a lovely day.

Sep 22, 2017 7:12 AM in response to Jonathan Christensen

Well..I have the same issue.After upgrading to ios11, it worked all fine until last night and started to freeze again since this morning.

I also noticed that now my iPhone has started to go into deep sleep intermittently and i have to press my home and lock button multiple times to wake it up.


But now at least I am confident and sure that its the iOS issue not the hardware issue.


Looks like rotten-Apple has read our conversation and dont want our issue to be resolved so that we can upgrade to iPhone 8.Sorry rotten-Apple , you have lost me , a loyal customer since iPhone3g.


I am going to TRASH my iPhone 6s Plus and buy Galaxy S8.

Sep 22, 2017 2:11 PM in response to Avyaan

Thanks for info, glad I didn't update now even though the apple nerd had said "the engineers have told us that the update will fox the issue". Pretty sure lying to customers is illegal.. anyway.

Did anyone figure out if replacing the screen solves the issue? I don't want to go there but that is a cheeper alternative to getting a new handset. Cheers.

Apr 11, 2017 11:26 PM in response to ff80uru

I have the same issue that has happened on my iphone 6 with IOS10.3.1 just recently.


Phone stops responding. I have to put it to sleep mode and then wake it up. Sometimes once, sometimes twice to make it unfreeze. Seems very random. Sometimes several times per minute. sometimes once every 30 minutes...


I have tried all solutions proposed online but none solved the problem:

1. Reset network settings

2. Updated all firmware and apps

3. Cleaned the screen

4. Hard Reset via on/off + home button

5. I even restored the whole phone via Itunes as new phone


Nothing works. Extremely frustrated right now....... 😟

Apr 13, 2017 8:24 PM in response to ff80uru

I Have the same problem. But it this will help. a couple of weeks I had to reset my iPhone 6 Plus because this same problem started happening with the 10.3.1 beta version. It was all the same. Touch screen would not respond. I would press a letter and another would type. So I restored my phone and got to an official iOS version and just yesterday I updated it forgetting about the problems that 10.3.1 version has on y iPhone 6 Plus. Please send an update so that this problem can be fixed. It is the new update that causes this problem on the 6 Plus version.

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