iPhone X touch screen not working

My new 256GB T-Mobile Spay Gray iPhone X has a non responsive touch screen. After initial boot up, I could not swipe up to begin setup. After numerous resets using volume up, volume down and then holding side button, I was able to use touch screen and start setup process. I then had numerous issues during setup (slowness, iCloud backup restore failure, freezing). Did an erase and reset up via Reset in Preferences > General and everything seemed to start working normally. After about 6 hours, the touch screen stopped working again. Have not been able to use phone again even after a erase and restore in iTunes.


Local Apple stores have no stock for replacement, AppleCare wants to put a $1150 hold on my credit card to ship an advanced replacement or have me send this one back and wait a few weeks for a replacement. None of these are good options si Co I already traded in my iPhone 7.


Anyone else having touch screen issues or is mine a one off lemon?

iPhone X, iOS 11.1

Posted on Nov 4, 2017 11:23 AM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2017 12:39 PM

Hey, that may not be true. From what I've seen (I had mine replaced):


1. The store (I bought mine online and went to the one closest to me) should be able to help you find and reserve a new one. I brought my phone in and showed them it didn't work in order to get authorized for a replacement. Although they did not have an exact same phone in stock, they were able to locate and reserve a replacement for me at another store in LA. I only had to drive 20 miles to that store and gave my name to the check-in person (the one with an iPad out front). I waited for 5 minutes before somebody came to me with a new phone to exchange. They can do this, and maybe you need to insist that they help you. It's a new phone - It's their responsibility to give you a product that works!


2. I believe replacements are in a different packaging from what one would get if they were to buy a new one. The box they brought to me was a plain white, small, flat cardboard box that only fit a phone and no other accessories. Definitely not retail packaging. They're just lazy and brushing you off if they tell you that you need to proceed as if you were getting a new phone. You do not deserve this!

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Feb 20, 2018 9:41 PM in response to Thomas Gaynor1

I’ve had EXACT same issues, plus took to Apple store today (of course it’s unheard of by 3-geniuses and both managers), they did a full wipe/restore of my phone (I couldn’t, due to passcode lock and inability to use touchscreen), and after 30-minutes of having the geniuses RE-installing from scratch, still no touch or ability to open phone. Next they did an update patch to overwrite my last update, and again touch not working. They started the process of giving me a new phone, had new phone updated from my backup, than their system said my phone had to be sent to Apple for inspection, a swap wasn’t an option anymore, and I could be offered a “loaner” (iPhone 7), until mine was returned. I asked why I couldn’t just have the new phone and let Apple worry about the old one instead of all the inconvenience, (my iPhone X-256Gb is less than a month old and not even a hair scratch on it). They said it was “policy”, although if I’d have hit it with a hammer, I’d have the phone swapped immediately...?? Apparently Apple needs to see this phone while it’s under my ownership... WHY DOES THAT MATTER? Anyway, I’m told it’ll likely be replaced and I should have it back in 3-5 days (not holding breath). Why they couldn’t give me a new phone and still send in the malfunctioning one for inspection anyway is beyond me. Did they think their own geniuses were wrong? After asking repeatedly why I couldn’t just get taken out of the loop, the “geniuses” acted like they were confused with my question. If it need to go to Apple for them to figure out what’s going on, and they’re going to replace it anyway, why inconvenience the customer? It’s an hour and a half each way to nearest Apple store and I have businesses to run. Makes no sense, it’s in pristine “like new condition”, (and noted as such), not a software issue, so it’s either a defect, or hardware problem. Never dropped, wet, too hot/cold, and I paid for it in full! 11-months and 4-days left on oem warranty. I have 13-Apple devices on my account and have had iPhones and been a beta tester since the first iPhone models. The run around and inconvenience with this made the actual phone issue secondary. Sure would like to know what all they came up with and put out a memo on it, as it appears this issue is more common than just a few.

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