iPhone X Lock Screen features disappear

Ever so often when I tap on the screen to wake, all of the lock screen features will disappear. Its random. I will tap on the screen, it wakes, but there is no Face ID lock in the top center, no home bar at the bottom, no quick access controls, no time, no widgets. Just a blank overlay with my Lock Screen wallpaper showing. However, the strange thing is, with no features showing I can still raise the phone to my face and unlock it. This is clearly a software glitch. Is anyone else have this problem?

iPhone X, iOS 11.1, Lock Screen, Face ID,

Posted on Nov 9, 2017 12:24 PM

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Jan 22, 2018 4:36 AM in response to maikerukun

This is certainly not a universal issue with the iPhone X, so be sure to either notify Apple's feedback address of your issues or, if you can make it happen at will, have your device diagnosed at an Apple Store or other servicer.


That's the only way they will be able to narrow down what is occurring with the narrow subset of devices experiencing this issue.


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Mar 14, 2018 7:00 AM in response to studio b

I finally figured it out guys!

It's a software glitch bc I changed my wallpaper and I haven't had my lock screen act up at all in TWO WEEKS. The problem is with the stock wallpapers -including live ones. There's a bug and trust me I tried ALL of them for you guys. So again, just change your wallpapers to something other than the ones Apple gives you and you're problem is fixed.


As for you guys at Apple, READ THESE THREADS AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING! I shouldn't have gone through this much trouble for an $1100 phone. Get it together.

Mar 17, 2018 10:33 AM in response to jmau5

No. I bought a X about three weeks ago and within the first day this happened. 4 days ago I called Apple. They do have this issue on file and the supervisor told me they are working on a fix. I had him send me a new phone, got it yesterday, same issue. This is a software problem not a hardware problem. It is also the most irritating thing I’ve dealt with since owning the 3G in 2008.

Jan 1, 2018 3:12 PM in response to brullotj

Wait -- so Apple told you this was a Hardware issue? - Yes. The employee helping me took the phone to the back to show someone and came back and told me that it was a hardware issue. I asked if she had seen this problem before with other customers and she said No, but the guy in the back said he had seen a few of these blank lock screens. She said that what helped solve the issue with those previous customers was to change the entire screen of the phone. But she said in order to save time and not go through that process she offered me another phone.

--And they replaced the phone? - Yes

The fact that the issue carried over to my new phone according to other Apple employees I spoke with means its a software issue. They think I have corrupt files that carries over with each backup, which I don't believe is the case. They also suggested I set up my phone as new, which I'm not willing to do. This is definitely an iOS bug. I sent Apple.com/feedback a message to make them aware of this issue if they aren't already aware.

Jan 29, 2018 10:50 AM in response to studio b

Has everyone in here formally reported this via Feedback - iPhone - Apple, and by calling your nearest Apple store to make them aware? Last time I called a rep at the Apple store, the rep claimed that she had not heard of this issue before, and so she was pretty convinced that either I was doing something wrong on my end, or it was some kind of one-off fluke. That was frustrating, because it is obviously a serious system bug, not a user error. The more people Apple hears from, the sooner this will actually be taken seriously by Apple engineering. If you haven't already, submit feedback to Apple, and call the Apple store, and let's make some noise about this.

Jan 29, 2018 12:06 PM in response to SmartGuyB

Yes, awesome, I've seen your posts as this thread has grown. I've reported via the Feedback page and called the Apple store a couple times as well, and hopefully most on this thread will (or have already) reported the issue via official feedback and calls also. The louder the issue becomes, the quicker it will get addressed, I'm certain! Even the growth of this thread itself ought to help.

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