does tapping heavily or lightly on a screen in any way harm or damage the phone ?

Cigana12 wrote:

Thanks for your input - my daughter Kees telling me that I tap too hard on my iphone when texting and during various other activities - she says it is harmful and damaging to the phone... so this is what I am trying to find out about ?

If you are tapping hard because it is simply your personal "style", then tap away. It doesn't harm your device.

If you are tapping hard because you feel that it is only responsive when you do so, then you might want to change the settings on your device to respond more effectively to your touch. Neither of these has any relation to the tapping for a text, but if you have an iPhone 6 or higher, then it may help with the other activities:

Change 3D Touch sensitivity on your iPhone - Apple Support

How to use the Home button on iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 - Apple Support

Cheers,

GB

You are most welcome! Glad to have been of help 🙂

Cheers,

GB

Since an iPhone is a touchscreen device, not sure what you are asking. It is designed to be tapped upon, and 3D touch responds differently to a deeper press than it does to a lighter press when you are tapping.

Cheers,

GB