Apple has been dealing with a bumpy launch of the iPhone 16 series, with even the Pro models seeing a lower than expected demand. But things appear to be getting worse for the brand, as the iPhone 16 Pro owners are now complaining about display issues on their thousand dollar phone.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Touchscreen Freezing Problem
Reports from users have started surfacing that screens of their iPhone 16 Pro models are becoming unresponsive. The news first popped up on Reddit as iPhone 16 Pro owners complained about their devices having issues with the touchscreen. Apparently, the screens of the higher end 2024 iPhones are unresponsive due to accidental touches. This problem mostly appears on the right half of the display, which is also where the new camera button is situated.
Many believed that this new button could be behind this issue. Users claimed that the touchscreen became unresponsive if their hands were in contact with the camera button. So accidentally putting your hands on the camera button causes the screen to face delay or not work at all. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro The freezing is temporary, although the home bar isn’t affected. While the issue may stem from the right half, the display becomes unresponsive on all four screen edges.
Considering how users can’t swipe or tap but the home bar remains unaffected, the issue might be related to the iPhone’s software. There’s a feature called Palm Rejection, which was even demonstrated by Khaos Tian on Mastodon. As the name suggests, it denies all touch inputs to reject any unwanted actions on the iPhone 16. This problem doesn’t seem to affect older models as he demonstrated how the iPhone 13 mini, which also has palm rejection, did not face such an issue. Apple could likely patch this out with an update if it is actually the palm rejection algorithm, although an issue with a faulty camera button might warrant a hardware fix.
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