.Users complain that iPhone 16 Pro screen does not respond to touches regularly: What is the reason?

More and more users are reporting issues with the responsiveness of the iPhone 16 Pro screen. They are experiencing situations where the touchscreen occasionally fails to respond to taps and swipes, which becomes noticeable during various actions such as scrolling, pressing buttons, or typing on the virtual keyboard, 3dnews.ru reports.

It is assumed that this problem is related to a software bug and not a hardware defect. According to sources, the issue may stem from the touch rejection algorithm implemented in iOS. Apparently, it is set too sensitively, causing it to occasionally reject intentional taps by mistaking them for accidental touches.

Some iPhone 16 Pro owners note that the screen responsiveness issue arises when one of their fingers is near the camera control on the right side of the screen. It is likely that this problem affects all screen edges and is exacerbated by the extremely thin bezels of the new iPhone 16 Pro. As a result, situations where the algorithm mistakes intentional touches for accidental ones occur more frequently, causing any taps to be rejected for a short time.

It is also noted that the issue may arise when users naturally hold the phone in their hand, gripping the side edges with their fingers. The problem with screen responsiveness tends to happen more often when interacting with the phone without a case. It appears that the bug only occurs when the device is unlocked and the user is interacting with the screen. Complaints have come from iPhone 16 Pro owners running iOS 18 and the iOS 18.1 beta version. Apple will likely be able to resolve this issue with a software update.