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iPhone 16 Pro Max Touch issues with 16 Pro / Pro Max display
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Same issue with 18.2. For some reason still, it doesn’t detect my thumb laying flat which seems to be issue only for presses near the edge. It works normally if I do the same thing using my pointer finger laying flat. My thumb has more surface area so there must be something preventing it from detecting presses with it ONLY along the edge (p, backspace, Safari tab X for right-side tabs, instagram story X, …). Other keys work flawlessly with my thumb.
I have been using my iPhone 16 Pro 256 GB for 1 month now. I am very satisfied, no problems so far. Production date September and serial number starts with FH
Hey guys!
I don’t know what happened? But after the yesterday’s final 18.2 release everything seems smooth again.
RC 2 didn’t fix all the problems for me but the final release seems to be working properly so far.
Let’s see how long it will last.
I don’t know what happened? But after the yesterday’s final 18.2 release everything seems smooth again.
RC 2 didn’t fix all the problems for me but the final release seems to be working properly so far.
Let’s see how long it will last.
So, I bought an iPhone 16 Pro, September battery. It showed some missed touches now and then, as many of you experienced. It was frustrating and never felt that in other iPhones. I tried the touch screen test and all squares lit up, so looked like software issue. For that, an other reasons, I returned it, in case was hardware...
I bought last week another iPhone 16 Pro, this time battery from October. It ran 18.1.1 flawlessly, no screen issues compared to the first one... until yesterday!
I installed 18.2 and sudeenly the phone is way LESS snappy in screen interactions, and acting like first iPhone.
Conclusion: I think it is the software. Impossible my phone was cool yesterday, and not today anymore, only change ios 18.2.
I am in Europe and even showed me an AI app to do images that doesnt work in Europe. I am feeling Apple is overwhlemed by AI by country features, and QA in software down.
I am even considering downgrading to ios 18.1.1. Any idea how to do it? Is it dirty to downgrade for the OS code?
The difference is huge, I thought ios 18.2 would fix bugs, not bring this!
I bought last week another iPhone 16 Pro, this time battery from October. It ran 18.1.1 flawlessly, no screen issues compared to the first one... until yesterday!
I installed 18.2 and sudeenly the phone is way LESS snappy in screen interactions, and acting like first iPhone.
Conclusion: I think it is the software. Impossible my phone was cool yesterday, and not today anymore, only change ios 18.2.
I am in Europe and even showed me an AI app to do images that doesnt work in Europe. I am feeling Apple is overwhlemed by AI by country features, and QA in software down.
I am even considering downgrading to ios 18.1.1. Any idea how to do it? Is it dirty to downgrade for the OS code?
The difference is huge, I thought ios 18.2 would fix bugs, not bring this!
But are you experiencing touch issues just like with the first phone? I mean, It show some missed touches too?
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After big updates, it’s not unusual for the phone performance to temporarily take a hit while it runs all the fresh indexing tasks
Good evening all
This time around, for me, Apple took a **** outside the toilet.
Sorry for bad English translate, but in Italian is a nice thing to explane a strange situation.
So I trust in a problem with hardware and no software.
To lose touch in the corner right snd up side is a thin frames or edge.
I GIVE UP.
This time around, for me, Apple took a **** outside the toilet.
Sorry for bad English translate, but in Italian is a nice thing to explane a strange situation.
So I trust in a problem with hardware and no software.
To lose touch in the corner right snd up side is a thin frames or edge.
I GIVE UP.
That’s a good thing though right ? Cough cough wink wink 🤣
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I’m italian too btw.
Have been experiences the issues everyone is experiencing in this thread, and at least twice my iPhone kind of fixed itself for a limited amount of time though. It’s intermittent.
But since the official release 18.2, not even the 2nd RC, everything is snappy and the keyboard is finally buttery smooth.
I am the kind of person who notices every single small issues.
I’ll keep you updated.
Have been experiences the issues everyone is experiencing in this thread, and at least twice my iPhone kind of fixed itself for a limited amount of time though. It’s intermittent.
But since the official release 18.2, not even the 2nd RC, everything is snappy and the keyboard is finally buttery smooth.
I am the kind of person who notices every single small issues.
I’ll keep you updated.
Thank u for your support!
so the very issue for me is it loses the a few time the touch, always in the back to go out as instagram and linkedin, wapp!
For me the problem is still the keyboard the letter p, backspace and return all these on the right hand side will miss touch inputs at times. They do not register all the inputs when you press them multiple times.
Anyone tested that out?
Anyone tested that out?
Yes, always (very little in my case) it is at the ends of the screen)
I have no problem with that. Sometimes with the A letter (in Spanish it is on the far left)
updating to iOS 18.2 I noticed a greater fluidity of the screen, they finally solved the problem!
Ok again me.
I have pro max 16 from day one
It works good , not great but very good.
I dont have missed touches anymore , but what i do have is huge refresh rate drop , and dysplay somehow becomes sutterying on some apps like redit and simular apps.
Other than that , phone works great
Please , guys , its enough about touch conspiracy theory...
Some builds work others not ....
Its stupid
I have pro max 16 from day one
It works good , not great but very good.
I dont have missed touches anymore , but what i do have is huge refresh rate drop , and dysplay somehow becomes sutterying on some apps like redit and simular apps.
Other than that , phone works great
Please , guys , its enough about touch conspiracy theory...
Some builds work others not ....
Its stupid
Nothing of us speak of touch conspiracy theory, but if touch issue may be a problem of builds, this is very serious!
So ‘cause many people have problem with your problem and don’t solved for now it.
There is a few sensibility of some screen phone.
I installed a Best Buy brand screen protector, and while it looks fine, the sensitivity has gone to ****.
I think the thickness of these protectors also plays a role in how the sensitivity is. I am seeing something where the touch isn’t registered, but I can’t put my finger on it (pun intended).
I think the thickness of these protectors also plays a role in how the sensitivity is. I am seeing something where the touch isn’t registered, but I can’t put my finger on it (pun intended).