Hello Keith, I do not think this has anything to do with your phone as I have experienced the same phenomenon, today in fact, on my beloved 8 Plus.
I'm not certain if I would describe it as the screen being unresponsive, so much as I would say that VoiceOver simply drops out. For example, when this happens, one can still scroll from screen-to-screen but without any audio feedback. So, for a totally blind person, this would seem as though the screen / device was unresponsive. I have resolved the problem by (1) simply pressing the Home button; (2) unplugging and then reinserting my Earpods into the Lightening port, when this occurs while they are in use; or (3) simply opening another app. Mark From: 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 12:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive Hi, My iPhone 7 is nearing the end of its Apple Care coverage, so I’m asking opinions on this matter. For several weeks now, my screen becomes unresponsive at times, not responding to gestures such as double taps, etc. I can generally get it working again by turning off and then back on again Voiceover. Is this something I should get checked out by Apple, or just one of the ways iPhones sometimes act? Thanks in advance for any advice. Keith -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
