I also find my touch screen on iPhone XS becoming unresponsive at random moments using iOS 12.0.1 - and my sighted wife reported the same problem on her iPhone X yesterday. So, it cannot just be a voiceover issue but might just be an iOS 12 bug? Harry
> On 17 Oct 2018, at 19:01, Donna <merma...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Sieghard, unfortunately in my case, the problem isn’t caused by a dirty > iPhone screen. I wipe my iPhone at least once a day & remove the screen > protector twice a week to clean under the screen protector. > > Donna the >> >> Have you made sure to wash your iPhone screen? I know this may sound silly, >> but often a ditry screen can have strange consequences. >> Just use a damp cloth and give it a good wipe, it doesn't have to be >> dripping wet, but you don't have to be that careful either since the iPhone >> 7 and 8 are more or less waterproof. I have a 6S Plus and I usually hold it >> upside down so no water gets in around the home button or the cut up by the >> earpiece. >> A week or so ago I have my iPhone sitting at the side of the sink while I >> was washing my hands and that particular sink at my store doesn't drain >> super fast so there was water in the bottom and it was running and I >> accidently knocked the iPhone off the edge. Granted I grabbed it as soon as >> it fell in, ut it was completely lying in the water with water streaming on >> top. I have it in a fairly tight case and I instantly gave it a good shake, >> took the case off and dried it off. At first the speaker sounded a bit >> funny, sort of like on my Apple Watch after a swim in the pool, but after a >> bit it was fine and the phone suffered no ill health because of it's >> dunking. As I said this is a 6S Plus which is not nearly as water resistant >> as the 7 or 8 and of course the new phones this year are all but waterproof. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Debby >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 4:29 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive >> >> Hello All, >> >> Now I think I may know what everyone is talking about. Occasionally I have >> noticed I think while flicking that the phone acts like it is not on a >> control, there is no voice output and what I hear is a sound as though I am >> stuck in the rotor. Is that the kind of stuff that is happening to others? I >> thought it was operator error of some sort. Also, I seem to have a slightly >> dead spot on the lower left side of my iPhone 8 screen. In that corner >> sometimes when I triple tap it is interpreted as a double tap. I do not have >> a screen protector on. >> >> Thanks for any feedback! >> >> Debby >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of M. Taylor >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:43 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive >> >> 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. 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