While some may love the new iPhone 16, many users have been plagued by a serious bug since its launch last month that causes the phone to freeze, ignore touch input, and then restart randomly. However, with the release of a major software update that is believed to include a fix, the end seems to be in sight.
As Macworld reported in September, many iPhone 16 owners have complained about “dead spots” on the display where the entire screen becomes unresponsive to taps and swipes, causing the phone to restart. While not all units are affected, there are enough reports on Reddit, the MacRumors forums, and Apple’s own community pages to get Apple’s attention.
For a worryingly long time, Apple seems either unaware of this problem or unable to resolve it. iOS 18.01 was released on October 3rd without any improvements for affected owners (in fact, my iPhone 16 Plus, currently running iOS 18.01, had the issue this morning) ), but as of the 7th beta version, it seems that iOS 18.1 had not been improved. Contains any fixes. However, the general release of iOS 18.1 has been confirmed (via MacRumors). intention Patch the problem. This is officially mentioned in the update’s release notes published yesterday along with the release candidate.
Why did it take so long for such a major bug to be fixed? Maybe this was some kind of cursed update cycle, and Apple’s software department was just busy. No. Just last month, iPadOS 18 had to be retired after the M4 iPad Pro bricked, while the Apple Watch is a mirror image of the iPhone 16 issue as users reported “ghost touch” earlier this year. faced.
iOS 18.1 is scheduled to be released on Monday, October 28th. Updating your iPhone is easy. Open the Settings app and Software updateClick and follow the prompts. This update includes other patches and fixes, as well as new Apple Intelligence features for iPhone 16, so it’s worth installing as soon as possible.
