Jumpy screen

Screen jumps from app to app uncontrollably. When entering text letters run wild without control.

iPhone XS

Posted on Mar 11, 2023 08:07 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2023 08:24 PM

JCarren Said:

"Jumpy screen: Screen jumps from app to app uncontrollably. When entering text letters run wild without control."

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Troubleshooting a Jumpy Screen:


A. Start with a Restart:

Restart your iPhone, and see if it then is fixed.


B. Close All Apps:

An app is accessing your audio. So, close all apps. Hold you finger down as you swipe up. Then, close all of these open apps, by sweeping up wkly for all apps.


C. Reset the Home Screen Layout...

Go Here: Move and organize apps on iPhone - Apple Support

Scroll to: Reset the Home Screen and Apps to their Original Layout

  1. Go to: Settings
  2. Tap: General
  3. Tap: Reset
  4. Tap: Reset Home Screen Layout


D. Update Your a Computer:

Have a Computer Handy? If so, try using a computer to update. Go here: Update your iPhone Using a Computer - User Tip. If any updates are availabe, they will install, sure enough.

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Mar 11, 2023 08:24 PM in response to JCarren

JCarren Said:

"Jumpy screen: Screen jumps from app to app uncontrollably. When entering text letters run wild without control."

-------


Troubleshooting a Jumpy Screen:


A. Start with a Restart:

Restart your iPhone, and see if it then is fixed.


B. Close All Apps:

An app is accessing your audio. So, close all apps. Hold you finger down as you swipe up. Then, close all of these open apps, by sweeping up wkly for all apps.


C. Reset the Home Screen Layout...

Go Here: Move and organize apps on iPhone - Apple Support

Scroll to: Reset the Home Screen and Apps to their Original Layout

  1. Go to: Settings
  2. Tap: General
  3. Tap: Reset
  4. Tap: Reset Home Screen Layout


D. Update Your a Computer:

Have a Computer Handy? If so, try using a computer to update. Go here: Update your iPhone Using a Computer - User Tip. If any updates are availabe, they will install, sure enough.

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