For several non-native apps, the lower half of the screen is blank. I believe this began happening when I upgraded to iOS26 a few weeks ago.
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26
Not sure if it would help but you said you are on iOS 26.0.1. There is a newer version that just came out, 26.1. Try updating to that version.
After checking a couple of apps that were having the symptoms, upgrading appears to have fixed them. Thanks for the heads up on the 26.1 release, as it didn't show up on my phone until I checked for updates.
Did you restart your phone?
Press and release volume up then volume down, then press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.
"Why is half of my iPhone screen blank?: Why is half of my iPhone screen blank?: For several non-native apps, the lower half of the screen is blank. I believe this began happening when I upgraded to iOS26 a few weeks ago."
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All the more reason to always install the latest update.
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Phone info:
The issue is not specific to any one app.
I assume that I am not alone and that others have recently experienced this issue. If not, I can take this directly to Apple Support.
This really isn't enough information to go on.
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Respectfully, I have done everything in that linked article, lol.
What else do you think would help?
Ok, perhaps one more thing: If you scroll the app content up/down, the blank area acts like a mask (the content disappears behind it).
Yessir, several times over the past few weeks to iron out other issues after upgrading iOS.
You're welcome, glad you got the issue resolved.
There is no need to report this to Apple as this is only happening on third party apps which Apple has no control over.
Did you figure out how to fix it? Having the same issue.
Why is half of my iPhone screen blank?
