Touch Disease

According to information made public in a recent court filing, it seems that Apple knew the iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus were significantly more likely to bend than the iPhone 5S, and that engineering changes were necessary to prevent the "touch disease”, Motherboard is reporting. The information is contained in internal Apple documents filed under seal...

A class action lawsuit against Apple, which alleges that the company knew about a design defect with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus but neglected to tell customers about it, has been allowed to move forward. A federal judge in California has made the decision to move forward with the lawsuit, which means that...

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users have long complained about an issue with Multi-Touch on their devices, nicknamed ‘touch disease’. The issue plagued so many Canadians a class-action lawsuit was launched here demanding Apple fix the issue. Now, Apple has acknowledged the Multi-Touch problem by launching a new Repair Program, targeting iPhone 6 Plus. Apple...

On August 29, we reported that there was a class action lawsuit launched against Apple for an issue with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Plus dubbed “Touch Disease.” The affected devices suffer from an issue that causes the screen to freeze and ignore touch input. The issue was first discovered by iFixit, who published...

On August 29, we reported that there was a class action lawsuit launched against Apple for an issue with the iPhone 6 Plus dubbed "Touch Disease." The issue was first discovered by iFixit, who published an extensive report detailing the issue in early August. On October 2, it was reported that another class action was...

In late August a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple for a problem with the functionality of its display touch sensors, which iFixit dubbed "Touch Disease."  The problem affects both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models where the smartphone will stop responding to touch commands. According to a report from the CBC, another class...

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus’ structural design flaw, Bendgate (of course you remember that!) has an unanticipated, long-term consequence: Touch Disease, says iFixit. What’s that? It’s a grey, flickering bar at the top of the display and an unresponsive touchscreen. In a blog post iFixit exposes the problem they say lots of repair shops...