--- title: "What to do if iPhone 8 touchscreen (digitizer) is not working" description: "What to do if iPhone 8 touchscreen (digitizer) is not working" author: "Cox elliott" published: 2018-10-18 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50635/what-to-do-if-iphone-8-touchscreen-digitizer-is-not-working category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["iphone 8"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What to do if iPhone 8 touchscreen (digitizer) is not working What to do [if iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50413/what-to-do-if-iphone-x-freezes-and-won-t-power-down) 8 touchscreen (digitizer) is not working \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra ## Soft reset your iPhone 8 Unless your problem is caused by physical damage, there's a good chance you'll be able to solve your touchscreen problem by simply **restarting your device**. Follow these steps to do so: 1. When the slider appears, press and **hold the Top (or Side) button.** 2. To turn your gadget entirely off, **drag the slider.** 3. Press and **hold the Top (or Side) button** until you see the Apple logo after the iPhone has turned off. If **restarting your iPhone 8** does not work, simply push and release the Volume Up button fast. Then, swiftly push and release the Volume Down button. Then hold down the **Side button until the Apple logo appears.** ## Uninstall apps If your touchscreen stops working after you install an app, try removing it to see if it **fixes the problem**. Apps that are incompatible or badly developed might cause the **operating system to malfunction,** resulting in a slew of problems. To **uninstall an app,** follow these steps: 1. Touch and **hold the app lightly** until it jiggles. 2. In the app's upper-left corner, tap. 3. Select **Delete.** see if these solutions work or not --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50635/what-to-do-if-iphone-8-touchscreen-digitizer-is-not-working Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.