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title: "How to fix your iPhone 8 Plus touchscreen that is not working, not responding to touch inputs"  
description: "How to fix your iPhone 8 Plus touchscreen that is not working, not responding to touch inputs"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-10-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50715/how-to-fix-your-iphone-8-plus-touchscreen-that-is-not-working-not-responding-to-touch-inputs  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 8 plus"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to fix your iPhone 8 Plus touchscreen that is not working, not responding to touch inputs 

How to [fix your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51464/how-to-fix-your-iphone-se-that-won-t-update-to-ios-version-11-4-1) 8 Plus touchscreen that is not working, not [responding to touch](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108528/what-to-do-if-your-phone-screen-is-not-responding-to-touch) inputs \
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

A restart (soft reset) or, if necessary, a forced restart is a simplest yet most efficient remedy to numerous sorts of smartphone problems connected to **minor software defects,** such as delayed touchscreen responses from your **iPhone 8 Plus.** \
Both the **normal restart (soft reset)** and the forced restart clean out your phone's internal memory while also correcting any corrupted data, rogue apps, and other difficulties caused by software malfunctions or system failures. \
**Press the Power or Side button** until the Slide to Power Off screen appears to reboot or soft reset [your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50411/what-to-do-if-your-iphone-x-can-t-be-detected-by-computer) 8 Plus. To totally turn off your iPhone, drag the slider. After **30 seconds,** press and **hold the Power/Side button** until you see the Apple logo. \
When a normal **restart or soft reset isn't an option**, such as when your iPhone is completely unresponsive, you can perform a **forced restart** as an alternative. Both reboots have the same good results while preserving your iPhone's data. \
Press and **swiftly release the Volume Up button** to force your iPhone 8 Plus to restart. Then, swiftly push and **release the Volume Down button**. Finally, **hold down the Power/Side button** until you see the Apple logo. \
Wait until your iPhone has fully started up before touching the screen to test whether it is already reacting quickly.


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