Some iPhone16Pro owners have already started to face problems with the touchscreen of their new phones — and with the phone actually being released

Some users have reported no response near the camera control button on the iPhone16Pro, which is related to the phone's accidental touch detection system It has been speculated that it may have been used in the past With problems that occur when users accidentally rest their skin on that part of the phone 

Apparently the screen is temporarily frozen when it comes into contact with the area immediately next to the new button But 9to5Mac thinks it looks like it's affecting all 4 edges of the screen Users claim that they are no longer able to swipe or tap, and only the home bar remains working — the phone becomes unusable

Some users claim that the problem is more obvious when the phone is not in the case, so it is another reason to choose one of the best iPhone16Pro cases, but this does not seem to solve the problem and the freezing problem occurs less often 

Khaos Tian from Mastodon actually shows that this problem is happening, demonstrating that palm rejection on the iPhone16Pro freezes when it kicks in on the phone and does not respond to touch input This suggests that the palm rejection algorithm may be a bit sensitive and overreacting  However, it does not explain why this issue has not affected all iPhone16Pro users, but 1 Reddit user reproduces the issue in a Pro running iOS181beta

If you are experiencing this issue, you should avoid touching the area just next to the camera control button Try not to want your phone to become temporarily inoperable It's not ideal, but it's your best option until Apple organizes the software updates to fix the zealous palm rejection