Apple iOS 11.3.1 update will fix unresponsive third-party iPhone 8 displays

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Apple has, however, reiterated that consumers should not go to third-party vendors for screen repairs and instead visit Apple for genuine displays. “Non-genuine replacement displays may have compromised visual quality and may fail to work properly. Apple-certified screen repairs are performed by trusted experts who use genuine Apple parts”, the iOS 11.3.1 note continues.

The primary focus on the latest sofware update is to fix an issue where touch input wouldn’t work on the iPhone 8 that were serviced with “non-geniune replacement displays”.

This issue was first reported by Motherboard last week, when some iPhone 8 handsets with third-party replacement displays became unresponsive to touch-based inputs. This is the not the first time an issue like this has affected Apple iPhones. Last year, a similar issue was identified where Touch ID would stop working on the iPhone 7, if the screen was replaced by a third-party vendor.

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Last month, Apple released iOS 11.3 with new Animoji features for the iPhone X and a battery health feature. Next month, Apple is likely to release iOS 11.4, which is currently in beta testing.