{"id":28501,"date":"2016-11-21T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T07:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28501"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:00:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:00:42","slug":"apple-multi-touch-repair-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/apple-multi-touch-repair-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Launches Program to Fix iPhone 6 Plus&#8217;s Touch Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an iPhone 6 Plus owner, you may have come across the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ifixit.org\/blog\/8309\/iphone-6-plus-gray-flicker-touch-death\/\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone 6 Plus touchscreen problem<\/a>. The touchscreen problem aka the \"<strong>Touch Disease<\/strong>\" occurs after one too many drops of the phone, resulting in an unresponsive touchscreen with a grey line visible at the top of the display.<\/p>\n<p>The main cause of the \"Touch Disease\" is due to a <strong>lack of underfill<\/strong> between the iPhone\u2019s touch ID and the solder joints. This makes the phone more flexible, but also more susceptible to impact.<\/p>\n<p>While Apple is not quite ready to take full responsibility for this problem, <strong>it has set up the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/iphone6plus-multitouch\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi-Touch Repair Program<\/a> to handle the problem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZRFV4p3t7Rc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bring the problematic iPhones to either an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider, and should the iPhone 6 Plus itself be in good condition, Apple will be able to <strong>repair the phone for a service price of USD149<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have already repaired their phones earlier, Apple will readily reimburse the difference in service fee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/apple-watch-tips-tricks\/\">20 Apple Watch Tips and Tricks (Most-Wanted)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an iPhone 6 Plus owner, you may have come across the iPhone 6 Plus touchscreen problem. 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