What should I do if my iPhone cannot be woken up by tapping it?

In recent years, iPhone users have generally reported the problem that tapping the screen cannot wake up the phone. Faced with this problem, PHP editor Apple has summarized some solutions for everyone. By simply adjusting settings or repairing faults, you can easily solve the problem of your iPhone not being able to wake up when you tap it, and return your phone to normal use. Next, let’s take a look at these effective solutions!

The Tap to Wake function is available on iPhone X and newer devices. We can turn the iPhone screen on from sleep by tapping the display once.

If your iPhone cannot be woken up by tapping, you can try the following solutions:

1: Confirm whether your iPhone supports the tap to wake function

The Tap to Wake function can be found at Used on iPhones equipped with Face ID, this means that we can only turn on the iPhone's display from sleep using "Tap to Wake" on the following devices:

iPhone X

iPhone Series

If you have an iPhone 8, iPhone SE, or any iPhone without Face ID, you cannot use the Wake to Wake feature.

Two: Make sure the tap to wake function is enabled

Open "Settings" > "Accessibility" > "Touch", and then turn on the "Tap to Wake" toggle switch.

If this option is already enabled, you can try disabling the Tap to Wake toggle switch and then enabling it again.

Three: Try restarting iPhone

A simple restart can clear the device’s background services and reset its RAM and cache storage, helping to troubleshoot the system and app incompatibility issues, so in most cases restarting the iPhone fixed a lot of the issues we encountered.

Four: Use the iPhone's side button to wake up

The easier way to wake up the iPhone screen is to use the side button. If you can't tap the screen to wake it up, it's better to press the side button to wake it up. Pressing the side button on the right edge can also be used to turn off the device screen.

Five: Enable Raise to Wake

If "Tap to Wake" does not work on the iPhone, it can also be done by enabling the "Raise to Wake" function, which will work when we lift Automatically wake it up as soon as you open the lock screen on your iPhone.

Open "Settings" > "Display & Brightness" and turn on the "Raise to Wake" switch.

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