[8 Ways] How To Fix Vertical Lines On iPhone Screen

Find Out 8 Effective Ways To Fix Vertical Or Horizontal Lines On iPhone Screen!

Is your iPhone screen showing vertical lines? Don’t know why this is happening and worried about how to fix it. Keep Calm! As you are not alone who is facing vertical lines on iPhone. Many iPhone users are going through this problem.

You can fix this issue by following the methods that I am going to mention below. Here, I have discussed all possible solutions to fix vertical lines on iPhone screen by yourself.

Let’s begin with a real user practical scenario!

Practical Scenario: A iPhone 11 User Seeing Vertical Lines That Appears and Disappears Randomly

If you don’t know why you are getting vertical lines on your iPhone then read the below-discussed reasons.

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Reasons Behind Getting Vertical Lines On iPhone

There could be some causes due to which you may face vertical lines on your iPhone. Some of them are mentioned below.

• If there is a loose connection between the screen and the processor.
• When your iOS device falls from a height.
• Maybe it is occurring due Electro-Static discharge.
• If your smartphone is water damaged.
• When the flex cable and logic board are loosely connected.
• Software error is also one of the reasons for this error.
• The problem of Display IC can also be one of the reasons.

What You Should Do First?

Before you follow any solution to fix it, you should first backup your iPhone as there is the highest possibility of losing your device’s data.

You can create a backup of your iPhone using iTunes or iCloud. You can also use iOS Phone Backup software to back up your iPhone data.

Once you have created a backup of important photos, videos, contacts, documents, and other files. Now, it’s time to learn solutions to fix vertical lines on iPhone by yourself.

But if you a want temporary solution to use the unresponsive screen then use a keyboard in landscape mode where the lines are not overlaying. This will not fix the vertical lines but you can use the screen in the least responsiveness.

Note: All the solutions that I am going to discuss below will be applicable for all iPhone models such as iPhone 13 series/12/12 mini/XR/XS/11/7/6/8/8 Plus/X/SE/5 and all other iPhone models available in the market.

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Solution 1: Restart Your iPhone

Restarting is the simplest and most effective way to fix vertical lines on iPhone as well as other issues. This will fix bugs and glitches from your device and give your phone a fresh restart.

Here are the steps to restart your iPhone.

For iPhone 8 And Later Model: Quickly press and release Volume Up key and then Volume Down key and immediately press and hold the Side button. Keep holding them until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

For iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both Volume Down and Power buttons until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

For iPhone 6s And Earlier Models: Press and hold both Home and Power buttons until you see the Apple logo on the screen.

Solution 2: Cycling The Battery

Another way to get rid of the vertical lines on phone screen is by cycling the iPhone battery. What you need to do is, charge your iPhone to 100% and discharge (drain) the battery to 0%.

And again charge the iPhone. Most of the time doing this fixes the vertical lines on the Phone.

Solution 3: Boot Your iPhone In Safe Mode

You can also boot your iPhone into safe mode in order to fix white vertical lines on iPhone. This will disable all apps that you have installed on your iPhone. It helps you to know if the multicolor line on iPhone is occurring due to the apps.

Below, learn to put your iPhone into safe mode.

Step 1: Press and hold the Power button until you see the Power Off menu appears on the screen.

Step 2: Press and hold the Power Off option until you see the “Reboot to safe mode” option on the screen.

Step 3: Tap on it and then tap on OK to enter safe mode.

Now see the vertical white lines are fixed or not. If it is fixed then you need to uninstall the recently installed apps. But if it is still occurring then keep following the next solution.

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Solution 4: Restore iPhone To iTunes

You can also restore your iPhone using iTunes to fix vertical lines on the iPhone screen by yourself.

Here are the steps to restore iPhone using iTunes backup.

Step 1: Launch the latest version of iTunes on your computer.

Step 2: Now, connect your iPhone to your computer using USB cable.

Step 3: Select your iPhone when it gets detected on iTunes.

Step 4: Then go to Summary tab and choose “Restore”.

Step 5: Again click on Restore to confirm the process.

Doing this will delete your phone’s data and install the latest version of iOS by iTunes.

Solution 5: Restore Your iPhone To DFU Mode

You can also restore your iPhone to DFU (Device Firmware Update) to fix pink line on iPhone screen. This will erase your iPhone and restore it to its factory settings.

But before doing this make sure to back up your iPhone.

Now, follow the below steps to restore your iPhone to DFU mode.

Step 1: With the help of USB cable connect your iPhone to your computer and then run iTunes on your PC.

Step 2: Then press both Power and Home button or Power and Volume Down button for a few seconds.

Step 3: After that, release the Power button but keep holding the Home or Volume Down button until you see “iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode” message on your iPhone.

Step 4: Lastly, release the buttons and the screen will go black. Now, restore your iPhone in iTunes and then check vertical lines are fixed on iPhone or not.

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Solution 6: Push Down Your iPhone Screen Gently

When your iPhone drops then due to this the LCD cable gets disconnected from the logic board. In this case, you need to push the screen gently so that it can be re-establish again.

Put one finger on the screen and another finger on another side of your iPhone screen and press gently.

Once the pins are placed on the LCD properly then it vertical lines will be fixed.

Solution 7: Factory Reset Your iPhone To Fix Vertical Lines

You can also fix vertical lines on iPhone by doing a factory reset. This will help you to fix blue scanning lines or vertical lines on iPhone. But before you follow the steps to factory reset your smartphone, backup your iPhone as this will erase your iPhone data.

Now, follow the below steps to factory reset your iPhone to fix vertical/horizontal lines on iPhone.

Step 1: On your iPhone, open Settings app then tap on General.

Step 2: After that, hit on Reset option.

Step 3: Next, tap on “Erase All Content and Settings”.

Step 4: When asked, enter Apple ID details to log in.

Step 5: Provide confirmation when prompted.

Step 6: Now, you need to wait until the device gets erased.

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Solution 8: Repair Your iPhone Screen

If the vertical lines on your iPhone still occurring then the problem might be the damage of LCD screen or other hardware damage.

In this situation, you need to repair your iPhone screen or you can replace it. If your iPhone is under warranty period then visit the Apple Store to repair it.

But if it is not under warranty then you need to pay some money to repair it.

If you want to know, how much does it cost to fix vertical lines on iPhone then you should know that there is no fixed price for fixing vertical lines. It depends on your hardware damage.

Wrap Up

So this guide is all about how to fix vertical lines on iPhone by yourself. I hope you were able to fix it by following the below solutions.

If there is any physical damage to your iPhone then you can’t fix it by yourself. For that, you need to visit the Apple Store.

Max Field

Max Field

Max Field is a founder of recoveriphone-data.com. He is an iOS lover and loves to write tips, tricks, fixes for errors, data recovery solutions and more related to iOS, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iTunes and iCloud.

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