The 'touch disease' that's paralysing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models

By Stephen Hutcheon
Updated August 29 2016 - 12:13am, first published August 27 2016 - 8:42am
A grey flickering bar across the top of the iPhone screen is a symptom of the so-called "touch disease". Photo: iFixit
A grey flickering bar across the top of the iPhone screen is a symptom of the so-called "touch disease". Photo: iFixit
The touch IC chips - in red - that are the root cause of the 'touch disease" epidemic. Photo: iFixit
The touch IC chips - in red - that are the root cause of the 'touch disease" epidemic. Photo: iFixit

There's some bad news for owners of the iPhone 6 and especially the larger iPhone 6 Plus. Your device could be on borrowed time.