BIZARRE iPhone behaviour

[Elderly]

My iPhone has developed a mind of its own .....

..... the keypad is almost totally unresponsive or mis-dials;

if say I press 1, it thinks I've pressed 6 etc. etc.
sometimes numbers don't appear to react at all, but do so after maybe 20 seconds.

I powered it off because of the above problems but after turning it on,
it puts in wrong passcodes and my phone is then temporarily disabled.

After the disabled period ended the dialling keypad appeared and it started self-dialling various country’s emergency numbers showing Russian, Chinese and other scripts at the top of the keypad for each of the country's emergency service it was attempting to ring !!!

I've spoken to Apple support (who are mystified) and I've made a Genius Bar appointment;
so this post is really to share my bemusement and amusement ….

…. or hopefully Pistonheads might know what Apple don't .

[alorotom]

What iPhone is it??

Could be a damaged digitiser.

[Elderly]

5SE.

I can only guess at what a digitiser is, but it sounds …….. likely.

However - I've not dropped it, nor wet it etc.

[ecsrobin]

Elderly said:

5SE.

I can only guess at what a digitiser is, but it sounds …….. likely.

However - I've not dropped it, nor wet it etc.

A digitiser is the bit behind the glass that reacts to your inputs.

Is it an se or a 5?

[Elderly]

SE