By Achilles Hill | Last Updated
“I get frustrated at the response time of the screen on my iPhone X. It becomes lagging and even freezing, not as smooth as before. What can I do?”
It is undoubtedly annoying when the iPhone screen becomes lagging and freezing. Why your iPhone would be lagging and even freezing? It may cause by the insufficient internal memory space, unresponsive app, iOS update, software errors or hardware damage and etc. So, when your iPhone makes no responding, you can try the following solutions to fix it.
Force restart can help to free up random access memory so that your iPhone can run smoother. For the iPhone that is lagging after iOS updating, it can be of great help.
When there is not enough internal memory space, your iPhone will have the slow performance. And this will lead to the iPhone lagging and even freezing. So, you can go to delete the large files from your iPhone, such as images, videos and documents.
To clean the unnecessary files or junk files, you can use iSunshare iDevice Genius to achieve it. This iPhone junk file cleaning software can help to scan your iPhone and clean the junk files. Also, iDevice Genius can help to delete the large files in bulk easily.
Step 1: Make your iPhone connected to the computer and then launch the software. In minutes, you can view the Fast Cleanup interface. You can hit on the Scan button to begin the scanning.
Step 2: After scanning, you can check the total space you can release and the space for each item. Just go to click on the Clean button for crash logs, download file caches and recording files, you can get rid of these junk files in no time.
As for the large files, you can click the Clean button and then enter to get file details.
Step 3: Check the checkbox next to the files you want to delete and then click the Delete button. You will get a prompt for confirmation. Click the Yes button to proceed.
Step 4: Your large files will be deleted soon.
If your iPhone screen gets lagging only in using the certain apps, you can go to uninstall the apps to stop iPhone lagging. To uninstall the app, you can touch and hold the app until getting the uninstall icon. Then tap the icon and tap Delete App (Or Delete option in some iOS versions).
If your iPhone is running an older version of iOS, it might occur such lagging issue. You can perform a software update to improve the iPhone performance.
Step 1: Access Settings> General > Software Update to check whether these is an available update for the iOS.
Step 2: Download and install the update. You should ensure there is enough space for the updating, otherwise, your iPhone might be stuck on Apple logo after update.
If Background App Refresh feature is enabled, the apps will update the content in the background, which will consume a lot of resource. This will also lead to the iPhone lagging and freezing.
To disable Background App Refersh, you can tap Settings> General > Background App Refresh. Then turn it off to ensure the apps will not be updated automatically in the background.
You can reset iPhone all settings to get more using memory to solve iPhone screen lagging issue. But you will lose the iPhone data. You just need to tap Settings > General > Reset, and then choose Reset All Settings. After that, if your iPhone has the screen passcode, you need to enter the passcode to perform this operation.
If you want a clean iPhone, you can do a full restore via iTunes. Of course, you can back up the data before restoring. This solution can help to solve iPhone screen lagging or freezing after update iOS. You can follow the steps below to do it:
Step 1: Update the iTunes on your computer to the latest version and then launch it.
Step 2: Connect the iPhone to the computer and make it into recovery mode.
Step 3: When iTunes detects the iPhone in recovery mode, it will pop out a message notification. Click Restore to continue.
Step 4: iTunes will ask for your confirmation again and then you can click the Restore and Update button. After that, your iPhone will be restored to factory settings and be restarted soon.
If you do not want to cause any data loss for the iPhone, you can use a system recovery tool like iSunshare iOS Repair Genius. This tool offers users a way to repair the iOS issues without data loss, including iPhone stuck on Apple logo, white screen, boot loop and etc. If your iPhone screen gets lagging and freezing, you can try this software.
Step 1: Download and install the program on your PC.
Step 2: Run the software. When you enter the first screen of the program, you need to choose “Standard Mode” to proceed.
Step 3: Click the Start button on the second screen and then connect the iPhone to your PC. The click Next to let the software detects your iPhone.
Step 4: When the iPhone is detected, you can check the firmware version and iOS models. Then you can hit the Download button to get the suitable firmware package.
Step 5: Lastly, click the Repair button and your iPhone will be repaired soon.
1. Why is my iPhone freezing and lagging?
If your iPhone is freezing and lagging, it could be due to several reasons: outdated iOS version, insufficient storage, too many apps running, app crashes or bugs, background process, low battery health, and the hardware issues.
2. My iPhone 11 is so slow and laggy, what to do?
You can try the above methods to free up space on iPhone 11. Or you can fix the iOS system issues with iSunshare iOS Repair Genius.
3. How do I fix my iPhone freeze glitch?
If your iPhone is experiencing a freezing glitch, you can force restart the iPhone, update the iOS version, free up iPhone storage, or reset all settings on iPhone to make iPhone back to normal.
An iPhone that lags or freezes can be frustrating, but in most cases, the issue can be easily resolved with the steps above. Whether it's freeing up storage space, updating iOS, or managing background activities, these solutions will help restore your iPhone to smooth operation.
