How do I fix wobbly screen and unresponsive touch on iPad?

Hello, my ipad air 5th gen shows abnormality when touched the screen shows wobbly thing even tho the touch is light and sometimes when I just put it down it also shows it what should i do? i already tried changing the screen protector and case but it is still there and also the screen sometimes does not respond to touches but responds to my apple pencil


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Original Title: Screen Abnormality

iPad Air, iPadOS 26

Posted on Nov 22, 2025 4:52 AM

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Nov 22, 2025 8:14 AM in response to halerc111

Hello.

I'm confused along with David. Your screen shot has reflections making it hard to tell real artifacts from reflections. It is the amoeba-shaped patch on the menubar, or the doughnut-shape in the center? Something else?


And it would help us to better help you if we had something more descriptive than "wobbly." Do you mean the screen is loose in its mount?


As an aside, screen protectors often do more harm than good by compromising the coatings Apple applies. There is no fix for that outside of sending the iPad to Apple for exchange at a steep cost. This is the US service estimate for an iPad Air 5th wifi only:


It about US$50 more for the wifi+cellular model.


Will the manufacturer of your screen protector pay for that should the protector prove to be the cause?


How do I fix wobbly screen and unresponsive touch on iPad?

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