Apple’s fixing your iPhone 6 Plus 'touch disease' for $149

After months of complaints by users and repair community alike, Apple’s finally responding to iPhone 6 Plus 'touch disease' which showed itself in the form of a flickering gray bar at the top of the iPhone and an unresponsive touchscreen.

According to Apple, some iPhone 6 Plus devices may exhibit Multi-Touch issues after "being dropped multiple times on a hard surface," causing damage to the device. Under its repair program, available for five years after the original sale date, Apple will fix affected iPhone 6 Plus devices for a service price of $149.

Even if you have already replaced the logic board for your phone through Apple or an authorized service centre paying a higher service fee, worry not because Apple says it will reimburse the difference between that cost and $149.

iPhone 6 Plus touchscreen issue came to notice in August after iFixit published a video highlighting the bug and dubbed it "Touch Disease." Touch Disease presents as a gray flickering bar at the top of the screen and a display that becomes unresponsive or less responsive to touch.

In a blog post on iFixit, Jones noted the larger size of the 6 Plus made it more susceptible to the problem, despite reinforcements implemented to resolve the phone's tendency to bend. The actual problem is believed to be caused by the touchscreen controller chips soldered to the logic board of the phone, making repairs difficult.