iPhone 17 Pro Max: Unresponsive buttons, silent mode issue

Since updating to iOS 27.0.1 on my iPhone 17 Pro Max, I’ve been dealing with two separate problems that were not happening before the update.

Issue 1: Unresponsive buttons in Control Center and on the Lock Screen

Most of the controls in Control Center no longer respond when tapped. The affected controls include Remote, Calculator, Alarms, Timers, Home, and Camera. The Camera button on the Lock Screen is also unresponsive.

I've tried restarting the phone several times to no avail.

Issue 2: Silent mode disables itself

My iPhone’s silent mode keeps turning itself off without me touching it. I have already checked the following:

Shortcuts and Automations: no automations that change silent mode
Focus and Do Not Disturb modes: nothing configured that would affect it
Action Button: set to Flashlight, so it isn’t toggling silent mode
Ringer volume: it can’t be adjusted with the side buttons (“Change with Buttons” is not in play)
No physical silent mode switch on iPhone 17 Pro Max

Neither issue occurred on the previous iOS version.

Is anyone else seeing this on iOS 27.0.1, and has anyone found a fix or workaround? Any suggestions are appreciated. I’m happy to provide more details if it helps.

Posted on Oct 19, 2026 7:01 AM

1 reply

lobsterghost1

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Oct 19, 2026 7:22 AM in response to jedrewno

We're certainly not seeing reports of this here on the worlds most visited forum for all things iPhone. So I'd say this issues is one on your iPhone and not a widespread issue. I'm certainly not experiencing this at all on iOS 27.0.1.

But then after EVERY iOS update, the first I do is a Force Restart (completely different from a restart) and I would recommend you do this as well --> Force restart iPhone - Apple Support