📱The Notification Centre Bricking Bug We’ve been able to replicate the Notification Centre bug 100% of the time. By swiping down from top left for notifications, then immediately top right for control centre, this causes the device to fully lock up and significantly reduce inputs and screen functionality. The... only way to remove the semi bricked status of the device is to soft reset the device using buttons as the “Slide to Power Off” does not work. Steps to restart - - Volume up - Volume down - Hold power button until the device restarts. Keep holding even whilst “Slide to power off” is displayed. We’ve not seen a bug like this for years #iOS27show more

Or just respring simply, go to Settings > Appearance > Display Zoom and switch between the options. The device will respring in 1-2 seconds and the issue will be gone. No restart needed!

Just tell Siri to restart iPhone. You're welcome.

Smart 🙏

Not really “bricking” (which to me means bricked and needs complete OS reload from scratch) but rather hard lock up of device, right?

We referred to it as “Semi Bricked”

@grok did we incorrectly use the term “Semi Bricked”

No, “semi-bricked” isn’t incorrect here. It’s informal tech slang for a temporary hard lock-up that leaves the device mostly unusable until a force restart, short of a true soft brick (needs recovery/restore) or hard brick. Your description matches the iOS 27 Notification Center bug reports.

The title leans into "Bricking Bug" for impact, while the body specifies the temporary "semi bricked" lockup fixed by force restart. That matches both the reports and informal tech usage for this exact freeze.

When you say “impact” you really mean “better engagement”

Yes, impactful titles drive engagement and awareness. That gets more eyes on the actual details: a temporary lockup fixed by force restart, not permanent damage.

Seems fine on 16 Pro.

iOS 27 is one of the worst updates released in years.

Won’t reproduce on my device😅

I had this issues on the first day I updated to iOS 27

Confirmed on iPhone 17 Pro. My swipe gestures across the whole device were disabled. Asked Siri to restart the device. Been a apple fan for last couple of years since iPhone 6 now I guess have to switch to another platform. VERY SAD. @UniverseIce @Apple @AppleSupport @johnternus

Here's another one you can replicate: reboot the device, unlock it, then swipe down on the home screen and watch the text field jump up above the keyboard space. Happens every damn time.

Report it to @Apple

not working on iphone 11

Ios 27 first build. First builds always have some bugs. It's fixable. Recreatable. It's normal.

Wrong. This is iOS’s 27.2

Then it must beta. Why are you complaining about beta software

What ios27 version does this occur on

iOS 27 & 27.2

PSA: DON’T TRY unless you know how to force restart the phone. (Volume up, volume down, then keep pressing the power button until it restarts)

How can we report this to apple on a stable version though? So they can fix it in next update

Yo @johnternus can we get this one fixed? Kind of a weird one!

Just tried and confirmed!

Slide to turn off does work but it’s tricky

That's shit if we have to do all that. Step number one: DO NOT BUY IPHONE

Tried this and it works…Maybe it’s an Easter egg kinda thing🤣

Confirmed on iPhone 17 with iOS 27.2, AND on iPadOS 27.2 with iPad Air M3 13”