Keys on my iphone 5s keyboard unresponsive?

When I try to text, my 't', 'f', 'g', 'c', and 'v' keys are unresponsive. The responsiveness of other keys, like the "send" button seems on and off. And I have even briefly had a problem where my finger could "press" keys just by hovering near them (though it would press an adjacent key rather than the one I intended) or would just type a long string of random gibberish when I pressed a key. What is going on?

Most likely the touchscreen is damaged or failing.

Try turning it in it's side so the keys are in a different area of the screen & see if the problem goes or affects different letters.

If so, you need to replace the screen assembly (which includes the touchscreen).

They are relatively cheap on ebay and there are masses of step-by-step instruction videos on youtube showing how to do the replacement in detail.

Many screens come with the toolkit you need to do the job.

Thanks. I turned it on its side and now all the letters work. I'll repair it but for now I have a quick fix.

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