The touch screen of my Caterpillar CAT S40 does not work anymore

From time to time the touch screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40 does not work anymore. Indeed, if you have dropped, in cases where the touch screen has cracked, it can happen that the touch of Caterpillar CAT S40 no longer works at all. Nevertheless without the touch of your mobile phone, it is incredibly complicated to do anything. That’s why we decided to make this little tutorial to solve the touch of your Caterpillar CAT S40. We will first see what are the diverse tips to fix the touch screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40. We’ll see in a second time what you have to do in cases where our solutions do not work.touch-screen-does-not-work-Caterpillar-CAT-S40

Ways to repair the touch screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40 in cases where it does not work anymore?

Make sure the Caterpillar CAT S40 screen is clean

1 of the first of all things to do when the touch screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40 no longer works is to test if the screen is clean. In fact, it may happen that a simple dirt or stain causes the touch screen of the mobile phone to malfunction. You should clean the screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40 before attempting to use touch. If it still does not work, you can actually go to the next step.

Force restart of your Caterpillar CAT S40

When touch screen does not function, oftentimes the solution is to restart the Caterpillar CAT S40. Nevertheless without the touch screen, it is not necessarily simple to restart the phone. That’s why we advise you to do a forced restart. To achieve this, you must hold down the POWER button and the Volume Down button for 7 seconds.

Remove the SD card from your Caterpillar CAT S40

If your screen is not damaged, it may happen that this is an app that is problematic. Indeed, it may happen that an app comes into conflict with a function of your Caterpillar CAT S40 and oftentimes make malfunction the touch of the phone. Thus, if you turn off the SD card , you will be capable to learn about if it is an app that is at the root of the problem. If this is not the case, you can actually proceed to the next step.

Remove the protective film if you have one

A poorly positioned or worn protective film may oftentimes cause touch screen malfunctions. To be certain that the problem does not originate from there, we recommend you to turn off the protection of your screen.

What if the touch screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40 still does not function?

Reset the Caterpillar CAT S40

If you have tried all the previous steps and the touch screen of your Caterpillar CAT S40 still does not function, we advise you to reset your Caterpillar CAT S40. In fact, it oftentimes happens that a reset of the cellphone makes the touch screen function function again. If you do not know how to reset the cellphone, you can actually read our tutorial: how to reset your Caterpillar CAT S40

Make use of the brand’s after sales service

If still nothing is completed, it is that the problem surely comes from the hardware. In this case, we recommend you to operate the warranty if it is still likely. If this is not the case, you can actually bring your Caterpillar CAT S40 in a specialized shop or use the after-sales service of the brand.