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FACT 1: the home button has an embedded chip on the backside of the button. To use simple words, this chip stores the key that allows the board to recognize it. Thus if you use a different home button, whether original or aftermarket, the board will not recognize the home button.

As a result, the non-native home button will not be able to scan the finger print and will not react to any input. The phone will act as if it"s missing the home button completely. A message will also appear "Touch ID cannot be activated." The only way to have the home button function in this case is by using the assistive touch aka virtual on-screen home button. And the only way to wake the phone would be by using the power button or raise to wake.

FACT 2: Apple - and only in an Apple owned Apple Store, but starting to show up at some AASPs as I write this - can replace the screen and home button and reprogram the new home button and pair it with the board/phone. If a third party repair shop or DIYer damage the home button during repair, or the owner breaks it somehow, or it fails, the only way to have a home button function restored at this date is to take it to an Apple Store or one of those AASPs that are starting to receive the pairing machine.

FACT 3: Apple did nothing to prevent replacing screens with OEM or aftermarket parts. If you replace the screen and transfer the home button without damaging it, everything will work normally. But expect cheap parts to perform poorly. So invest in good quality parts from reputable vendors. Replacement screens should be as close as possible to Apple screens in terms of : color fidelity, backlight, touch, force touch, durability, frame lifting, frame finishing.

FACT 4: many replacement screens have a defective home button interconnect cable. When the home button works with the original screen but not the replacement screen, it is a bad screen and you need to warranty it or replace it. And yes a whole batch can be defective.

However, sometimes while disassembling the iPhone, you damage the home button extension cable on the broken screen, then you try to fit a bad replacement part. Now home button doesn"t work on neither the old nor the new screen, and you assume the home button itself has failed. Well no, sometimes it hasn"t.

FACT 5: you may damage the home button and completely lose all functions, specially if you tear the home button cable. Some very patient people resolder the pieces together. I would rather fit an original broken screen together with the damaged home button and send them to an Apple Store for complete screen assembly replacement and pairing (see FACT 2). The cost of the new screen from Apple is comparable in price to the cost of stitiching the broken home button back together in my opinion.

FACT 6: in some instances, a chip (other than the one in FACT 1) present on the home button is damaged (specially during transfer of home button from broken to new screen). When damaged and failing, this chip will prevent home button function from working such as to exit an app and go back to home screen. But the finger print scanner would still be working and you are able to wake/unlock the screen with your finger/fingerprint and use reachability. This chip is accessible (contrary to the fingerprint scanner chip in FACT 1 which is practically unreachable) can be replaced and the issue can be fixed. Sometimes a partial tear to the home button cable can cause the same failure. It is also repairable by some people with the right tools, skill, and patient mindset.

FACT 7: some repair techs noticed that a damaged front cam assembly can interfere with the functioning of the Home Button/Touch ID. To rule out this possibility, test the Home Button + Touch ID functions after disconnecting the front camera flex cable. BUT, starting with iOS 11, front cam assembly may need to be present/connected for the iPhone to boot. So may be try a different/known good one.

FACT 8: after the release if iOS 11, and up till iOS 11.0.3, we noticed that some iPhone 7 devices cannot boot completely or may boot-loop if home button is missing or damaged (as well as front cam assembly). [Not verified yet: a fellow tech observed that some i7 would boot without home button attached. His theory is that the board version that has a certain Intel chip would boot without the home button while the board version with a Qualcomm chip requires the home button to be installed to boot].

Any number of issues can result in your iPhone Home button not working. If your device is under warranty, your best option to get it fixed is taking it to the nearest Apple Store. Otherwise, we"ll look at quick fixes you can use to repair it yourself.

Before we start, we should clarify that these fixes work with every model of iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that has a Home button. Whether you have an iPhone 8 or an iPhone SE, if the Home button isn"t working you can use the tips below to fix it.

There are lots of hidden accessibility features on your iPhone. One of these is a perfect workaround to let you keep using your iPhone when the Home button isn"t working. It"s called AssistiveTouch, and Apple designed it for people who have difficulty using physical buttons.

You can turn on AssistiveTouch from the Settings to add a software-based Home button to your iPhone screen. It doesn"t fix your Home button, but it does let you keep using your iPhone without a working Home button.

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch. On older versions of iOS, you need to go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch instead. If you can"t exit your current app to access Settings, restart your iPhone to go to the Home screen.

Turn on the toggle for AssistiveTouch. You should see a semi-transparent button appear on your screen. Tap it to reveal a popup menu, then tap Home to simulate pressing the Home button.

Drag and drop the AssistiveTouch button to move it around your iPhone screen so it doesn"t get in the way. You can also use Siri to turn it off and on when you don"t need it.

It"s worth taking a moment to customize the AssistiveTouch options from the Settings to make it as useful as possible. If you only use it as a Home button, you can even make that the only option, so you don"t need to open a popup menu anymore.

We"ve used "recalibrate" in quotes here because this is not an official term. In fact, there doesn"t seem to be a definitive source for this trick, but it"s proven to be effective at fixing iPhone Home buttons regardless of why they aren"t working.

Again, you can use this trick to fix the Home button on any applicable device. The worst that could happen is that your Home button still doesn"t work after you try it.

Now press and hold the Top or Side button on your iPhone until the Slide to power off prompt appears. If nothing appears, try holding either Volume button at the same time.

That"s it. This fix should work for physical Home buttons that aren"t working on the iPhone 6S and earlier, as well as the touch-based Home buttons on the iPhone 7 up to the iPhone SE.

If this didn"t fix your Home button, try repeating the process several times. Some users have reported that their Home button started working after three or four attempts.

This one isn"t a quick method, but it still might be the quickest way to get your iPhone Home button working. A lot of the time when the Home button isn"t working, it comes down to a fault in the software or firmware on your iPhone. You can fix these issues for free by restoring the device using DFU mode.

You also need to set aside at least an hour. Restoring your device with DFU mode rewrites every bit of the software and firmware. Sometimes, this takes a while.

Follow the instructions in our guide to restoring your iPhone using DFU mode. If that doesn"t work, you know your Home button definitely has a hardware problem. One of the other tips below can still help you fix it, though.

As you use the Home button throughout the life of your iPhone, it"s likely to collect a buildup of dirt and grime. That filth might clog the mechanism, which could explain why the Home button stopped working. Unfortunately, this tip can"t help if the Home button isn"t working on an iPhone 7, an iPhone SE, or later because those devices don"t feature a mechanical button.

If that doesn"t work, lightly dampen the cloth with 98 to 99 percent isopropyl alcohol. This evaporates in the air, so it shouldn"t cause damage to your iPhone components.

Rub the alcohol over the Home button while repeatedly clicking it. As you click the Home button, the alcohol should work its way inside to loosen any dirt.

The Home button connects to other components inside your iPhone using a fragile cable near the charging port. Some people have fixed their Home button by applying a small amount of pressure in this area, presumably because doing so reconnected the cable.

Of course, you need to be incredibly careful when trying this. You don"t want to break anything inside your iPhone. You also need to be careful you don"t snap off the Lightning or 30-pin connector inside the charging port, which can be almost impossible to remove.

You will hopefully find that this fixes the Home button on your iPhone for a few weeks or more. However, you"ll probably need to get the Home button on your iPhone replaced eventually. With an iPhone 7 or later, you can"t replace the Home button, so you may need a replacement device instead.

If your iPhone is less than a year old, it might still be covered by Apple"s one-year warranty. That means you can make an appointment at the Genius Bar in your nearest Apple Store to have Apple repair your Home button for free.

Unfortunately, most iPhones with a physical Home button are more than a year old. But you can still pay for a repair from Apple or a third-party service provider.

That said, it"s usually cheaper to repair it yourself. There are lots of sites that show you how to repair your gadgets, including how to fix a Home button that isn"t working. Some of them even sell all the parts and tools you need for a particular repair. Just be careful you don"t miss a step and make the issue worse!