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How to fix iPhone 4 home button doesn’t work
September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment
My iPhone 4, which I’ve had for 8 months, has suddenly got a damn irritating problem .. the home button doesn’t work properly. Over the last week or so it’s got so bad that about 1 in 5 presses were working and I was becoming dead frustrated with it. So much so that a trip to the Apple Store 50Kms away was in order to see if they could fix it or get a new one .. but that’s a real PITA.
- Updated to latest firmware – not change – still not working
- Hard reboot – still not working
Then I discovered a fix…
and here’s how I fixed it… it’s so simple that it defies belief.
- I blew hard into the charging socket 3 times – more responsive
- Gave it a few raps on my thigh with the back (not the glass side) – working perfectly again!!!
That’s it .. it was probably a bit of dust in the sensor. And a bit of physical activity on it sorted it out!
Saved me a trip to the Apple Store.
5 days on now .. and it’s still 100% responsive!
PS .. I take no responsibility for any damage to anything. I was careful to use flesh rather than a hard knee for example. And be careful of damaging the glass side.