How can i fix my home button if its unresponsive

my Iphone 3Gs home button has become unresponsive and will not work when i press it. What can i do?

Also see this previous discussion.
FIX for iPod Touch Home Button: Apple Support Communities

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    How can I fix my home button on my ipod touch 4g, it stopped working?

    Also see this previous discussion.
    FIX for iPod Touch Home Button: Apple Support Communities

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    I used assistive touch and its not working what do i do

    Diescribe how Assistive Touch is not working.
    Try:
    http://snapguide.com/guides/calibrate-your-home-button/?utm_expid=69945963-15
    fix for Home button
    iPhone Home Button Not Working or Unresponsive? Try This Fix
    - If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
    You can do it an an Apple store by:
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
    or sent it in to Apple. See:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
    - There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
    iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens

  • HT2188 How can I fix the home button on my iPod touch?

    I have a 4th generation iPod touch that is about almost 2 years old. I've never dropped it on a hard surface like concrete or hardwood floors, just a few times on my carpet. It's never been scratched, never had water damage or anything like that. It's in pretty good condition, and runs pretty smoothly, except my home button doesn't work!
    I know several people with the same iPod who have similar problems - their home button doesn't work. When I'm in an app, like the Music app, and I hit the home button to get back to my home screen, it doesn't work.
    I've looked it up on the internet - I've seen several videos on YouTube (like turning the iPod off, entering an original app like Weather or Notes and then holding the lock button down until the "slide to power off" button came up, and then holding the home button down until it went away to 'calibrate' the home button, and locking my iPod and then clicking the lock screen and home button at the same time - which worked for me a few times, but after like a day or two, the button stopped working) and I've also Googled it and heard that rubbing alcohol on a q-tip would clean any gunk out from underneath the home button. I've never tried the alcohol one out of fear that I'd really ruin the button.
    I've also read that there might be dust under there or gunk that should be cleaned by a professional...
    But my dad says that it's too tight of an area around the button for anything to get lodged under there. I am currently updating the iPod to iO5 or whatever the new update is to see if it makes any difference.
    I'm just trying this forum as a last result to see if there is anyone out there with a similar problem that has fixed it themselves to quell the problem permanently. If not, then I suppose I'll be forced to take it to the Apple Store and see if they can fix it.
    I did have the 1 year warranty, but alas, I did not start having these problems until recently.

    Have you looked here:
    fix for Home button
    Fix a broken, unresponsive or sticky iPhone Home Button
    You can use the Accessibility Assistive Touch feature for almost all of the Home button functions.

  • How can you fix a home button?

    My home button is difficult to push and seems unresponsive.  What can we do?

    Try:
    fix for Home button
    iPhone Home Button Not Working or Unresponsive? Try This Fix
    - If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
    - If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
    You can do it an an Apple store by:
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
    or sent it in to Apple. See:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
    - There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
    iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens

  • Hello, how can i fix my home button, it activates itself all of the time.

    my iphone has a mind of its own! the home button activates its self all of the time. if i am using a app it will go back to the menu, if locked it will open voice command. i have tried reseting, updating it and all of that. its not at all damaged and it started doing it all of a sudden and hasnt stoped for a week now. p.s   I would rather not send it back to apple because their service is awful and very slow, i have already changed it 4 times for various reasons and would rather avoid doing it again. thanks alot if anyone can help, im getting desperate :s

    You can try the steps recommended in the User Guide.  If they don't work bring your phone into Apple for evaluation.
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

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    My girlfriends phone was fine then all of a sudden the home button don't work and we knew the power button doesn't work but I need help trying to fix the home button?

    Make a backup, then restore it as new, via iTunes.
    If that fails, then contact Apple to get the device serviced/replaced.

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    I have a 4s and my power button got stuck. I was wondering if there was a way I could fix it by myself.

    Apple does not fix phones. If the phone is out of warranty, to replace it would be $149USC.

  • How do I fix my home button?

    how do I fix my home button?

    Try this previous discussion:
    FIX for iPod Touch Home Button: Apple Support Communities

  • How can I get my home button to work again

    How can I get my home button to work again

    Well, if your Home button is broken, you won't be able to reset your phone, and if the Sleep/Wake button won't turn your phone on, it's a trip to the Apple store.

  • How can i fix my home screen button?

    my ipod hoem screen is stuck, are there anyways to fix it at home or do i need to send it off somewhere?
    I've dropped once or twice but it was a while ago so i dont think that it would be the cause of it.

    Try:
    http://snapguide.com/guides/calibrate-your-home-button/?utm_expid=69945963-15
    fix for Home button
    iPhone Home Button Not Working or Unresponsive? Try This Fix
    - If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
    - If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
    You can do it an an Apple store by:
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
    or sent it in to Apple. See:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
    - There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
    iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens

  • How can i fix my home bouton?

    i have a ipod touch 4 and the home boutton is stuck how can i fix it?

    -See:
    fix for Home button
    Fix a broken, unresponsive or sticky iPhone Home Button
    - If you have iOS 5 you can use Assistive Touch which adds screen buttons: Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
    - Apple will exchange it for a refurbished one for:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
    - A third-party place like the following will fix the switch for less.
    iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens

  • HT204266 How do I fix my home button?

    When I click my home button onmy iPod touch it doesn't work. I have to hold it in for multiple minutes, and most the time it still doesn't work. How do I fix it so it is back to normal?

    fix for Home button
    Fix a broken, unresponsive or sticky iPhone Home Button

  • My IPod Touch home button doesnt work at all, so i was wondering how i could fix the home button??

    Does anyone know???

    Try:
    fix for Home button
    iPhone Home Button Not Working or Unresponsive? Try This Fix
    - If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
    - If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
    You can do it an an Apple store by:
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
    or sent it in to Apple. See:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
    - There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
    iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens

  • How can I fix ipod touch slider? Its frozen.

    my i-pod touch is frozen it turns on but the slider will not move therefore not allowing me to do anything with my ipod, how can I fix it?

    By using the standard fixes:
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    - Restore from backup
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