My home button is not working

my home button is not working

I had the same problem. The home button not working. Also the charging stopped and I could not connect the a host with the USB cable. This happened after 4 month of usage (heavy usage by my siblings).
I went back to the dealer and they fixed it. They said they had to "tighten" the home button. They also said they did not observe any problem with the charging. I still have to get the device back to confirm this. It took 5 days to fix.
So I don't think this is a SW problem. And all the tricks I read in this forum like "pressing on the side of the home button" are just temporary remedies. Eventually you will need a mechanical fix. The problem is that the device is sensitive, and many insertions of the power cord cause the internal assembly which includes the home button to dislocate.
I hoped someone from Apple would post a formal description of the problem and how to fix it.

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