My home button has stopped working.  I have to shut the phone down every time I want to toggle back and forth through apps.

My iPhone 4 is having issues w/the home button.  It doesn't work at all and I have to shut the phone own completely each time I want to toggle back and Roth ou of different apps, to us the phone, take pics., etc.  Is there a fix for this issue or will I need a new phone?

Open any default IOS application ( like calculator, weather, stocks etc) on the iPhone
Press and hold the Power button till the ‘Slide to Shutdown’ screen appears.
Now release the Power button and gently hold the Home button.
Try this a couple of times if it doesnt work first time.

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