My iPhone4 Home button has ceased to work.

It was intermittent for a while and now has stopped working altogether. Any ideas?

If you have Warranty or AppleCare Coverage definitely have Apple resolve the problem for you.
If no coverage, first step is to clean the iPhone Dock Port to see if this returns the function, use a clean dry toothbrush. If nothing, try cleaning Dock Port with a bit of Isopropyll Alcohol.
If still no function, next step is Restore iPhone Firmware. If still problem then Home Button Flex will need replacement or you have serious Logic Board problem.
If you have Warranty or AppleCare Coverage definitely have Apple resolve the problem for you.

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If your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad is Broken
Apple does not fix iDevices. Instead, they exchange yours for a refurbished or new replacement depending upon the age of your device and refurbished inventories. On rare occasions when there are no longer refurbished units for your older model, they may replace it with the next newer model.
You may take your device to an Apple retailer for help or you may call Customer Service and arrange to send your device to Apple:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers.
iPod Service Support and Costs
iPhone Service Support and Costs
iPad Service Support and Costs
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* Enable AssistiveTouch
Enable AssistiveTouch which floats a virtual button on-screen which can mimic all hardware buttons on the device:
Settings>General>Accessibility>AssistiveTouch: turn ON
*Note* If you power off the device using the AssistiveTouch panel (tap the on-screen AssistiveTouch button, Device>Lock Screen (tap and hold to power off)), you will NOT be able to power on the device *if your Sleep/Wake (power) button is not functioning*. You will need to connect the powered off device either to a PC's USB port or an external charger to power the device back on.

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My home button has stopped working all together!!!!! Any ideas how to fix??
Many thanks.

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http://snapguide.com/guides/calibrate-your-home-button/?utm_expid=69945963-15
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- 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

My Iphone4 Home button sometimes work nicely and sometimes it stop working. India Apple care says they cant give me even paid support because i bought phone from Australia. i don't know what to do. i m disappointed with the product and service support

My Iphone4 Home button sometimes work nicely and sometimes it stop working. India Apple care says they cant give me even paid support because i bought phone from Australia. i don't know what to do. i m disappointed with the product and service support

When you buy an iPhone in the U.S. it's locked to that country with the carrier you bought it for.
If you bought the device unlocked in the U.S. it's unlocked, you can use it on any carrier. Even one's outside the country.
If you want to do a repair on a device you bought in the U.S. and your using it in another country, you must send it back to the U.S. Why? That's where you bought it from.
AppleCare Protection Plans and AppleCare Limited Warranties are registered to your hardware.
Your hardware is your iPhone.
Wherever hardware that was bought then that's the country it was designed to be used in and that's where it was manufactured.
Apple is very localized - if you call U.S. tech support, you'll speak to somone in your country.
So, what does all this mean?
In order to do a repair, you need to send it back to the country you got it from.
And we're all customers like you. We understand that you're upset, but Apple isn't gonna bend the rules to one individual.
Policy is policy. Get over it.

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Try a reset:
Hold the Sleep and Home button down until you see the Apple logo.

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I have same problem.
However, I am unable to turn on Assistive Touch.
At one time I was able to activate it, but it went away and now I cant reactivate.
What is the solution?

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Suggestions include:
Upgrade
Restrore
ReSync
Push harder,
etc.
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lfossier1 wrote:
Apple has to do something about this, as it is affecting a large portion of the user community.
No they do not and no it is not affecting a large portion of the user community.
If it is an actual hardware issue, the only fix is to repair or replace the hardware.
If it is a software issue, restoring as new will fix it.

Iphone4 home button not working

iphone4 home button not working properly,
needs 6-8 times repeated clicks to get it work,
can anyone help please.

bring it to your telco or apple store you bought the iphone from...
the telco might charge you if you are out of warranty...

My iphone home button has stopped working

My iphone's home button has been acting up and sometimes it didnt work but now my home button just doesnt work at all. Also last night I used the Keep it clean wipes to clean out the home button and now it just wont work but when I try to re calibrate the home button like when I go to photos or stocks and I hold down the power button until it say '' slide to power off '' then I press and hold the home button and it still force quits back to the home screen when I do that but when I press the home button to go back to the home screen or to use the multitasking or when the voice control it doesnt work anymore I dont know what to do. Ive got an appointment tomorrow at the genius bar and my 1 year warranty just expired a few weeks ago (25 june)
Also I dont want to get the phone replaced as everything on the phone works except for the home button now
Also If I take in the phone will they just fix the home button or replace the extire home button ? and if so how much will it cost ?
Also and after I used the wipes the home button did still work but it just stopped working today when I was in the car and I wiped the phone with my shirt to clean the dust and it just completely stopped working
Any help appreciated as Im feeling extremely sad now because I love this phone and its useless now without the home button
Thanks

If your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad is Broken
Apple does not fix iDevices. Instead, they exchange yours for a refurbished or new replacement depending upon the age of your device and refurbished inventories. On rare occasions when there are no longer refurbished units for your older model, they may replace it with the next newer model.
You may take your device to an Apple retailer for help or you may call Customer Service and arrange to send your device to Apple:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers.
iPod Service Support and Costs
iPhone Service Support and Costs
iPad Service Support and Costs
There are third-party firms that do repairs on iDevices, and there are places where you can order parts to DIY if you feel up to the task. Start with Google to search for these.

My home button has stopped working. what can i do?

I have had my ipod toch 4th gen for 2 years. for the past couple of weeks my home button has been intermittently unresponsive, the majority of the time it doesnt work. Is there anything i can do about 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

The home button has stopped working on my iphone 5c. Did the same a few months ago and recovered 24hrs later. Can anyone explain this problem. Phone still in warranty. Had steam issue recently but this was after last home button episode.

Have an iphone 5c 8g. The home button has stopped working. Did the same a few months ago and recovered 24hrs later. Can anyone explain this problem. Phone still in warranty. Had steam issue recently but this was after last home button episode and no evidence of damage.

If you are playing in hockey arenas a lot or if you are bringing it into bathroom same time as shower it may not seem like much but overtime the steam can acquire and build up in the phones usb dock flex cable swell as the home button flex cable. Bring again into apple store and should be covered under warranty again. could also be a delay in a 8gb 5c software may just be very lag.

Hi i am from india i bought my phone last year from hongkong as it was not launch in india.now with the ios5 upgrade the home button has become very hard. i take a lot of care of my phone.the istore is not ready to repair it .please do something

hi i am from india i bought my phone last year from hongkong as it was not launch in india.now with the ios5 upgrade the home button has become very hard. i take a lot of care of my phone.the istore is not ready to repair it .please do something.it was working proper before the upgrade.i even bought the ipad for 42 k from the istore in india.(mumbai).i love apple product and the moey i would by the mac book air also.but now i dont have any solution for my home button it is very irritating when it does not work .get an upgrade to do something it is factory unlock phone.regards vijay.

Hi well let me be clear.last year the iPhone was bought from someone traveling to honkong.i did not get it cheap it was a new phone and what is the use of getting a phone after 1 year six months.thats when the iPhone came to India.I paid more than what u selling the iPhones in India.now I have bought the iPad in India now.we are ready to pay for the repair charges.my phone work excellent it's just the home button.please don't say I was saving some buck I paid from my hard earned salary.it was nearly 800$ in Indian rupees.i love ur products.i offen make people buy ur products in Istore talking Good about them.if I new this phone would have problem I would wait for it to com to India.i work when i was 18years in one of the best handbag stores in India as a managelabor 20 years and I know how important is customer satisfaction and service as till date I give it to them at there door step.i even buy ur expensive softwares.i never had a problem with my 3G and 3GS iPhone in the past.regards vijay

Anyone else having issues with white iphone4 home button?

so i have come across this stuff here and there but i am pointing more towards people from India..
You all know how Pathetic apple is at India because of not having major share holding...
My White iPhone 4 purchased in july on the same date as launch in India has issues with the home button.. It sometimes becomes unresponsive.. Stays like that for 5-15 seconds as it varies and then starts working..
I don't understand if it is hardware or software issue.. Sometimes for weeks it doesn't happen and then it could happen way too much... i went to the iStore guys and they told me to restore it as its a software issue..
I wanted to know if any of you faced that and what did you do? did you get a replacement? since it happens occasionally i cant show the store guys that it is happening so they won't replace.

My experience with home button:
Mine did not work sometimes also; but I found this was due to "how" i was pressing the button. There must have been some dust under it because if you pressed it in a certain place; the button would press in but this would not register until you pressed really quite hard.
Pressing in any other place and the click seemed to register.
Try it and see if it is the same for you? Can you press your button in a place and it doesnt register (mine was at the top of the white square on the button)...
I had mine replaced under warranty from my Apple Store.

My iPhone4 Home button has ceased to work.

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