Here is a simple solution to fix a slow or unresponsive home button. (re-calibrate)
Try this first before resorting to replacement of the Home Button.
I have had this solution get a totally unresponsive Home Button to work again many times. It works on all iPhones, I have not tested on but I am sure it that it should also work on iPod touch and iPads. It is commonly caused by a software glitch or your iDevice has alot of installed apps.
I sometimes like to compare it to a Disk Defragment in Windows. Though it's an Apple Operating System.
1. Open any application. For this example I will use Settings.
2. Hold down Power Button till display shows the Shutdown screen. Like image below.
3. Now let go of Power Button and then start to continuously hold down the Home Button until the "Slide to Power Off" screen disappears. Be patient, eventually it will return to the Home Screen. It may even take between 1 - 2 minutes.
That's it. Now test by opening any application and then pressing the Home Button to return to Home Screen.
If you need something more visual to follow try this YouTube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLF1eVur...
Good Luck.
(Images courtesy of Google Images)
3 Comments
Do you still feel the "clicking" action when you press it?
by Scott Head
Yes, I feel clicks. Can you please tell me how you diagnose it?
by Shai
I had a similar problem with iphone 5 that occurred after replacing the digitizer assembly. Turns out that the home button cables end with two metallic circles, pointing towards the inside of the phone, was slightly out of place. I repositioned it to match the two golden color wire hooks on the back assembly. The metal circles are supposed to touch the two wire hooks. I pulled the two wire hooks outwards - so that when they flex back, they are slightly higher than the past position. Relaced the front assembly and that solved the problem.
by Ajaz Karim