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Finger print scanner works home button doesn’t

Bought a smashed iPhone 7 got a screen replacement changed camera original home button and heat sheild. However when I turned the phone on the home button didn’t work but the finger print scanner does?

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You probably damaged the U10 IC on the Home Button flex. This is what make the "button click" work or not. This is repairable but requires a micro-soldering repair on a flex cable and as such, I would not recommend it as a DIY repair.

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If someone other than Apple replaces it, you will lose the touch ID feature.

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