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Released September 16, 2016. Model 1660, 1778 Available as GSM or CDMA / 32, 128 or 256 GB / Rose gold, gold, silver, black, and jet black.

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Has anyone tried the Ifixit home button solution?

Just saw there is an ifixit home button for 7/7+ that says it works as a replacement but doesn’t have Touch ID. Been a while since we’ve looked at home button replacement because they never worked. The ones sold here claim to function as a home button but won’t work for Touch ID wish is fine. Anyone else have experience with these parts? Are they plug and play or some funky Bluetooth concoction or other Frankenstein deal like all the ones from like a year or so ago?

Please advise ASAP. If it works I need it extremely soon for a customer.

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sweet. no one?

so just in general any of the new home buttons, do they work?

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They work, but the problem is the button won’t be paired to the secure enclave of the phone which is why you get no TouchID.

If you want TouchID, you need to take it to Apple.

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Oh yeah I’ve been doing repairs for 10 years so I knew Touch ID is never going to happen. But good to know standard functionality can be returned so these phones with bad HBs aren’t just bricked. We tried all the goofy Bluetooth and test pad versions that have come out over the past 2 years. I actually just ended up ordering a similar product from amazon because I was able to get next day shipping for the same price I would have paid for just the button from ifixit. I would like to know how the quality compares, so I’ll probably order one for testing

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