iPhone 5s Home Button Assembly Replacement

Step 1 Home Button Assembly



• Unscrew the single captive Phillips #000 screw securing the home button cable.
• The captive screw is fastened to the home button cable by a spring contact backing. During reassembly, ensure the contact is in the correct orientation—on the side of the screw nearest the LCD.
• If your replacement part does not have this captive screw and spring contact, you will need to transfer them to the new cable.
Step 2



• Fold the home button cable down, out of the way of the home button bracket.
Step 3
• Remove the two 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws from the home button bracket.
Step 4
• Remove the home button bracket from the display assembly.
Step 5
• Wedge the the tip of a spudger underneath the home button cable assembly.
• The home button cable is affixed by mild adhesive.
• Gently work the spudger underneath the cable to separate the home button cable from the front panel assembly.
• Do not remove the home button yet, as it is still attached to the front panel assembly.
Step 6
• If necessary, remove the tape over the home button on the front side of your cracked front panel assembly.
• Gently push the top left corner of the home button up away from the front panel.
• Do not push the home button all the way through—you only need to get a corner free, so that you can pry it free with a spudger.
• This membrane is very thin. If you feel like you're going to tear the button, apply heat and try again.
Step 7
• Peel the home button the rest of the way off of the display by prying gently with a spudger.
Step 8
• Remove the home button assembly from the front panel.

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