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iPhone 6 Home Button Replacement

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What you need

  1. iPhone 6 Home Button Replacement, Home Button: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the two 1.9 mm Phillips screws securing the home button bracket.

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    • Remove the home button bracket from the front panel.

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    • Use the point of a spudger to disconnect the home button cable connector by pushing it up and away from the home button.

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    • The rubber membrane surrounding the home button is very thin and tears easily.

    • Apply mild heat (with an iOpener, heat gun, or hair dryer) to soften the adhesive securing the home button membrane.

    • Using your fingertip, apply firm, constant pressure on the home button from the front side of the display assembly, until the membrane starts to separate 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.

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    • Peel the home button the rest of the way off of the display by prying gently with a spudger.

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    • Use the point of a spudger to carefully separate the home button cable from the adhesive securing it to the front panel.

    • If the cable doesn't separate easily, apply heat using an iOpener or hair dryer to soften the adhesive, and try again. Be careful not to damage the cable.

    • Before installing the Home button, make sure that the tape on the button is positioned correctly, because in the future the wrong arrangement of the cable may break it

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    • Once all the adhesive has been separated, remove the home button from the front panel.

    • If you are replacing a broken front panel, there may be glass shards stuck to the home button. Carefully remove any remaining glass before transferring your home button to a new display.

    • Your replacement part may come with an extra Phillips screw already installed left of the Home Button. Remove the unnecessary screw so that you can reinstall the home button bracket.

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