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Q: My home button has gone in to my ipad air and hard to click! could i get this fix for less tan £20?

My home button has gone in to my ipad air and hard to click! could i get this fix for less tan £20?

iPad Air, iOS 8.4

Posted on Aug 12, 2015 3:11 AM

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Q: My home button has gone in to my ipad air and hard to click! could i get this fix for less tan £20?

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  • by Demo,

    Demo Demo Aug 12, 2015 3:32 AM in response to rhodrision
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    Aug 12, 2015 3:32 AM in response to rhodrision

    Check here for options. You may need to change to your own country.

    https://www.apple.com/support/ipad/repair/

  • by SergZak,

    SergZak SergZak Aug 12, 2015 6:23 AM in response to rhodrision
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    Aug 12, 2015 6:23 AM in response to rhodrision

    Between now and the time you can get the device repaired as mentioned by , you can use Assistive Touch which floats a virtual button on-screen which can mimic all hardware buttons on the device:

     

    Settings>General>Accessibility>AssistiveTouch: turn ON

     

    Using this, your Home button will be on-screen and accessible through the Assistive Touch panel.

     

    More info: Use AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

     

    Note that you do NOT need to toggle the Assistive Touch panel as described at the link above using the triple-click Home button command. Once you turn it on, it will stay on and displayed on the screen. The triple-click Home command is simply a a shortcut to toggle Assistive Touch on/off. If your Home button is bad and very hard to operate, this is something you likely will not want to be doing.

     

    I personally use the Assitive Touch panel even though my home button is fully operational. The Home button is the most used button on the iPad and I use the Assistive Touch panel to avoid wear and tear on it. It may take some getting used to but once you do, it kind of feels odd using the actual Home button as frequently as it's supposed to be used.