FIX for iPod Touch Home Button

Ok I had the same problem but my ipod touch is a 4th generation I tried the alchol method didn't work. So I got a thumbtack and went around the home button beause maybe there was dirt, and it must have been the problem because it worked, my home button has a few scraches now but i's worth it trust me this actually works.

So... After trying several of these options (some of which worked, but only temporarily), I discovered that my home button does work, but I have to push it in and up from the bottom right. I guess some of the technical whatever is under the home button became displaced. Try pushing it (hard) from different angles. Hope this helps! :)

yeeha just done this on a ipod touch 4th gen and it worked a treat.....Thanks😀

My home button was stuck. It started a few days ago. I turned on assisted touch, which worked alright for me. Then I found te alcohol solution on an apple forum and I tried it. The button responded again when pushing hard around the corner of the button. About an hour later, it suddenly was back to normal: it clicked and worked great. But it was temporary.

It got stuck again and after pushing the button around, it sometimes worked great again for a short while.

Then I discovered another solution that worked easier and faster for me than pushing the button around randomly: I bounced the bottom of my ipod on a plastic surface a few times. It works as temporary fix. When the button got stuck again, I bounced the top edge of my ipod, when bouncing the bottom edge did not work anymore.

Why it works, I don't know. Maybe something beneath the button is blocking it from returning to it's normal position. At this moment, my button works fine, and I hope it is not temporary. ButI thought I post my solution, because it may work for others as well or better.

Radio Shack has a product specifically for this. It is a lubricant for electronic devices. It it composed of non conductive materials. It is a tad cold when it comes out, but if something is out of warranty and unusable anyway, it is worth a try if something is "stuck" like a home button. I also wish this button was capacative and not mechanical.

I just tried the method mentioned earilier in the post; held down the button and blew into the charging port. I can't believe how simple this was to solve the problem in my case. For weeks I was having to push the button hard several times to get it to work, but now a normal push works every time!

This worked perfectly for me I got scared when it restarted but all is fine. My home button other wouldn't respond or would double click. This worked a treat I read through some of the other ones such as the alcohol one but if your button doesn't feel stuck then I recommend this as it seams like a software problem so this I guess reset or restart fixes it.

Which type of alcohol do I use to fix my home button?

This girl with a Broken Button wrote:

Which type of alcohol do I use to fix my home button?

Electrical Swtich & Cleaner...

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I used some type of machine oil. I suppose lamp oil would do too.

sensei11 wrote:

I used some type of machine oil. I suppose lamp oil would do too.

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ANY type of oil will ruin your electronics.

Hi, I had tried nail polish remover as it was an oil-free type and others have tried other types. I do recomend you lookng into what actually is working for ppl and how they done it. And defo no oilly, or thick fluids. Do any suggestion at your own risk and good luck. Let us know how you went.

P.S. My issue had only temparily worked. There is so much gunk when the button is even friends can feel itunder it, you know. Thank goodness for the accessabilities 😀

New to this forum but was so impressed by the solution of blowing into the port to stop my home button from sticking that i signed up and here is my first message.

It really works, thanks Ipod saver!!!!

@japanadian - I was skeptical about this fix too at first. But I tried it, and WOW, it really did work!

The method I used was slightly different though. Found it here at OSXDaily.com http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/22/iphone-home-button-not-working-or-unresponsive-fi x/

It said to release the sleep/wake button, and then press/hold the Home button.

In my case it was not a hardware problem, because the button was not stuck and the return spring seems fine. The device just didn't like to respond to clicking the button.

thanks again.

The alcohol trick did not work for me and my ipod 5 ,64 mb is only a lil over a year old. Mine happened overnight.I did not drop it or handle it with dirty hands.Yesterday my home button was working great and woke up this morning to a button that doesn't click at all. It seems like it is stuck.I have to press down on it very hard to get it to work.I don't understand how this can happen overnight like that.