FIX for iPod Touch Home Button

If it still doesn't work, there must be a hardware problem. It could not be fixed, just bring it to an apple store and they would exchange it for free (under warranty) or you would have to pay for it (without warranty)

Something Everyone can do as a temporary or permanent fix if you're not bothered by it is on your iPod go to settings then select General then go to Accessiblity then go down to Assetive Touch and turn it on. This replaces the home button fully, but its annoying and gets in the way at times but it's better than nothing.

Hey ,tonybeyondo.My ipod touchs home button was doing the same thing so I tried this. In about 30 seconds after i did this,the speaker sounded like im partially submerged the ipod in water. Im hoping that after I put it in rice for a few hours. but it seemed to be working better 😢 😠

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so upset that I was going to have to fork out money when that was all I had to do! Thank you so so so so much for putting this up! I couldn't find any posts or videos telling me what I should do, thanks again!

Thought I would chime in. I have the latest version of iPod touch and was having problems with the home button. I was certain it was software, but my wife's iPhone doesn't have this problem, so that led me to believe it was hardware. It's literally less than 4 months old, so I was really peaved considering I have an iPod classic from 2008 that still works perfectly. Anyways, two things. 1. As an electronics/avionics technician, try to avoid any harsh solvents or isopropol alcohol when cleaning the home button. If the solvent is too harsh it could cause damage to the switch or the circuitry, and isopropol has water in it, which is not good for electronics. As someone mentioned before, try to purchase electrical contact cleaner or denatured alcohol for cleaning electronic switches. 2. Before trying any chemicals, try the method that another mentioned of holding the button down and blowing into the connector port (interface and charging port at the bottom). This worked for me and the button immediately started working better. When I first bought my iPod touch, I carried it in my front pants pocket a lot, and my theory is I think that lint and/or dust got in between the button and switch, causing it to be unresponsive. The alcohol trick will work if you've spilled something on the button, or if the unit is much older and thus more dirty. But if it's newer, try blowing it out first. Just my $.02.

JQ

its works!! i had read this some where else i did a combination of the compressed air and tape head cleaning solution,but some did go into my screen got a dark cloud used a powerful hair dryer on the screen and it evaporated the liquid(did a bit at a time so not to over heat my touch) its all back to normal now well done to the poster.

I tired to fix it using Alcohol Cleansing Pads and squeezed the liquid out and put some on my stuck IPod touch 4 gen. and it didn't work. Is there any other way to try to fix it without going to the apple store and wait in line for so long and then wait for the workers to fix it and make me pay a lot for it. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

we have 2 ways:

1-we have to open one default program like clock hold power button till display slide shutdown , then releast the power button and hold home button till main page appears,after some seconds , you can use it.

2-cleaning home button by alcohol , by spraying on home button and pushing it twice.it will remove any dust or ... by diffiusing inside your ipod home button.there is no problem,alcohol will vaporize very fast.

Another success story! Had a good blow and rubbed the home button with some kitchen towel and an electrical cleaning agent called 'safeclens'. I also used a splash of Smirnoff vodka for good measure :-) now my home button works a treat! Can't believe I was almost in tears an hour ago. Thank you

I tried this alcohol technique. It loosened it but it's still again, not too sure if I should continue to put liquid on it. Next step: trying compressed air. ughhh this is so ridiculous, my warranty expired a month ago and Apple wants me to pay $100!

Both of my daughters had this problem with their Ipod Touch 4th gens. First daughter got a replacement under warranty.

Second daughter found a GREAT solution. She used her mouth to suck on the button for just a moment. Sounds strange...but it corrected the problem immediately. Her button had been sticky and non-responsive, and blowing air into the charging port hadn't worked.

Cgladden83 wrote:

I have this problem right now with the power button. Do I put a drop of alcohol on the button or do I just rub it on?

You don;t need to rub it in.

You need to get it down the little bitty space between the button and the iPad screen.

or you can put a little on a cottton swab (q tip) but not too much not dripping, just damp, and rub it on the home button then use compressed air and spray it onto the button (i guess under it sorta?) and that may fix it... ive read that before and to me it sounds a little safer than this but ummm yea so hope this helps! sorry if im wrong!:/

THANK YOU!!!!

I've had this problem for AN YEAR! All I had to do was pour very very little alcohol on the home button and push it for pretty much 3 minutes a lot, after that the "click" came back, but very slowly, and then once again and boom! as good as new. Doesn't seem like a permanent solution though, it keeps becoming sticky again

None of this work, it clicks, but it doesn't go to the home button, and i actually found another way also, you go and put it to charge and then you lock it and try and take a picture like when you hold the button and power and stuff and supposedly it works, thats what i did the first time it didn't work and it WORKED but not it doesn't, so now i'm alllll depressed!