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iPhone 8 home button over heating and mysteriously cracked- battery draining super fast

Has anyone else had this problem and has Apple done anything to fix it? The other day I was using my phone and everything was working perfect. I then left to go do something and left my iPhone 8 on my bed, and when I came back I noticed my home button was extremely hot and wasn't working. I then noticed I had a notification saying that my home button could not be recognized. Upon looking closer I saw that a crack had mysteriously appeared on my home button (It was literally sitting on my bed in the same place I left it??). Ever since then my home button will be extremely hot and the battery will drain like crazy.

I've read about some other people having this same problem, and most of the time it seems like Apple will not do anything about it... Is there anyone that has had theirs successfully replaced?! My phone is only 10 months old.

iPhone 8, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 6:51 AM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2019 6:54 AM

Your phone is under warranty, so make a Genius Bar appointment and take it in to have it checked. Only Apple can diagnose the hardware and tell you what repair or replacement options are available to you. If it is something covered under warranty, they’ll fix it for you. If not covered, you may have to pay for repairs or replacement.

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Jun 12, 2019 6:54 AM in response to izzyy77

Your phone is under warranty, so make a Genius Bar appointment and take it in to have it checked. Only Apple can diagnose the hardware and tell you what repair or replacement options are available to you. If it is something covered under warranty, they’ll fix it for you. If not covered, you may have to pay for repairs or replacement.

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iPhone 8 home button over heating and mysteriously cracked- battery draining super fast

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