Guided Access + Broken home button- uh oh.

My iPad has guided access activated. My home button does not work and buttons do not trigger a similar response. Nor do I have the power to turn it off. Options aside from letting it die? I’ve been waiting 3 days for it to drain battery from 50%-

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Nov 21, 2021 4:21 PM

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Nov 22, 2021 10:49 AM in response to tory248

Hello tory248,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

If we understand your post correctly, Guided Access is enabled on your iPad but in order to turn the feature off you need the Home button which is currently not working. We'd like to help!


Since the Home button on your iPad is no longer functioning, we recommend taking a look at this article: If a button or switch isn't working on your iPhone or iPad


According to the article about Guided Access, you'll need the Home button in order to turn the feature off.

Use Guided Access on iPad


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

Take care!



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