Home button not working and unable to activate Touch ID on 2nd generation iPhone SE

mikeestash wrote:

UPDATE

I've started using assisted touch. While this works fine, I still consider it a workaround rather than a fix. So still, if you have a fix, please drop it here. Thx

There is no magic wand we can wave to fix a damaged phone. So you won't find a fix here. If you're not willing to pay for a repair (not a good investment on a phone released 5 years ago) and you don't want to pay for a new iPhone, then you'll have to live with the phone you've got.

Sorry. The "fix" is to get it repaired.

There are no magic words that will fix broken hardware.

Clearly the fall damaged your phone. But it truly wouldn't be worth spending any money on. Time to buy a new iPhone.

mikeestash wrote:

I just dropped my Iphone SE 2 on the ground. it seemed unaffected, but after a few seconds it turned off. After turning it back on, The home button stopped working, and a notification appeared saying "unable to activate touch id on this iphone" Does anyone have a fix? Please don't tell me it need's repaired.

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Original Title: Home button not working

Does not sound good.

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Please don't tell me it need's repaired.

OK, we won't tell you what it needs, since it would not be worth the expense.