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iPhone 4 Home Button not working properly

Hi all,


My iPhone home button (round button at the bottom) has started "not responding correctly." Sometimes when I press the button it works as it should, but other times it takes at least 10 clicks before anything happens. I can hear the clicking sound that the button physically makes so I can't imagine that it's hardware related - but it sometimes doesn't want to do anything.

After searching Google and the forums it seems to be pointing towards a software issue? I upgraded the phone to the latest software 4.3 around 3 weeks ago.


Modern Firmware - 01.10.01


Any advice is much appreciated,

mrdanang

iPhone 4, iOS 4.3

Posted on Apr 27, 2011 1:34 AM

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Jun 4, 2012 7:34 AM in response to Viesis

Someone actually reverse engineered the code and then searched through the original line by line. Using that trick doesn't "calibrate" the home button. It's complete BS. It just shuts down the app. However, this can cause an increase in home button responsiveness because there's one less thing for the iPod or iPhone to deal with.

Jun 9, 2012 2:25 PM in response to mrdanang

Had my iPhone 4 a year and a half. Look after it. In great condition.

Home button started failing to react to me pressing it some weeks ago.


Found this thread today. Tried the calibration. Didn't work.


Noticed somebody mentioned moisture. Remembered I'd worked in warm/wet weather a couple of times and know the phone will have encountered moisture in my pocket but didn't worry as considered the iPhone a sealed unit.

But this drew me to the idea that the home button has become unresponsive due to moisture. So the solution that made sense to me was the guy who suggested Isopropyl Alcohol. It is used in electronics. It soaks up moisture and evaporates. Just now I found some at work, dripped two or three drops into home button then sat pressing it for a few minutes then left it for ten minutes.

Already I feel the sensitivity has returned to my home button.

It now takes just the slightest touch again to react.

Google it. Small bottle costs about three pounds. It's found around electronics and in some offices.


Hope this helps.

iPhone 4 Home Button not working properly

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