iphone 4 home button not working

Basic troubleshooting steps clearly outlined in the User Guide are restart, reset, restore from backup, restore as new device. Have you gone through ALL of these troubleshooting steps?

If you have gone through ALL the troubleshooting steps and you're still having problems, then you'll need to bring your phone into Apple for evaluation

It is most likely not the hardware. Mines does the same thing. When i plug it to the cord, it works. I read up on a thread dating back last year and I guess the issue is still not fixed.

I called into Apple a couple of times already wiping my phone a couple of times already, syncing, starting fresh.... it comes back randomly. This started happening to me ever since i upgraded to version 5.0.

Hey, My home button would not work either and noticed it would work on and off sometimes. Finally I realized that it would work on and off after I plugged it in to charge.

So I figured out how to make it work without any reset. It is VERY simple:

1. Plug in you phone with the provided charging connector. (doesn’t matter if it is plugged in to a power source, the connector is going to be used simply as a tool)

2. Use slight force to push the connector a little deeper into the phone. The point is to slightly shift the hardware under the home button.

3. Keep pushing the connector into the phone and or wiggling it until the home button works again. Then carefully and slowly unplug your phone.

I realized that the home button must shift out of position for some reason. By using the connector, you can push the hardware back into place. That is prop why resynching helps. Thats because you have to plug in the phone causing the hardware to shift. I’m no engineer, but it makes sense to me, most importantly, it works!

Good Luck

Wow! This worked upon first try. Thanks Krypticknowledge.

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assitive touch will do the trick.. lucky now have such a tool..

Wow! Kryptickknowledge's solution worked. I've been using the "accessability" soft button but this is even better.

You just saved me $400!

Thanks!

Thanks Kryptickknowledge .... worked for me as well. You should work for Apple!

The solution I posted is obviosly not a permanent fix. It just makes your phone work properly. The reality is that the hardware is still faulty. However this does work very well so that you do not have to shell out a bunch of your hard earned cash on such a simple solution. It becomes a pain however just be mindful not to shift the hardware every time you charge your phone. Every so often I forget and cause my hardware to shift. Its an easy solution though. Im glad I could help out.

I've had the same issue - Apple cleaned my phone and it worked for a few weeks.

I just followed Krypticknowledge and it works great. Thanks for the pointer.

Krypticknowledge's solution seems to be working for me as well.

Thanks... I've tried other "solutions" but this one actually worked. Makes absolute sense as well.

Thanks Krypticknowledge. Now it works again...

Thanks Krypticknowledge! The home button not working has been driving me crazy for months now and this worked like a charm! knowing about the assist button is a good alternative too