Loose volume buttons
My volume buttons on the iPhone 5 have a little jiggle to them. Is this normal?
My volume buttons on the iPhone 5 have a little jiggle to them. Is this normal?
Every button on the iPhone 5 is actually a cover to the true button underneath it. So the buttons you touch are actually hovering over the real buttons. Apple builds the iPhone to very precise close tolerances but there is always a bit of free play present.
I had the same question.
Last night I noticed that the volume down (-) button on my phone had become loose. To describe how it feels, if you press slightly with your thumb, it kinda clicks softly and then you have to push completely for it to actually work. But it works.
I've read quite a few forums now and apparently it's normal (as long as it still works).
The bizarre thing is that this just started last night (or at least I think it did because I'd never noticed before!)
I say just don't worry about it. I mean if the thing stops working or falls off the phone you can always take it back to have it replaced.
:)
I don't know if that is normal, maybe it is or maybe it's not. I think I might have loose buttons when I check to see. I don't know if I have them or my mind is trying to play a trick on me when I check to see whether I have them or not. I just curtainly hope I don't have loose buttons. When I test them with my thumb I don't feel the jiggle. So go figure it out yourself, OK?
Whether it's normal or not, I find it annoying.
I've had iPhones since the original 3G, including 4G and now 5.
Never had a loose button on any of them until this one.
Now, for no conceivable reason, the "up" volume button has become loose (or rather the cover, I guess; it wasn't when it was new, and I've never dropped it, in fact have babied it more than my previous iPhones), and it really detracts from the quality feel of the thing.
Too bad for Apple.
I've had the 4s for two years and just upgraded to the 5s, and I'm noticing the loose buttons. Good to hear that I'm not the only one, but this is super annoying. Usually Apple has such high quality fit and finish, this is disappointing for sure.
I'm the original poster. I can tell you that I had two iPhone 5s due two other issues and that they both had the loose buttons. However, the looseness goes away. I'm not sure if it's because the glue settles or if dirt and gunk gets in between the cracks to prevent sliding. Whatever it is, it goes away.
Loose volume buttons