My home button recently has been unresponsive... But now, the home button is really hard to click.
my iPhone 4 does NOT have warranty.
my iPhone has no scratches, never been dropped in water, etc. The only problem is the home button...
Will apple replace my phone for free?
iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.3
Apple does not repair the Home Button on the iPhone 4, they offer perfect Replacement iPhone 4 for $149. Make Genius reservation to avoid long wait at Apple Store.
If your home button is slow to respond simply google "iphone home button calibration", if not then before moving on try pressing the home button a few times. If the feel and the sound of the button does not feel right try cleaning your home button with alcohol. If the pressing felt right and the sound was normal, watch this video then read below before trying anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXlY-VcxbCU
Cause of the probelm:
When you use your iphone while its charged or when you stress the charge port when pulling the charger out the force causes the home button to misalign. The home button can be misaligned in mainly four directions. forward, backward, left and right. The solution that was proposed for putting the charger in the port and pushing upward addresses the backward misalignment.
Here is the solution:
First you need to find out in which direction your home button was miss aligned. To find this, put your finger on the home screen button and tap and hold now move your finger to the right while pressing down and release. If the home button responded that means your home button is misaligned to the left. If the home button didn't respond, then press the button but this time move your finger slightly to the left. Try different directions untill you find the direction of misalignment.
Now put the charger cable in the port and try to re-align the button. If the misalignment was to the left (as mentioned in my example) try to push the charger port to the left. You can effectively do this either by pushing or trying to pull out the right side of the charger cable while keeping the left side inside.
Remember, if your home button responds even once in 100 atempts that means that your home button is perfectly fine and does not need to be replaced. All you have to do to fix it is to realign the button.
How to prevent this problem:
Be very gentle when you insert the charger cable in your phone and try not to use your phone when it is being charged. Never put any stress on the charging port and the charging cable when they are connected. This will cause the home button to misalign again.
Hope this works for you.
iPhone 4: Home button not working? Will Apple replace it?
