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Q: after updating to IOS 8 my home button stopped working
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Sep 23, 2014 10:50 AMby alex_h1,Hello Fountainboater,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Please follow the troubleshooting below for your iPhone's home button:
The Home button is slow to respond
- If the Home button is slow to respond when exiting one application, try another application.
- If the issue exists only in certain applications, try removing and reinstalling those applications. Get further assistance in installing and troubleshooting applications.
- If the issue continues, Try turning iPhone off and then on again. If the iPhone will not restart, try resetting it.
- If the issue is still happening, try to restore the iPhone.
- Seek service is the issue is still occurring.
The Home button isn't working
- Put the iPhone to sleep.
- Wait a couple of seconds.
- Press the Home button.
- iPhone should wake up.
- If iPhone does not wake up, then iPhone should be serviced.
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
Take care,
Alex H.
