disabled iphone... assist home button only... so wont let me on icloud :(

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disabled iphone... assist home button only... so wont let me on icloud :(

Iv recently found my old iphone 5 which i stopped using as the home screen button was broken, but i used the asist button for a while but soon got fed up. i changed the home button yesterday but also disabled the phone trying to remember the passcode. The phone wont connect to my itunes because it wants me to press the home button but the asist home button mode is still on as i cant get on to the bloody phone to take it off !! HELP !

iPhone 5

Posted on May 28, 2015 8:55 AM

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ChrisJ4203

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May 28, 2015 8:57 AM in response to spiritgirlx1

Once you opened the device, you voided any post-warranty support from Apple and the forum. I suggest you try googling repair sites and see if you can figure out where things went wrong when you changed the button.

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KiltedTim

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May 28, 2015 8:57 AM in response to spiritgirlx1

spiritgirlx1 wrote:

i changed the home button yesterday

Sorry. You can't get help here or from Apple. You forfeited that ability when you opened up the phone and attempted to repair it yourself.

Find a competent 3rd party repair shop.

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lllaass

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May 28, 2015 9:13 AM in response to spiritgirlx1

If you previously turned on FIndMyiPod on the iPod in Settings>iCloud and wifi is on and connected go to iCloud: Find My iPhone, sign in and go to FIndMyiPhone and use Remote Wipe to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up, you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.

You can also wipe the iOS device by installing the FindMyiPhone app on another iOS device and using that app to wipe the device.

Use the method in the following discussion to place the iPod in recovery mode and then restore via iTunes

Turn on without Home/Power Button

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