ios 10 update- home button broken

Hi- there is no way to fix this other than to replace the home button- I had an identical issue which effectively blocked my phone. As all the apple stores in the area were unavailable, I had to get this done elsewhere- Apple support weren't terribly interested in the inconvenience and expense caused fixing what was a fine functioning phone before the update. I would suggest to Apple that that they make it very clear that you need the home button working before accepting any update.

I have a solution for people to get pasted the "hello" (set up screen).

plug your phone into your computer and in iTunes inside of summary go to configure accessibility then select "voice over" and then done.

when voice over highlights "press home to open" on your iPhone double tap then you're in. now you can either continue set up with voice over od turn it off before the screen turns off.

hope this helps.

My son has an Ipad 2 mini with broken home button. We were also in "deadlock" after upgrading to iOS 10. After a lot of trying we managed to solve the issue with:

1. Turn off

2. Turn on keep pressing the "turn on button"

3. Keep the volume down button pressed

4. After a while, the unlock code screen is shown a swift moment.

5. A second person immediately have to start typing the unlock code

6. Voila.

7. Later you can use the method of swiping to get to the screen where Siri shows the latest started apps and try to start one of them. The unlock screen is shown.

I was able to get my home button working by applying a dap of rubbing alcohol on the home button and working it in with a cotton bud. I pressed in in a circular motion and applied slight pressure on the iPad. After the update my virtual button was back.

I have broken home AND power/lock buttons on my iPhone so the above solution does not work. So I figured I should post what worked for me. Once you download iOS10 and get to "Hello" screen, connect your iPhone to iTunes. Under iPhone>Summary page, there is an icon that says "configure accesibility". Click on it and a window pops up, and enable "Speak auto-text" under "seeing" and "mono-audit" under hearing. I THINK it should work with just choosing one or the other or any other options for those with seeing/hearing problems. Click on done, and you see your vertual home button is back on "Hello" screen. Hope this helps.

Contact Apple Support if you can’t update or restore your device with recovery mode, or you can't use recovery mode because of broken or stuck buttons.

Last Modified: Sep 15, 2016​

Take care.

Hi, never mind about what I posted. I think I have just restored the setting from what I have backed up previously. The trick is that after restoring, you need to unplug the cable from the computer before the phone restarts. To do this, of course you need to have assisted home button set up and have the setting stored somewhere (your computer of iCloud).

I encountered the same issue and after managing to unlock the device with the method proposed here I've setup a soft home button by going to:

Settings -> General -> AssistiveTouch

Switch on AssistiveTouch

And the soft button appears now.

Thanks!

This works! You have to have some patience with the Voice Over option, but I was able to get all the way in, and turn on the Assist Touch, and turn Voice over off. By using Voice over with no home button

Same here I got the iPhone 7 recently and I dropped it. The screen is fine but the home button doesn't work anymore so I can't unlock it. I finally got tired of it and just ended up putting my SIM card into my iPhone 6

Please Follow these steps, Its Really working..

1. Turn off

2. Turn on keep pressing the "turn on button"

3. Keep the volume down button pressed

4. After a while, the unlock code screen is shown a swift moment.

5. A second person immediately have to start typing the unlock code

6. Voila.

7. Later you can use the method of swiping to get to the screen where Siri shows the latest started apps and try to start one of them. The unlock screen is shown.

Ok first dont listen to these spam and want to be ill tell how to bypass "deadlock"

1.shut down your phone

2.hold the power botton and volume down

3.then it should shut down again

4.last connect to itunes and while your phone is shut down and wait for it to open

5.then a screen will put up on your iPhone screen to complete setup

There i just saved your day

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Hey , I know its almost been year but for anyone who recently looking on how to get in their phone and your lock button broke and you need to tap home button to continue.

Step 1 : ONLY IF YOU RESET YOU PHONE BEFORE !! Turn off phone .. volume up and lock button !

Step 2: Turn it back on and you should be on the language setting.... click your language..

Step 3 : Easy steps until login in with your apple id , login as usually and it would say send text to (***) *** - **whatever your last digits of your phone number.

Step 4 : click didn't receive and press call phone (ONLY WORKS IF PHONES ON) it would send you a code so write it down then type it in

Step 5 : Credit Card information and Icloud bavk up starting ......

Step 6 : Back to the Press Home screen ... GREAT !!! Make sure that you can now see your battery life and your carrier and wifi ... YOUR DOING GREAT !!

Step 7 : Wait at 10 minutes and then turn phone back off , REMEMBER WHEN YU PUT A PASSWORD WHEN COMPLETING SETUP !! YOU WILL HAVE TO GO FAST !!!

Step 8 : turn phone on wait and hurry and type password , then complete steps 4 and 5 again :..

AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD AND IN YOUR PHONE REMEMBER TO DIABLE ALL HOME BUTTON ACTIVITIES AFTER THIS ONE !!!!

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if it help THANKS

Maybe somebody already answered but I restarted the iphone (6 plus) holding the power and the down volume buttons together; it bypassed the "Hello" screen and went straight to the network (WIFI) setup screen.

Connect the phone to iTunes and on the main "summary" screen there will be a "Configure Accessibility..." button. I selected "Speak Auto-Text" and "Use mono audio" and then powered my phone off and turned it back on and I was in the setup screen for wifi networks, so I didn't have to use the home button. Hope it works for anyone reading this.

After you go through the set up you can turn on the virtual home button in the settings on your device, and you don't need to keep "Speak Auto-Text" and "Use mono audio" enabled.