iPhone 7 home button noise

The Taptic Engine is defective, or loose.Take it to an Apple store for repair or replacement. If you have apple care they will replace it. The Taptic engine is not repairable, but can be replaced. Great care must be taken in replacement in iPhone 7 because or the water tight seal.

I had this same problem develop out of the blue with my iPhone 7. Also when my phone vibrates the noise rattles really obnoxiously with the sound emanating from the home button. I made an appointment at the Apple store, and they told me the whole front portion of the phone needed to be replaced and that it would be $150. I didn't do it, so if any one has any tips or ideas on a different solution, I would be grateful.

I googled this question because i was having The same problem. I fixed it though so I don’t know if it helps though I know I’m pretty late but to fix it all I did was go to accessibility and down to home button and I pressed the click speed buttons a bunch of times to make the phone vibrate and that fixed it.

Had the same issue ever since I dropped my phone on the wooden floor, it fell directly on its screen. The distance was 140-160 cm, I believe. No other signs of damage whatsoever, apart from a small whiteish stain on the bottom of the screen near the home button which is only (and barely) visible on maximum brightness when the display is completely black. I thought Taptic Engine was affected at that time, but all other sorts of vibration seemed to work how they’re supposed to. I’d say that this IS a hardware issue after all, however I have to admit that just like for many others, for me this happens pretty randomly, it can occur once in 5 clicks, can not occur in like 40 clicks or can continuously repeat for 10-15 clicks in a row and so on. I really think this is some perfectionists’ thread since most would never even notice something like this. Let’s just call it “custom button feedback” :D

I did a restore from recovery mode and put in level one and no more problems but that was just last night so going to give it a couple days.

Are you talking about the noise/spring sound?

Ah Nice. Yea keep us up to date ! :)

It's done if 5 times this morning. Loud clicking sound towards middle top of screeen. Called my Rep. Verizon swapping me out. No way this is normal for a plus.

The spring sound? Because it seems to be normal since almost all My friends 7's are doing the sound aswell. You can hear It everytime you click the home button.

Are you talking about smth else?

No. Not that. It's like a Taptic missfire. Vibrates funny and makes a weird sound towards top of phone. Hardware problem. Appears to be pretty rare. Just got my new plus.

Oh I see. Okey good is your new one working properly?

And just for interest is it making a spring sound if you listen to It close to the Ear when pressing ? :)

Nice! Oh okey no spring sound in any of the home button settings? I hear it on setting 3 but not in 2 and 1.

Check this out https://youtu.be/nxJsJC1vYR8

I see what you mean from that vid. I moved it over to 3 and tried it. No spring sound. Interesting. Is yours a plus like mine?

No It's not a plus. But my friends plus makes the sound and also My familys 7's. Thought mine was broken untill i tried theirs aswell hehe.

Yea. I wouldn't worry about that sound because it's consistent and common. Me and a couple other people has a very rare weird hardware problem. You're good.