What is the expected lifetime of home button

Hi all!!


I know many of them will be facing this isseu. So any one can answer to me.

The home button losses its functionality earlier. Under what all circumstances it happens??

Is there any precautionary measures that could be taken before it stops working


This is applicable for all iphone


Help me ...

iPhone 7, iOS 10.2.1

Posted on Nov 5, 2017 2:06 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2017 2:58 AM

Go to settings general accessibility assistivetouch - turn on and you get floating on screen HOME button and what’s more you can customise it to do far more from a single touch. As standard you can have five functions but you can add more.

You can also set the opacity so it virtually disappears if you want


I find Home Screenshot Notifications Multitasking and Control Centre particularly useful button choices on the iPhone and adding Dock in the iPad .


Whilst in the accessibility menu also click on Home Button scroll down to Rest finger to Open slide toggle to the right to turn on.


You are now set to significantly reduce to need to ever press click the home button !

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Nov 5, 2017 2:58 AM in response to lakshmipooja25

Go to settings general accessibility assistivetouch - turn on and you get floating on screen HOME button and what’s more you can customise it to do far more from a single touch. As standard you can have five functions but you can add more.

You can also set the opacity so it virtually disappears if you want


I find Home Screenshot Notifications Multitasking and Control Centre particularly useful button choices on the iPhone and adding Dock in the iPad .


Whilst in the accessibility menu also click on Home Button scroll down to Rest finger to Open slide toggle to the right to turn on.


You are now set to significantly reduce to need to ever press click the home button !

Nov 5, 2017 3:18 AM in response to lakshmipooja25

Besides failure to to manufacturing defect, I would expect that the button life would be shortened by debris/moisture/foreign material getting into the button contacts via the little space between the movable button and the screen.

However with the iPhone 7 through 8, the home button does not have a mechanical contact

The iPhone 7's new home button isn't a real button - The Verge

Thuse those home buttons should not be effected by environmental effects.

Also see:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-average-lifespan-of-an-iPhones-home-button

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