Home button repair falls under Apple's “other damage” repair pricing category, which costs a flat fee of
$99 under AppleCare
.
Home button repair falls under Apple's “other damage” repair pricing category, which costs a flat fee of
$99 under AppleCare
.
Find Out How to Replace the Home Button Yourself
If your iPhone is less than a year old, it might still be covered by Apple's one-year warranty. That means
you can make an appointment at the Genius Bar in your nearest Apple Store to have Apple repair your Home button for free
.
How much does it cost to fix an iPhone 4?
| iPhone 4 Other damage (out of warranty) | iPhone 4 $ 199 | iPhone 4s $ 149 |
|---|
Take a can of compressed air and blast the connection port at the bottom of the phone
. Oftentimes this will clear out some of the gunk that may be causing the button to stick down. Use isopropyl alcohol. Drop a small amount of isopropyl alcohol onto the tip of a cotton swab.
- Go to Settings > General and tap Shut Down.
- Drag the power off slider to the right to turn off your iPhone.
- Wait for at least 30 seconds.
- Finally, to turn on your iPhone, plug it in to charge.
Your iPhone's original home button is uniquely paired to the logic board at the factory—and
without Apple's proprietary calibration process, even a genuine replacement home button from another iPhone won't work
. To fix a broken home button, you should install a specially-made, universal-style home button.
iPhone users might be in despair when their iPhone home button touch ID gets into trouble or even doesn't work after replaced home button. Why?
For iPhone 6 and later versions, touch ID is bonded with CPU, and the user who has replaced his home button will then lose its touch ID fingerprint function
.
Can Touch ID be replaced?
If you damage the Touch ID hardware,
it can only be replaced by Apple
.
Can an iPhone 4 Be Repaired?
The repair of your iPhone 4
can be done by a professional
, but the classical guarantee does not include breakage. You often have to pay for it. Or, you can also repair your iPhone 4 yourself.
How do I know if my iPhone is repaired?
Head to Settings > General > About and look for the “Parts and Service History” section beneath the device's serial number
. If the section is missing, nothing has been replaced (not even the battery).
How can I get my iPhone replaced for free?
Try
scraping-out dust and gunk around the volume control with a q-tip
. You can also vacuum the iPhone volume button stuck or use compressed air to blow the dirt out. This is one of the most common reasons that the volume button stops working, so try cleaning your phone first.
1st make sure ur phone is off now before u press the power button ur gonna
hold down the volume down button while holding it down then press the power on button till u see the apple logo but still hold on to the volume one
and it should take you straight too language.. hope this helped =)
If this is why your Home button does not work,
try updating your software version
and see if that fixes the problem. You can do that as follows on your phone. Open the Settings app and tap System at the bottom. Choose System updates on the following screen to download and install available updates.
Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the side button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button
.
How much is a Touch ID replacement?
There's a reason why Apple wants you to pay
between $269 and $329
to replace your home button, and it's security. When Apple introduced its Touch ID sensor for the iPhone 5s, the company needed to reassure its customers. Your fingerprints don't get uploaded to Apple's servers.
No
. It doesn't want you to plug something in – you can use the touch screen to switch between apps and go to the home screen. The side button summons Siri.
