Most of you already know what this problem is about so I will not go into details but here’s a trick that might help you solve the “home button problem” on your iPhone 4. The trick is 100% safe and it should work for you too. Here it is:
- Unlock your iDevice, open an application and press and hold the Lock/Power button until the Turn of your phone slider show’s up.
- Release the Lock button and gently press the Home button and hold it pressed for 5-10 seconds until the Springboard shows up.
This should re-calibrate your home button and you should have it working again.
Let me know if this technique worked for you in the comments section.
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It does recalibrate the home button, but i guess my home button problem might be a hardware issue already since its not as tight as before anymore T_T
no luck =\
This worked perfectly! My iPhone is fixed! Thanks!
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This just worked for me thank you!
No.. not at all.. still I think is a software problem because sometimes goes back to normal and all works fine
Good information. My phone is fixed now. Thank you.
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Nope, springboard doesnt pop up for me…Maybe this was before IOS 5 was released.
it is definetely a software problem, i start having problems when i upgrade to 5.0.1
Actually it worked. At least it is easier to make the double click than before.
NO .. still not fixed
Worked for me, Thank God I was about to order a new button and DIY replace it
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it worked eventually, i held it for the 10 second, released the home button, and then just pressed it several time, now its working again. relief ! thanks. x
it DID NOT work for me thanks!
Thanks! It seems to work smoothly after calibrating the home button, thanks again.
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Done! Share it and it truly works. Thanks!
Thank you! Glad it helped!
perfectly!!! tnx
Worked for me, thank you very much!! Saved me a long trip to the nearest apple store! Worked when running ios5.1 and problem started on ios4
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Thank you. It worked on my 3GS
Worked for me as well, very annoying problem.
iPhone4 iOS5.1
Worked for me!
it works! Tks!
Wow it really works for me, Thanks
Didn’t fix it for me. What I found worked was tightening up the little screws on the bottom of the phone. Home button and double taps work every time.
I did the screw thing and then recalibrate it and is working fine since then
This fix worked perfectly for me. Thank you !!
Worked! Thanks, after the step 1, I held down the home button for about 10 seconds and nothing, released it and did it again for another 10 seconds and the Srpingboard shows up and works fine now, thanks.
So happy, thought I was gonna have to take it back but this saved alot of time and hastle!! Thanks
Worked a treat- thanks!
Awesome! This worked!!!
This worked! I’m so pleased – thank you! I thought I would just have to manage with this annoying problem on my otherwise fantastic and much-loved iphone4. Now it’s working perfectly again – thank you!
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Worked brilliantly! Thank you!
Worked perfectly!!!! Thanks!
it totally works…thanks
actually it worked for 1 min only !
this has worked for me 🙂 , thanks digitalhalter you are a life saver. i have noticed during this process the amount of pressure we apply on home button during re calibration would set the sensitivity of the button. i have done mine very gently and works like new, sorry for my bad english. thanks once again 🙂
It worked a treat. Thank you!
Worked for 5.1.1 ! Thanks. It was driving me crazy!
goddamit yeah!!! THANKS
Seems to be working for me! Thank goodness! That was getting really annoying – thank you so much! And thanks for your comment Syed on the sensitivity – makes so much sense!
absolutely, works wonderfully again!!
Worked perfectly, thank you!!
it worked thank you
It took a number of tries but it did eventually bring up the springboard and it worked. Thanks!!!!
Worked for me. Thanks for the help. Apple staff had no idea.
I have try your suggested solution and now the home button works. Wonder how long will it last.
Its working.. Thanks
It worked a treat on my iphone4, the home button is as good as new now, super responsive !!
Many thanks for the tip.
It did work although I dont really believe this will be the permanent solution.
Worked GREAT!!!
Thank you. My home button was driving me crazy. Almost to the point of smashing my phone with a 2 pound sledge! Again thank you!!!!!
I wasn’t expecting this to wrok, but much to my amazement, it appears to have fixed my issues, thanks very much!
Great tip fixed my home button where the apple genius bar couldn’t
worked for me. iphone 4 5.1.1
thank you
It has worked. My home buttom now works effortlesly as new. I was having to press it up five time before it responded, but now just a tap is enough to take me home again. I hate using the on-screen assistive touch. It is a nuisence at times.
Worked for me. Thanks! Been making me crazy(ier)
I just tried this and it worked! Thank you!!
Wow. I had just bought the tools to open up our two iphone 4’s and this worked on both of them, so I don’t need to bother. Thank you.
did work. great suggestion. Thank you
Seems to work. Thanks a lot for your help.