CNET How To - Fix an unresponsive iPhone home button

If your iPhone button is not responding and you're out of warranty, here are four things you can do to fix it.

[MikePitt]

2:45 Method 4 still works in 2021. Thanks!

[JonTanOsb]

Thank you. I thought I'd need to buy a new phone, but now my old I-phone 4 button works again. :)
Jon in rural BC, Canada

[nicktan]

Mine didnt:( is there other ways then the little thing at the side of the screen?

[Mmallut]

Sharon Vaknin. Thank you iphone tricks guru. This video helped me get to home where I can view all apps. My phone home button did not work and once I use an app, the only way I could get to all apps was to turn it off and start it on again. I added the accessibility/ Assistive touch. This is a perfect video. You did an awesome job.

[tinystarfields]

Thank you so much!! Sometimes my iPhone's home button decides not to work and sometimes it suddenly starts working again and these tips really helped thanks!!

[TheMrskoon]

Holy crap thank you I did the charger hack you showed and it seriously fixed it. Like my button was so messed up to the point I had to click it 50 times just to exit a app and now it's back to brand new thanks!

[jercubsfan]

Most (If not all) of Sharon's How-To's are really useful.

[missnance]

When you do the USB thing, do it multiple times. The more times you do it, the less "sticky" it is. I'm so happy! 

[missnance]

The USB trick worked for me! The home button is still a bit "sticky" but at least it's now responding. 

[SamRickerd]

Thank you so much!! Fixed the home button on my mom's fourth generation iPod touch. Works like new!!

[logiclab]

The second trick worked first time. Thanks so much Sharon!

[lovenpeacelife]

Thanks Sharon. I and most of my friends have a problem with the home button. Thanks for the great tips. Hope these fixes will solve our problem.

[GriffinPOL]

That's crazy, the calibration worked. As an it technician I would of never expected that to work 😂

[mar-z]

OMG thank you so much!!! the charger method worked. I was so scared about it being broken because I put my iPod in a ziplock bag and took it into the pool. Is dumb idea. But before I left to go to the pool my mom said don't take it near the pool. Lol

[Applejuice]

thanks! For the assist ice touch tip, I am searching many tutorials but, They have none. Only this tutorial helped me! Thank you so much! I don't have problems on my iPhone, but, I just want a screen home button just like my iPad, My cousin did it, So I didn't know until I found a tutorial of yours

[frope]

Great tip. More common problem than I realized. I'm on to bigger and better things now though. Loving the Galaxy S3!

[eminmusayev]

thank you very much my home button i was so worried it was never gonna work u earned a like from me

[reesyrozay]

If for whatever reason, you don’t see the Assistive Touch option after your home button fails, you can turn the feature on manually. To do so, go to Settings, then “General, ” then “Accessibility” and turn on “Assistive Touch.” You can also make Siri do the heavy lifting by asking it to “Turn on Assistive Touch”

[isabellejames]

Thank you!! My double tab was not working at all but one tap was, however doing the charger trick fixed it, so thankyou 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[GadgetGeek]

The on screen home button!!!! I've had every version of iPhone and never knew this existed! My 4S home button is starting to die and this on screen home button might just keep me from going crazy before I can get the iPhone 5 in April when my contract re-ups. Thanks for the tip!