iPhone 4S - Sleep/Week Button Stuck

I had this same problem, but on my iphone 4. For me the button was able to be pushed flush with the device but would not register as a click and seemed very loose. After hours of frustration i finally came across this and was able to fix it. It works pretty good now. Not perfect, but a fix nonetheless. Also in the accessibility options under settings, turn on assistive touch, that allows you to still lock your phone even if your button is broken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRt4Zjbx6n4

TaylorClark said:

Yesterday my Sleep/Wake Button stopped working after nothing had been done to the phone - like no dropping or juice spills or anything. I was just sitting on the train for 3 hours listening to music and when I got off the train it had stopped working...
Has anybody else had a problem like this? If I go to an Apple Store will they be likely to be able to do anything?

Thanks,
Taylor.

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Make an appointment for the apple store. They will replace it for you.

Jordan921 said:

Make an appointment for the apple store. They will replace it for you.

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Definitely do this first. I was out of warranty which is why didnt want to take mine in to be fixed.

FWIW they are likely going to restore it to see if that fixes anything before a full swap, so you might as well start with that, before anything else. Might save you a trip.

TaylorClark said:

Hi. Thanks for your tip! I don't think it's a software issue though as the button is physically stuck down!

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Ah, very well. Guess I missed that.

Nice! No more broken button to worry about.

Nice! Glad they fixed it up. That's normally a tricky thing. It's a whole wire assembly in some cases that needs to be replaced. They'd much rather just give you a refurbed or "new" phone.

Hey guys have a problem similar to this on my iPhone 4. When I lock it down, it's screen goes off and I have to press the buttons (Sleep/wake&home) to enter the Lockscreen. Is it a software issue or a hardware issue
I'M NERVOUS!PLEASE HELP!

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PS:I have used Assisive Touch. It works perfect for locking it down,but not waking it up