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What the hell is that?my iphone 5 made a gritty clicking sound until I took some rubbing alcohol to it...
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So I have the same "click" that everyones talking about, and quite honestly it annoys the hell out of me. First off I feel like its not as responsive (meaning you have to click harder), also I feel like its going to break.
So, I was thinking maybe its just me, maybe its my Apple OCD kicking in. At work 3 of my colleagues also had the same issue (not officially an issue yet I guess), so I thought cool, everyone has it.
The other day, I just so happened to be at a mall that had an apple store, out of the 5 iPhone 5's I tested, on the display floor, only one of them had this issue, and the rest were flawless! Just like the click on my i5 was.
So basically my post is to confirm that not all of them are like that. The ones I tested at Apple store, had the same click and responsiveness as my previous generation iPhones. I HATE this home button... feels very cheap!
My 5S had the annoying resistive click when I pushed it certain ways, most frequently when I pressed it in the center and it made it really annoying to double press for multitasking but I am pleased to say that after close to 2 weeks usage it is now performing like it has on all the past iPhones.
So it would seem like it is just something that has to wear in, not sure what though.
I just got back from the Apple Store and I must say my experience was completely different than yours. I tested literally every phone on display and each one of them without exception exhibited the same annoying click as my 5S. I then had a Genius Bar employee take my phone into the back room where it was quiet and compare it against three other iPhone 5S's. He came back and said they sounded exactly the same. The funny part was that the employees said they loved the clicking sound - to each his own I guess. At that point he was still willing to exchange it, however it didn't make a lot of sense being that my phone is perfect in every other way and I would risk potentially getting a phone with a real defect. To further validate this, my best friend has an iPhone 5s and it sounds identical to mine. So at this point I'm sad to say it looks like this is something we will all have to learn to live with. And for those who claim their phone is not clicking I suspect it's open to interpretation...
I cringe at the thought of the upcoming iPad, as it will most likely include a Touch ID sensor and have a clicky home button - whereas my iPad 3 is almost dead silent.
Food for thought...
What the hell is that?my iphone 5 made a gritty clicking sound until I took some rubbing alcohol to it...
My 5S had the annoying resistive click when I pushed it certain ways, most frequently when I pressed it in the center and it made it really annoying to double press for multitasking but I am pleased to say that after close to 2 weeks usage it is now performing like it has on all the past iPhones.
So it would seem like it is just something that has to wear in, not sure what though.
Mine has no click sound whatsoever when released. It feels soft and quiet. I'm normally OCD when it comes to loose or loud home buttons in my past iPhones so trust me on this .
So I think it's safe to say the new 5S home button clicks, which is ok...because after all, it's a button.
What about when you click near the top or sides of the button? Mine is almost silent if I click dead center or towards the bottom, but if I click towards the top, it has that secondary high pitched and very annoying I might add - click on the way up.
I'd like to think this is something that will go away with time, however I don't believe that's the case...
There's is a click sound when I press awkwardly on the top part. But why would anyone press the sides or top? I like to think one would press the center most of the time. I think it's just the way it's designed. I don't think there is anything to worry about here folks. Exchanging for another one opens up opportunities for other defects on the replacement. Just be happy you don't have a dead pixel and press the center not the sides. Now if you are pressing dead center and there is still a clicking sound then this is not normal. Mine had no sound when clicked normal.
My home button clicks too. Tbh, the home button on the 5S feels kinda cheap. I really can't see this functioning properly for 2 years.