[iPad] Home button not workling after upgrade to 6.1

Jayomat · Jan 28, 2013, 03:07 PM

as the title indicates, the home button doesn't work anymore (OTA update) has anyone else experienced this? I highly doubt the button is kaputt when it worked 10 minutes ago flawlessly.

ipad3 16GB

Tsepz · Jan 28, 2013, 03:37 PM

All good here, updated my iPad4 and its back to normal after the update.
Have you tried rebooting?

mpayne2k · Jan 28, 2013, 03:43 PM

Try soft-resetting the button...

1. Go into any Apple app (ie. iTunes, Music, Video, etc)
2. Hold the top power button until "slide to power off" shows on the screen
3. Instead of powering off, hold down the home button until the app exits

This resets the iOS portion of your home button, see if that works!

racoonboy · Jan 28, 2013, 08:16 PM

6.1 is out? or a beta version.

Random 995K · Jan 28, 2013, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racoonboy

6.1 is out? or a beta version.

It's out.

ParagJain · Jan 29, 2013, 09:47 PM

I am experiencing the same thing, updated to iOS 6.1 and now, i really need to press home button very hard. Anyone having any fixes ...

I tried the soft reset of home button as option, but that hasn't helped as yet

raziel2001au · Feb 2, 2013, 07:59 AM

Upgraded to 6.1 and had the same problem.

After a long frustrating time I started wondering if it might be something related to accessibility... So I went into system settings, general, accessibility (my first time exploring this area of the settings actually), home-click-speed (which seemed most promising).

Initially I set it to slow just to see if it works... the home button was now behaving reliably, but of course, it behaved slowly (since it has to wait longer to determine how many clicks you are going to do). For no apparent reason, I then switched to slowest (though I'm sure you don't actually have to do that, just mentioning it for completeness). After confirming that my home button was now working correctly, I set it back to default.

End result: It now works perfectly, very responsive and no different to how it was before upgrading to 6.1. I even restarted the iPad to confirm it wasn't just a fluke. As far as I can tell, it's fixed.

I decided to post this since the other home button fix solutions online just didn't seem to work. Anyway, hope this will help out at least a few people who are running into this problem.

- Raz

Mike Oxard · Feb 3, 2013, 07:36 PM

Perhaps you could try calibrating the home button:

http://snapguide.com/guides/calibrate-your-home-button/

aarif2012 · Feb 3, 2013, 08:12 PM

Anyone has same experience with mini?

I am just hesitating whether to upgrade or not.

johntom2000 · Feb 3, 2013, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aarif2012

Anyone has same experience with mini?

I am just hesitating whether to upgrade or not.

I just ordered my iPad 64GB Wifi 3 days ago. So, I was asking the same thing If it would be wise to update the iOS right out of the box.

Aspasia · Feb 4, 2013, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johntom2000

I just ordered my iPad 64GB Wifi 3 days ago. So, I was asking the same thing If it would be wise to update the iOS right out of the box.

As you've already been advised here, http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1535909

your new iPad will arrive with iOS 6.1 installed.

raziel2001au · Feb 5, 2013, 02:03 AM

Guys, it's an easy fix... Just refer to my post. I don't think it's a wide spread issue anyway since it'd make news headlines then. So if you're affected, change your home button click speed under accessibility, then change it back to default.

Mike Oxard · Feb 5, 2013, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raziel2001au

Guys, it's an easy fix... Just refer to my post. I don't think it's a wide spread issue anyway since it'd make news headlines then. So if you're affected, change your home button click speed under accessibility, then change it back to default.

This worked for me. The fault started in iOS 6.0, I updated to 6.1 and it was still there until I did this.

iPad Retina · Apr 5, 2013, 10:43 PM

My ipad 4 64gb + lte was droped so i got a replacement, and now the stupid home button doesen't work after a while of no use or multitasking which recognizes as a search function

3rd replacement now !!!!!!!!

Jan 28, 2013, 03:07 PM	#1
Jayomat macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2009	Home button not workling after upgrade to 6.1 as the title indicates, the home button doesn't work anymore (OTA update) has anyone else experienced this? I highly doubt the button is kaputt when it worked 10 minutes ago flawlessly. ipad3 16GB
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Jan 28, 2013, 03:37 PM	#2
Tsepz macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa	All good here, updated my iPad4 and its back to normal after the update. Have you tried rebooting? __________________ Samsung GALAXY S4 Octa Core 32GB +32GB MicroSD iPad 4 WIFI + LTE 16GB The world can't hold me, too much ambition.
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iPad Retina macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Toronto,ON	Same here come on apple My ipad 4 64gb + lte was droped so i got a replacement, and now the stupid home button doesen't work after a while of no use or multitasking which recognizes as a search function 3rd replacement now !!!!!!!! __________________ My Electronics: 13" Macbook Pro,13" Macbook Air 2011,iPod 3G 32GB,iPod Classic 80GB,iPhone 4 16GB,iPhone 4S 32GB,iPhone 3GS 16GB,iPad 1G 64GB+3G,iPad 2 64GB+3G,iPad 4 64GB+4G CRAZY!!!
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Jan 28, 2013, 03:43 PM	#3
mpayne2k macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2010	Try soft-resetting the button... 1. Go into any Apple app (ie. iTunes, Music, Video, etc) 2. Hold the top power button until "slide to power off" shows on the screen 3. Instead of powering off, hold down the home button until the app exits This resets the iOS portion of your home button, see if that works!
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Jan 28, 2013, 08:16 PM	#4
racoonboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2012	6.1 is out? or a beta version.
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Jan 29, 2013, 09:47 PM	#6
ParagJain macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011	I am experiencing the same thing, updated to iOS 6.1 and now, i really need to press home button very hard. Anyone having any fixes ... I tried the soft reset of home button as option, but that hasn't helped as yet
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Feb 2, 2013, 07:59 AM	#7
raziel2001au macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Upgraded to 6.1 and had the same problem. After a long frustrating time I started wondering if it might be something related to accessibility... So I went into system settings, general, accessibility (my first time exploring this area of the settings actually), home-click-speed (which seemed most promising). Initially I set it to slow just to see if it works... the home button was now behaving reliably, but of course, it behaved slowly (since it has to wait longer to determine how many clicks you are going to do). For no apparent reason, I then switched to slowest (though I'm sure you don't actually have to do that, just mentioning it for completeness). After confirming that my home button was now working correctly, I set it back to default. End result: It now works perfectly, very responsive and no different to how it was before upgrading to 6.1. I even restarted the iPad to confirm it wasn't just a fluke. As far as I can tell, it's fixed. I decided to post this since the other home button fix solutions online just didn't seem to work. Anyway, hope this will help out at least a few people who are running into this problem. - Raz
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Feb 3, 2013, 07:36 PM	#8
Mike Oxard macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2009	Perhaps you could try calibrating the home button: http://snapguide.com/guides/calibrate-your-home-button/
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Feb 3, 2013, 08:12 PM	#9
aarif2012 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	Anyone has same experience with mini? I am just hesitating whether to upgrade or not.
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Feb 5, 2013, 02:03 AM	#12
raziel2001au macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Guys, it's an easy fix... Just refer to my post. I don't think it's a wide spread issue anyway since it'd make news headlines then. So if you're affected, change your home button click speed under accessibility, then change it back to default.
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