mine is loose as well, like my iPad 2's
you can lightly tap on it and hear and feel that it's loose
I don't think it's a bug deal, probably not a defect
I need to start using gestures more anyway
Same with mine. When I lightly tap on (or even just press the button normally) I hear a plastic tapping sound as the button makes contact with whatever is behind it. It also wobbles slightly.
I took my mini in to the Apple Store (Brisbane) this morning to the Genius Bar. The guy there took it out the back to "compare it and get some opinions," as he said, but came back and told me it is normal. Apparently because there is nothing wrong with its function, they cannot replace it.
I checked out the iPad minis on display and found about half of them have a noticeably wobbly home button like mine but the rest seem fine. I have never had this problem with iPhones or an iPad 2 I used to own (although from reading this thread some people do). I suppose it is just the luck of the draw, whether your device has a wobbly button.
Does anyone think their wobbly button could stop working sometime down the track?
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Same here. There is less play in my mini than in my iPad 2, but it is still annoying. The rest of the mini including the home button, and volume rocker is flawless.
I hate to mail mine back for such a small issue, but if few people have this issue, I might consider it.
According to an Apple Genius I saw this morning, unless the button does not actually function properly, they will charge you to repair it.
The rest of my mini is also flawless like yours, which I suppose is what makes the slightly loose home button stand out...