iPhone 7 Home Button Broken?

[JulesJam]

Whoa, I just started noticing this. Never expected this to happen.

Engadget too:

https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/15/iphone-7-home-button-workaround/

 

[iwayne]

Wow so many other news sources picked this up. It's gone international now

 

[AndrewR23]

Wow so many other news sources picked this up. It's gone international now

did they ever contact u lol?

 

[xotigu]

lol yeah, did they ever contact you. they earned audience just by using your image though.

 

[iwayne]

Not a single outlet contacted me which i find strange.

 

[achowdhry]

Not a single outlet contacted me which i find strange.

Hi iwayne, I'm a contributor for Forbes.com -- mind if I ask you a question or two? Can you send me your email in this thread or can you email me at achowdhry@gmail.com

 

[foxconn]

When you press the on screen home button normally, did you get a haptic feedback or no?

 

[Babu Life]

Whats going to happen after the warranty is over... seems like its no fault from the consumer

 

[numpsy]

Yeah I wonder what the cost will be when failure happens outside warranty.

 

[jev425]

Not the same issue im having but at times my home button when pressed does not turn on the phone and other times I press it and it has about a 5 second delay and then turns on. I want to say maybe a software related

 

[maxsix]

Interesting. So this new button can also fail somehow.

At the current rate, the buzzy haptic home button promises to keep generating the headlines and attention Apple thrives on.

 

[Babu Life]

Not the same issue im having but at times my home button when pressed does not turn on the phone and other times I press it and it has about a 5 second delay and then turns on. I want to say maybe a software related

The same thing happens to me a lot as well, maybe they will update in 10.1 if its software

 

[C DM]

At the current rate, the buzzy haptic home button promises to keep generating the headlines and attention Apple thrives on.

Current rate of what?

 

[iwayne]

Hi iwayne, I'm a contributor for Forbes.com -- mind if I ask you a question or two? Can you send me your email in this thread or can you email me at achowdhry@gmail.com

Just emailed you.

 

[Rocko99]

I use micro fiber lens cleaning cloths with a bit of alcohol.

Sure fire way to remove the coating from the screen.

 

[JulesJam]

Sure fire way to remove the coating from the screen.

What about if you don't use the alcohol?

 

[willmtaylor]

What about if you don't use the alcohol?

Welcome back, Jules

 

[Newtons Apple]

Whats going to happen after the warranty is over... seems like its no fault from the consumer

Lets try and remain calm here.

If it is a known defect, Apple would fix even after the warranty.

 

[MrMac2015]

Just an update from me as this has happened to me too. Phone got wet and crashed. It standing up against a wall on a wet surface. When it restarted the home button does nothing and Touch ID was disabled. It's stated to work again intermittently after 24hours but I'm sure it's to do with getting wet. Will take to Apple and update

 

[Newtons Apple]

Appointment already set for tomorrow.

Interesting thing is that this was after the phone got wet. Used a wet paper towel to clean the phone off to put on a new case and that was the end. How is this supposed to survive a meter down for a half hour if a wet paper towel did her in. Oh well I'll have a new one tomorrow after a 9 hour restore from backup

9 hour restore from backup?

Do an encrypted backup on iTunes and your backup will only take minutes to restore.