Worn home button fixed by upgrade!

[rdrr]

I have been suffering through the worn down home button on my iPhone 4, for about 6 months now. Broke down yesterday and bought a replacement from iFixit. Today's iOS 6 update has fixed the issue.

 

[craznar]

Today's iOS 6 update has fixed the issue.

No it hasn't.

 

[rdrr]

I am telling you that I had to push three or four time to get a registered click. It is now responsive every time I push it.

 

[ajfoggy]

I am telling you that I had to push three or four time to get a registered click. It is now responsive every time I push it.

I have this issue and it's not gone on mine

 

[Ding.Dong]

I was crippled. I upgraded to ios 6, and now I can walk.

 

[dec.]

The upgrade also removed all fingerprints off the screen of my iPhone4. Well done, Apple!!

 

[craznar]

I am telling you that I had to push three or four time to get a registered click. It is now responsive every time I push it.

Hint - software updates don't fix worn components.

I don't doubt your problem is fixed, I am just stating that a software update didn't fix it.

 

[sjinsjca]

I believe you. But the reason may be independent from iOS 6.

In my case, I was entirely ready to upgrade my aging iPhone 4 to an iPhone 5, along with my son, to whom I'd long ago promised an upgrade. Well, I ended up upgrading his line only, figuring I'd save the bucks and stretch my iPhone 4 for a while yet. The only problem was, my phone's home switch had been getting super-cranky over the past couple months, needing multiple presses and basically being unresponsive. That upgrade was looking necessary.

Until... the misbehavior stopped this past weekend. I have no idea why. No software changes, no "recalibration" attempts, nothing. Now, I did drop it, but it wasn't much of a drop and the landing surface wasn't super-hard, but some folks contend that a good whack has solved their button issues, so maybe that's what it was?

One way or another, the button issue is resolved for now, and I thank whatever did it.

 

[ian1]

I have been suffering through the worn down home button on my iPhone 4, for about 6 months now. Broke down yesterday and bought a replacement from iFixit. Today's iOS 6 update has fixed the issue.

I can believe this, few of my colleagues and I (all with iPhone 4) have had this problem for months, Home button randomly stops working, requiring 2,3, 4, sometimes 20 presses, then for no apparent reason it will start working again for days or weeks before "breaking" again.

It is entirely possible that it's software related.

 

[sjinsjca]

Hint - software updates don't fix worn components.

I don't doubt your problem is fixed, I am just stating that a software update didn't fix it.

There are those who contend that there is a calibration which can improve the home switch. IIRC, one does a little tap-dance with one of the built-in apps and the home switch, the result being that the phone adapts to the changing resistance of the aging switch. I've never found the process to be terribly effective with my particular phone, but it's very possible that such a calibration process could be part of an upgrade.

But, per my previous post, it could be something else going on too. A piece of dust or debris that somehow got knocked out of the switch mechanism, for example.

 

[terrywfoster]

iOS6 did not fix the home button

Mine is still jacked.

 

[xAnthony]

I am telling you that I had to push three or four time to get a registered click. It is now responsive every time I push it.

Mine was like that and after upgrading to iOS 6, I can gladly say... It's still like that. At times, I still want to throw it at a wall.

 

[bp1000]

I was crippled. I upgraded to ios 6, and now I can walk.

Looool

 

[almlof]

I don't know if it's "fixed" or fixed, but my home button is acting a lot better after the iOS 6 upgrade. Truly it can not fix a hardware problem but who says it was one to begin with?