Why would the Touch ID work, but not home button?
I just replaced my screen and battery and my home button is not working, despite the Touch ID still work. It sounds strange, but Touch ID still well.
I tried to unplug and replug the cable flex 5 times, having the same result: touch id ok, home button not working. I saw on the internet several videos about the replacement and in some of them, a small piece of metal is touching the lcd back panel, but in others, it is rotate to the bottom. I tried both, with no success.
It was working properly before the replacement, and I did everything very carefully. I don't have the foggiest idea about what to do. As the button can't be replaced, I think my iphone will be never the same :-
Any ideas?
Update
I don't see any problem here. Do you?
Update
I might have found the problem. During the screen/battery replacement process I damaged the flex cable of the connector/housing. If you zoom the pictures, you will see that the plastic protection of the wires was peeled!
I'm not sure what extend it was: enough to break the connection or not. Everything I now is that the Touch ID is working properly, which makes me more hopeful.
If I need to replace this part, what would it be?
Update
The picture shows a scratch in the flex cable where I connect the home button flex cable. Looking at the internet, I found that this flex cable comes from the dock. So, I believe I need to replace this part as well. Fortunately, it will cost only 10-20 Australian dollars. What is unexpected is that the Touch ID functionality still working like knew. Anyway, this is the best news I could have, because I won't need to replace the motherboard/touch id button, which would cost me hundreds of dollars.
The question is: that small scratch would be able to make the home button stop working???
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The flex cable of the connector housing? Do you mean the dock connector?
What part do you mean exactly, also try pointing with the thin end of the screwdriver and maybe circle in red the exact part that you think is damaged. You can do this in paint. Also have you tried a hard reset, with assistive touch if necessary.
由 hari 完成的
I posted a picture with a red circle to help you to see what happened with the flex cable that comes from the dock. I think I damaged that cable and it would explain the home button is not working.
Something I'm thinking to do is buying a new dock component and, without removing the current one, plug it in the motherboard and plug the home button on it and see what happens!
由 felipeqdrumond 完成的
That could possibly be the reason not 100% certain I would replace the dock and see how that goes
由 David 完成的
It's possible. All components in apple, and all electronics nowadays, are extremely fragile. I would advise you replace that part and would expect all functionality to return. Also you did not answer my question if you have tried a hard reset.
由 hari 完成的
Hi Hari. I performed a hard reset by removing the battery. I couldn't do it using iOS. Actually, I only know how to do that by pressing both power and home button. That's why I did it by disconnecting the battery.
Today I tried to use a new dock component. Before replacing the whole thing, I just connected the Home Button to the new dock, and after connected the new dock to the motherboard. Unfortunately, the problem remains. I think my home button will never work again :-
Any ideas?!
由 felipeqdrumond 完成的