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Hello, the home button of my iPhone 6 doesn’t work anymore. But sometimes the home button starts working again for some clicks, after some time it stops working again. TouchID and the reachability-function (double tap on home button) does always work, even if the home button click doesn’t. Any ideas or solution for this problem? Best regards, Mike
Your home button may need to be replaced. However, from what this says, TouchID will no longer work. But have a look: iPhone 6 Home Button Replacement
If you feel the “clic” it could be only a connector trouble. Did change your screen recently ? May be a poor reconnection of home on its connector or a bad connection on the mother board (vertical connector under shielding in screen connector area)
a few different things i have found cause this issue. Always check the connections of intermittant parts, and before even opening the device, try a hard reset. (home and power for 15 second or until you see the apple logo) if your button doesnt have the mechanical clicking feel, the nub on the button itself could be worn off. a quick replacement of the nub is relatively simple. if it DOES click, than continue on. if these dont fix it, you should check for corrosion. corrosion is a mineral build up from moisture, clinging onto the metal of your device. be sure to check the connectors on the Board, extension flex, and home button connectors. a quick scrub with 99% isopropyl will remove that. last attempt is a home button replacement. Without apple OEM callibration machines, you will not be able to have touch ID working again after the repair. If these dont fix it, i would try a factory reset as a last ditch effort to try and get it working. Anything further than this, is a problem with your main board.
