Introduction
Use this guide to replace the home button assembly.
Please note that only the phone's original home button assembly will be capable of using the Touch ID functionality. Installing a new home button will only restore ordinary home button functions, not the Touch ID features.
You can also use this guide to replace the following parts:
What you need
Video Overview
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 3.6 mm P2 Pentalobe screws next to the Lightning connector.
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Tool used on this step:Clampy - Anti-Clamp$24.95
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Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone just above the home button—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
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Use a single suction cup to lift the front panel:
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Press a suction cup onto the screen, just above the home button.
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While holding the iPhone down with one hand, pull up on the suction cup to slightly separate the front panel assembly from the rear case.
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Using a plastic opening tool, begin to gently pry the rear case down, away from the display assembly, while continuing to pull up with the suction cup.
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Pull the home button end of the front panel assembly away from the rear case, using the top of the phone as a hinge.
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Open the display to about a 90º angle, and lean it against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Add a rubber band to keep the display securely in place while you work. This prevents undue strain on the display cables.
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Remove the two 1.8 mm Phillips screws securing the home button bracket to the front panel.
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Tool used on this step:iOpener$17.99
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Apply mild heat (with an iOpener, heat gun, or hair dryer) to soften the adhesive securing the home button gasket.
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Using your fingertip, gently press up on the home button from the front side of the display assembly. Use firm, constant pressure to slowly separate the home button's rubber gasket from the front panel.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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23 Comments
My iphone was screen broken and i change it with a original complete iphone screen, the home button works fine but the touch id dont work. I change the home button to the one that i have in the broken screen and still the touch id dont work. What can i do to fix the touch id?
replace the flex cable which connects touch ID cable with mother board
Hi guys, I replaced my front assembly and I'm having the opposite issue with my home button: The TouchID is working fine, but the home button being pressed is not working. I've tried re-seating the cable a few times. I'm normally pretty good at these kinds of things but I'm assuming I may have somehow crimped one of the ribbon cables.
My question: If something is damaged, is it more likely the cable on the back of the heat-sink that is damaged, or the home button ribbon cable itself? I realize that I will lose TouchID if its the latter, I just want to know what my options are. I'm having trouble searching the issue because everyone else has the issue where the TouchID doesn't work (for obvious reasons) but mine is working just fine.
Thanks for any advice.
Hi everyone, I replaced the home button on my cell phone iphone 6+, the home button functionality works just fine, however the biometrics fingerprint reader does not work anymore. Any suggestions? Thank you
Unfortunately, as stated in the introduction to this guide, that outcome is normal. For security reasons, the fingerprint sensor is coded to your phone's logic board at the factory. If you replace the button, you'll lose the fingerprint sensor function. Only Apple has the capability to pair new Touch ID sensors to existing phones. As far as I know, there are only two ways around this: (1) replace both your home button and logic board with a factory-paired home button and logic board harvested from another phone, or (2) pay Apple for an out-of-warranty repair (meaning you ship your phone to them and they give you a refurb in return).
