{"id":2146,"date":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.2.19:8666\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-11-20T18:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T10:18:02","slug":"fix-iphone-7-7p-home-button-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/de\/fix-iphone-7-7p-home-button-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubleshooting Guide: Fix iPhone 7\/7P Home Button Not Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">Return-to-home functionality failure is a common issue of iPhone 7\/7P and the problem is usually related to the U10 chip on the home button cable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">And that\u2019s what our iPhone 7 Home Button not working troubleshooting blog is about today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><em><strong>Tip 1<\/strong>: The home button cable is fragile and therefore professional operation is needed. For those who have no repair skills, please look before you leap.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><strong>Step 1 TEST <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">1. Press the home button to unlock the phone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">2. Open an APP and press the home button. It fails to return back to the home screen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">3. Double-press the home button again,\u00a0there is also no response.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">4. Long-press the home button and Siri is also not launched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">5. Check out\u00a0Touch ID Setting. It is working normally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">6.\u00a0Judging by this, that means the return-to-home functionality fails. This is a common issue of the iPhone 7\/7P about\u00a0home button.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><strong>Step 2\u00a0Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.rewa.tech\/image\/42849064-9de1-451e-821e-30cda7df4cd9-iPhone7-7P-Homebutton-TouchID-IC.jpg\" alt=\"How To Fix iPhone 7\/7P Home Button Not Working\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">The return-to-home functionality of home buttons on iPhone 7\/7P\/8\/8P\u00a0is supported by the U10 chip on the home button cable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><em><strong>Tips 2<\/strong>: The home button cable is secured by double-sided adhesive underneath.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.rewa.tech\/image\/d17b35dc-df31-4ded-86f2-638cdef33906-iPhone7-7P-Homebutton-removing.jpg\" alt=\"How To Fix iPhone 7\/7P Home Button Not Working\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">1. Heat up before removing the home button cable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">2. Attach the detached home button cable to the PCB Holder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">3.\u00a0Secure the cable with High-temperature tape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.rewa.tech\/image\/2cbf5bdd-34b3-4284-b784-35bfce079276-iPhone7-7P-Homebutton-Temperature.jpg\" alt=\"How To Fix iPhone 7\/7P Home Button Not Working\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><em><strong>Tips 3<\/strong>: The home button cable is fragile. Please control the operating temperature of the Hot Air Gun and the Soldering Iron during the repair work.\u00a0This is to protect the home button cable from high-temperature damage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.rewa.tech\/image\/84ca9047-8dc7-4ff2-aa86-3c5bf104a05f-iPhone7-7P-Homebutton-Detach.jpg\" alt=\"How To Fix iPhone 7\/7P Home Button Not Working\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">4. Heat with the Hot Air Gun to remove sealing adhesive around U10 chip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">5.\u00a0Detach the U10 chip from the home button cable and\u00a0clean its bonding pad with Soldering Iron afterwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">6.\u00a0Apply some UV Curable Solder Mask to the exposed area\u00a0for insulation protection\u00a0before soldering the chip.\u00a0Then solidify the home button cable\u00a0under UV Dryer Lamp for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.rewa.tech\/image\/d759c23f-084a-4fe5-8daa-b306c4c464c9-iPhone7-7P-Homebutton-Solder.jpg\" alt=\"How To Fix iPhone 7\/7P Home Button Not Working\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">7.\u00a0Solder a new U10 chip afterwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">8. Get the home button cable installed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">9.\u00a0Turn on the phone and test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">10. Touch ID works normally. The return-to-home functionality is also back to normal. 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