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Author:  bobbdobbs [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:04 pm ]
Post subject:  home button failure
The home button on my iphone has gone kaput, it is swimming with the fishes, deceased.
This has left me with a problem lol Using the iPhone without the home button is quiet tedious and I know I will be probably upgrading in the near future but does anyone know how much a repair is? Do I have to go through O2 or can I roll up to an Apple store?
Author:  Fogmeister [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
How old is it?

You can go along to an Apple store. O2 will just send it to Apple anyway.

If it's within warranty they might be able to do a while-u-wait jobby.

Book a genius appointment before you go though.
Author:  jasonline [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
I don't know if your iPhone is suffering from the same affliction as my iPod touch when its home button died, but I resurrected it by dipping a cotton bud in clear alcohol - the tips I saw online suggested pure alcohol, I just used some vodka we had in the kitchen - and ran the cotton bud round the edge of the home button a few times. Not enough to soak it, but enough to get a little alcohol in there to clear away any gunk that was causing the button to lose contact.

Worked a treat for me - although I make no claims for anyone else. YMMV, buyer beware, force majeure etc.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
jasonline wrote:
I don't know if your iPhone is suffering from the same affliction as my iPod touch when its home button died, but I resurrected it by dipping a cotton bud in clear alcohol - the tips I saw online suggested pure alcohol, I just used some vodka we had in the kitchen - and ran the cotton bud round the edge of the home button a few times. Not enough to soak it, but enough to get a little alcohol in there to clear away any gunk that was causing the button to lose contact.

Worked a treat for me - although I make no claims for anyone else. YMMV, buyer beware, force majeure etc.

I might try that at work tomorrow, plenty of pure alcohol and any other solvent I can wish for :lol:
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
Tried a bit of methanol and it appears to be fully functional!
Cheers for the tip Jason :D
Author:  jasonline [ Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
bobbdobbs wrote:
Tried a bit of methanol and it appears to be fully functional!
Cheers for the tip Jason :D


Ha! Glad it worked. :)
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
jasonline wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:
Tried a bit of methanol and it appears to be fully functional!
Cheers for the tip Jason :D


Ha! Glad it worked. :)

yes its worked so well, Im going to have to put the money back in the savings account and not upgrade!!
you git!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  jasonline [ Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
bobbdobbs wrote:
yes its worked so well, Im going to have to put the money back in the savings account and not upgrade!!
you git!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


I had the same problem - was all set to buy a shiny new iPod touch. Then I went and fixed the thing. :roll:

:D
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: home button failure
jasonline wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:
yes its worked so well, Im going to have to put the money back in the savings account and not upgrade!!
you git!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


I had the same problem - was all set to buy a shiny new iPod touch. Then I went and fixed the thing. :roll:

:D

Terminal failure now, so time to get the money back out the account.. win and fail in one go lol
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