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Hello. I replaced a screen and LCD for an iPhone 7 Plus and it seems as if the home button is not responsive. When it’s asleep I hit the home button and it doesn’t wake. When I hit the power button it wakes up. Am I missing something or doing something wrong? I’m using an iPhone 6 Plus and it wakes up when I hit the home button. It stays showing this.
Probably a defective screen if the home button physically looks fine. Have you tried using the old screen to see if the issue occurs there? You may need the front camera plugged in at the same time for touch id to work too.
If you have damaged the original flex cable to the original home button, or cannot get it to work… You need to get it operational for your customer. either take it to an apple store and pay an outrageous amount to have them replace the screen and reprogram a new home button OR order a third party replacement port with button here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DOh4Us6…
Make sure that you use the original home button that came with the phone and that it is not broken. If all this is done currently try to change the proximity front camera flex. Strange enough I’ve tried it and it worked. Good luck
A new home button will not work. What I will do if all you said above is done is check to see if the phone is still under Apple care warranty and see if the customer is willing to go to them. you might need to waive the Repair fee for the inconvenience. If not you can go yourself. If it’s not under warranty Apple charges a fee to reprogram the home button so it can work again. Please let me know what you did and if this was helpful to you. Thanks
You might have tore the original home button flex cable. iPhone 7 and 7 plus home button is not user replaceable. Once you tear it or damage it, a replacement button will not fix it, as the button is unique to your specific logic board. Only Apple can resolve this issue if the original button is in fact damaged.
I currently have the same problem with a customer’s 7 plus. Performed a flawless screen replacement only to find that the homebutton is not responding and that the touch screen is erratic in that response to touch is on and off. I have performed many screen replacements and found that these problems are caused by the replacement screen. I am currently awaiting a new one. Did you use heat from a hair blower to loosen the hot glue before removing home button and camera flex from original screen?
First make sure that your home button was not broken while doing the install. Look very carefully because some rips on the flex sometimes can be hard to see. Second try another screen and make sure you are using the original home button that case with the phone. I would also reinstall the broken screen and see if the home button works. If all fail try to update your phone on iTunes. I would even try to back up and restore. Unfortunately replacing the home button will not help. Your next step would be taking it to apple for help or use a third party so that fixes home button for iPhone 7. Hope this helps. Good luck
You probably did everything correct. Its the home button and new screens. There not paired to the motherboard. Every part from home button to screens, are chipped and paired to your original motherboard. You need to bring it to Apple and have them pair the new parts to the mother board in that phone.
I also recently changed my screen on a iPhone 7 and the home button Touch ID did not work, I tried everything to try and sort and nothing worked . Then I thought of doing a software upgrade, so I done it and all of a sudden my Touch ID worked. Try this and hopefully this will work for others
done change new home button but seem not working when press and put old one back but still the same as change from new LCD screen
