Hi everyone, i am going through this pain in the a** too…few days ago i swapped a broken screen with a not so good new one, and i tested it (unfortunately without immediately installing home button) to see if it worked. I loosened the screw behind the center of the home button (holding it to the metal bracket), and it magically works now. I own and run a small repair shop in sweden. Without the phone at hand u cant find the exact problem. What can I do? I loosened the screw behind the center of the home button (holding it to the metal bracket), and it magically works now. Let go of the power button or volume down button when your iPhone appears in … This could be related here if the replacement you're using for the iPHone 7 is non OEM. Abdul Galib, Jasen Friedle I have repaired many iPhone 7 and 7 plus, and haven't had any issues. I have simply loosened the screw in the back of the home button which holds it to the metal bracket, restarted the phone, and the home button has started working perfectly. Very little heat is needed, as the material is thin, and heats up in a flash. I have removed that single screw completely, restarted the phone, and the home button started working perfectly. M&D GLOBAL WIRELESS. To avoid this issue, don't buy cheap "budget" screens ($20-30), instead get the good stuff ($40-50). Many apps stopped working. His theory is that the board version that has a certain Intel chip would boot without the home button while the board version with a Qualcomm chip requires the home button to be installed to boot]. Control freak Apple is at it again! If you have any questions feel free to write me a message. That is correct. The one I got in the shop last week, had a broken screen, AND a small crack in the HB glass disc. I can confirm that this solution works. Ive not seen any issues or with SW or just by opening them up, IMO they are just myths for bad repairs. I even wrote in the very first line, that I was "sharing my experiences", obviously in regard to disassembly avoiding to damage the HB extension-flex.. thus trying to help other users.. so thanks a lot for the minus.. DC LifeTech, I haven't heard that would work. So , im buying iphone 7 with broken screen and home button , so what tools and parts i need to buy? Try replacing the top camera/speaker/proximity sensor flex cable with a new one, and everything should work fine again. Sean Campbell We played around with some of our iPhone 7 units and swapped around a few screens. Touch ID worked, but the button was unresponsive. Is it frustrating that your iPhone 7 touchscreen turned unresponsive? The phone was also extremely slow. I just replaced an iPhone 7 battery. I'm thinking maybe that is vital in the functionality of this new home button. That’s probably it. Conclusion: we found that using the original LCD but replacing the backlight with the long cable will solve the issue (we solve the issue twice so far). Any suggestions moving forward? I actually hope, that there is another explanation to this, but even after serious speculating, I still don't get why the HB's has to be paired with the logic boards? Again surely the problem was not with the resent update bcos the one who created this thread experienced the problem less than a week after the release of the phone. On and iPhone 5S and newer, if the original home button of the device is damaged or replaced, the touch id function of the device is permanently lost. Furthermore, I presume that the "finger print data", read during setup, is stored in the logic board.. NOT in the IC on the flex, and thus the whole pairing-idea makes absolutely no sense.. not to me anyhow. Terms — replaced iPhone 7 screen and Home button forgot to unplug battery, phone does not turn on tried everything then I bought another screen Replacement and unplugged the battery this time connected the screen and then reconnect the battery still nothing then I plugged it in and found out that the battery was dead just needed to charge If only the left screen connector is connected, touch screen works, but not home button. I find it hard to believe that after 100 successful repairs, I,m taking off the home button wrong. I tried to adjust the home button intensity, changed the home button click speed, and uses AssistiveTouch to override this issue. Released September 16, 2016. Keep holding both buttons as the screen goes black. Even a clear piece of debris shows up at a black spot on the display. ABDULLAH FARRUKH. I loosened the screw behind the center of the home button (holding it to the metal bracket), and it magically works now. I did a full swap with home button from one iPhone 7 good screen to another iPhone 7 with a bad screen . You'll have to do the screen replacement repair through and through WITH the battery disconnected form the start. The phone will act as if it's missing the home button completely. It really doesn't cost that much (less than a hundred) and will save you a ton of headache. Home button came back just fine. Simple research my friend :). It gave me a few hours of headake and rabbit holing. If the iPhone is not working correctly after screen replacement, the home button is damaged, due to the stress on the cable while removing. mehmet fatih daban, I changed a iphone 7 screen . In the second place, try a force reboot of the iPhone 7. Zimbebabw Armete. The hardware was fine. I replaced the small chips and all was working well. So after swapping HB is no more working which mean u cannot enter DFU again. Help! This is serious. This is weird! I'm almost positive I just did it the other day, on a 6S with iOS 10. If a third party repair shop or DIYer damage the home button during repair, or the owner breaks it somehow, or it fails, the only way to have a home button function restored at this date is to take it to an Apple Store or one of those AASPs that are starting to receive the pairing machine. The 3D Touch and home button cable (one cable) is very fragile. The mystery deepens, as the home button has stopped working after the screen replacement, AND also stopped working even after the ORIGINAL screen has been put back along with the original home button! This could prove to be an even greater annoyance than "Error 53", if they don't fix it somehow, in later IOS'es. 10/15/2017 by Hi I’ve changed an ip6 complete rebuild for a new back housing chase all ribbons changed over from original Apple screen under metal plate and original home button moved over .HB works but doesn’t recognise finger print scanner .i got told to take a small square plate under the connector that the HB connector connects to screen it’s under the screen ribbon .is this true ? Mikolaj Lukanovic. Touch issues after 7 plus screen install replacement So I had this happen today with two installation attempts with two different phones and two different replacement screens. So my conclusion is that the latest 2 IOS updates messed with the software, with a combination of the replacement screen. Well no, sometimes it hasn't. It amazes me, that Apple even bother to spend time and money deliberately creating hassle, and annoyances for their own costumers, and subsequently for us "repair-dudes". Here's the fix Some aftermarket iPhone screens have stopped providing touch functionality after users upgraded to iOS 11.3. I thought i had a broken HB on one of the latest repairs, tried 5 different screens and gave up. So, update…my daughter dropped her iPhone 7Plus and the screen shattered. swapped back to old screen, that one is not working either. 1. I have the same problem, we tested two phones and the same problem happened after changing the original screen!!!!!! But the finger print scanner would still be working and you are able to wake/unlock the screen with your finger/fingerprint and use reachability. I had a case that it rules out your idea. Actually, I had the same issue. Press and hold the power button (Sleep/Wake button) and the Home button at the same time. Check The Cable. 07/11/2017 by 3. FACT 3: Apple did nothing to prevent replacing screens with OEM or aftermarket parts. Before service, backup your iPhone to iTunes or iCloud. Now, there could be other causes too, such as cheap/low quality replacement screen, broken ribbon, or corrupted software which can all be solved fairly easily, but the home button screw loosening should be tried first. Yeah. However, sometimes while disassembling the iPhone, you damage the home button extension cable on the broken screen, then you try to fit a bad replacement part. Here's my take after gauging the repair community and doing some screen replacements myself in our store: FACT 1: the home button has an embedded chip on the backside of the button. Captain Satchmo, iPhone 7 doesn't use home buttons to go in to dfu mode it's uses power and volume down button, 05/09/2017 by I am often surprised, how much "rouge heat"is picked up by unintended items, such as metal tools lying next to, or even close to eg. 05/21/2018 by On the other hand, it could also be caused by the home button's extension flex cable running through the back of the lcd, and/or a damaged camera/speaker flex cable on top. For all of these, I have re-used HB/Touch key, and all other "small parts", moving them over from the cracked screens. Came out real good. This isn't a solution, it's more of a rant. If the home button stopped responding after just opening it, you've either damaged the cable on the right hand side of the phone. Sometimes a partial tear to the home button cable can cause the same failure. Now home button doesn't work on neither the old nor the new screen, and you assume the home button itself has failed. However, I got a "virtual" home button instead. I have been doing iPhone 7/7P as soon as the replacement screen was available. When damaged and failing, this chip will prevent home button function from working such as to exit an app and go back to home screen. Some intelligent ppl tried to explain, that "it is constructed that way, to make it harder to work around the touch ID feature". Turns out i had a bad batch of non oem screens that had faulty flex (serious bad luck there!). Remove the metal backplate on the back of the screen an check the complete cable. When I go to set up touch id, it does not read my fingerprint when it says to input your fingerprint. How To Fix An iPhone 7 Touch Screen That's Not Working Hard Reset Your iPhone. Recently, there are many customers complained that their iPhone 6/7 series touch ID function was not working after changing the screen replacement, here we’ve share some possible reasons that why your touch ID is not working. Terms — When connecting the ribbons when the battery is connected allows the chance for the pins on the ribbon to mix match and create a bad circuit. Thanks. @ankur55555, my i phone 7 plus home key not workafter screen replacement how to solved this problems, Mikkel Øgendahl While Touch ID is scanning, you shouldn't tap too quickly or move your finger around. :), No problem, and trust me, even for this tech since 1999, I was stumped by this issue for quite a long time. My experience on this is two fold... you either break the HB or the screen flex is faulty. Thus if you use a different home button, whether original or aftermarket, the board will not recognize the home button. Does that change or mean anything? I guess did 2 7 plus today, took my time on it. EDIT: I have disassembled a 6S screen. After some attempts, i noticed that if the screen connector on the right is connected, touch screen is unresponsive, with or without the connection of home button. This may not fix a lot of them, but it worked for me. This disables functions such as unlocking your … 4th try : i placed the broken screen back with its home button, It works. That seems defective if causing phone to act up when connected. As a second try, i swaped lcd with home buttons, the result was same. If the phone connects to itunes then you are probably in that "backlight IC fry" group. Try swapping the home button link cable using the original one on the new screen. I think this is a new solution for home button Iphone 7. https://www.unionrepair.com/new-charging... ankurchouhan So may be try a different/known good one. My touch id opens the home screen and when I want to return to it from an app, all I do is touch the virtual button. Are you saying that if you rip the home button itself that you can desolder the chip and move it to a new home button and you would get both touch id and home button functionality back? The only way to have the home button function in this case is by using the assistive touch aka virtual on-screen home button. Low and behold, the second solution has actually worked!! I think u will need the HB to put the phone to DFU mode. [Not verified yet: a fellow tech observed that some i7 would boot without home button attached. The issue is the after market home buttons cannot work for the i7, at least for me I tried a couple of them and nothing. Let go of both buttons when the Apple logo appears. … Only apple can replace homebuttons for iPhone 7/8. @vehiclefreak409. So, no click / no touch. First of all, clean the screen. I replace the whole backlight + 3D Touch (Removing of the old backlight + 3D Touch is very hard) and the Touch ID is working without any problems. And yes a whole batch can be defective. So we backed up phone, dropped it to DFU mode and did a complete restore. tryed swap back on original cracked scree and all working. The HB has to be reset by service software, any user level operations simply refuse to work. Can someone help please. The other thing is the cable is fragile. Yes that will not work unfortunately, the phone will simply restart over,and over, you need the exact same parts for it.. 12/29/2016 by Also, I tried to plug it into iTunes. Alessandro Same I am interested too, haven't found anyone that has been successful in changing the screen while retaining the home button to work normally. Really depends on the extent of damage and location of the rip. I put the screen back down. Hector Batista. They are making billions, so I really don't get the point. This issue is mostly due to a defective screen, but can sometimes be motherboard. I open the screen and realized it was a lot more effort than other iphones. That's crazy. However without touch id and in som cases the lightning port won't work with headsets as well..:). The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus problems with touch screen seems like a common issue with those that own the new smartphone from Apple. Had this problem with a broken iphone 7 plus i purchased with a damaged screen. I have removed that single screw completely, restarted the phone, and the home button started working perfectly. i work in a repair facility and we go through about a hundred a week. Unfortunately, this cable is incredibly fragile. it has to be the original homebutton for it to work. Jared Guthrie. I applied heatgun for both screens to replace HB. Model 1660, 1778 Available as GSM or CDMA / 32, 128 or 256 GB / Rose gold, gold, silver, black, and jet black. Low and behold, this solution has actually worked!! After having an issue with an iPhone 7's home button not working (but the touchID on the replacement screen WAS working, strangely enough) yesterday, I was being rather cautious with an iPhone 7 today. Ok, so ran through some stuff. 2. I’ve inspected the connections, but can’t find anything out of place. That seems defective if causing phone to act up when connected. I have tested it several times , but the home button will not answer, I have tested with two LCDs. I still got the “Touch ID cannot be activated” message after the replacement. Its Apple software. Whose getting displays, or customers willing to pay for less than $250? @broonie7203. @fixncell. I'm still getting conflicting reports. When your iPhone 6 or iPhone 7 Touch ID Not Working, you will be unable to activate touch id on this iPhone, there is a detail iPhone 6 touch ID or home button replacement solution help you repair your iPhone. lol. If you do, this is a back light issue now. 07/29/2017 by I always test “before” I finish assembly and the digitizer was not working. Your IC Backlight will fry when trying to connect the ribbons and you'll have to microsolder a new one(like $2 but a huge pain to do). Flica Hussey, Note: If you're running a repair shop, don't be afraid to ask a fair price instead of a bargain basement price for your parts and services. After reading through all these messages, here's a couple of interesting ones to try. Low and behold, the second solution has actually worked!! I was just tightening that screw snug, but must have been too snug. I was holding the screen and the case so they weren’t touching. Most customers do remember when they've got good parts and service ;). Dirt, liquids, residues, moisture or food crusts even the finest of … In my case was the front camera/speaker/sensor flex, After change flex , the home button works successfully. BUT, starting with iOS 11, front cam assembly may need to be present/connected for the iPhone to boot. Now home button will not initialize. FixNcell Phone Repair I didn't disconnect ANYTHING, but when I turned the phone back on to test, neither the home button nor touchID worked any longer. It's something else, other stuff is going on. 04/19/2017 by This may not fix a lot of them, but it worked for me. After 8 seconds, release the Power Button, but continue to hold the power button (iPhone 6s or older) the volume down button (iPhone 7). 02/09/2017 by i replace my screen the home button is working but the Touch ID scanning its not working it all,¿any clues? Now, there could be other causes too, such as cheap/low quality replacement screen (don't be a cheapskate! Just be careful with the HB removal (gently pry up a little to the right, a but of iso spray and a playing card and comes out nice, be gentle around the u10 ic chip (the large ic in the middle of the HB), it can be replaced but you need skillz! If you're using a case or screen protector, make sure it doesn't cover the Home button or the surrounding ring. honestly it was most likely the screen you used. If you read this "Ged", please don't give this guy a minus for sharing his experience, while it might not be a "solution", the way to such a thing is often paved with experiences... thanks! With my electron repair microscope I could spot a problem with the motherboard. it is unik to the original screen so touch id will not work with screen replacement. After swapping screens, trying donor phones, etc, nothing. Maybe I should post this in the iPHone 6S thread too. Some users have fixed dozens of phones in a row without any issues, while others including myself have had 4-5 phone in a row with the home button issue. Press down on the part of your iPhone's screen where the small cables connect to the logic board (use the image above as a guide if you need to). Updating and Reinstalling Touch Screen Drivers If you have a Windows device with a malfunctioning touch screen, … Did you try to swap complete with home button on or did you also transfer the home button from one screen to the other? Put the old screen back and still doesn't work. iPhone 8 or later: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. The result, is one ridiculously expensive "Jet Black - 256GB" - just ONE month old, and ready for scrap. i'm thinking it's something to do with the hardware on the phone but unsure, please help. The next thing you should do is to clean the iPhone screen and … I already open 4 iphone 7 and after open the phone using a heat gun the home button still works fine before unplug anything so the heat won't damage the home button. I will edit this in the future as the opportunity presents itself. Hi Aldrin, we transferred the home button from screen to screen, but kept it with its original iPhone 7. 09/23/2016 by After a lot of research I've come across of a suggestion which sounded interesting to me. I can agree with you, the same happened to me two days ago - (sad face), © 2020 iFixit — Licensed under Creative Commons — Privacy — But expect cheap parts to perform poorly. It all works. If your iPhone is plugged in to the charger, connected to a computer, or to any … I had the same frustration with 5 iPhone 7's in a row, while using expensive $50 oem screens. A hard reset is usually a temporary solution to a software problem. Mikolaj Lukanovic. I put back the old screen and it worked. You must swap the buttons over before the replacement screen is connected to the phone. In some cases, there may be a cost associated with the additional repair. Final update: after market screen is fully installed and touchID and home button are still working properly. An update - I had the same HB issue-fixed my own iPhone7 screen with an iFixit screen (not cheap), reused my HB and my old camera/speaker assembly. Yes, I was frustrared at the time.. and, I never declared what I wrote as a solution. The issue is the i7 after market home button cannot work, at least for me I tried a couple of them but no success. My conclusion is, that damaged buttons, and flex cables do factor in, but it's hard to nail down the exact cause in each and every case. I opened my phone 140 degree and without doing anything else I put it back and homebutton stop responding. If those cables were dislodged, it could be the reason why your iPhone 7 touch screen is not working. @Angela Derkel < Most likely you're damaged one the WiFi antenna, so you need to replace the entire charging port assembly which contains the WiFi antenna also. If the replacement screen is not an original Apple screen then the touch id will not work. FACT 4: many replacement screens have a defective home button interconnect cable. I always am to begin with but especially when it's the first time I do one. Nowadays that has been sorted more of less. I then noticed that the sensor that turns off the screen when making a call was not working. Adjust 3D Touch Sensitivity to fix iPhone touch screen not working issue. ;), Nice option, didn't know that, thanks for update, June 2 by I have a hard time imagining it, but of course.. the POSSIBILITY is there, and with Apples "crazy super top security level", they might just want to block that.. ;-). Don't forget that. @anyphonehero, iphone 7 home button not working after screen replacement, help. OR yo have a bad flex in your screen. Be EXTRA careful to not damage the final foil layer above the 3D touch pad. just interested to see if it will replace the firmware and accepting the new screen and the HB as the original. in the same boat, going to continue with problemsolving. But why should pairing the specific reader to the board make that any harder. As or now I stopped accepting repairs for Iphone 7/7P until a validated solution is found. Try putting the old screen back on and let me know. I’ve tried charging it and checking the cables. iPads.. where I am using more heat than any other repair. Now we need more samples to experiment, so we can confirm the issue and maybe find a workaround. I don't do repairs for a living but for just family and close friends. The Home button on iPhone 7 will not work if you replaced a new screen. Good job Tony, unfortunately most individuals or even shops don't have the necessary equipment to do board level micro repairs. iTunes recognized it. I have a repair shop but no experience for iphone 7 yet, 12/20/2016 by We go refurbished original LCDs from now on and have great results, around 95% of all screens work perfectly. we had fixed about 10-12 i7 and 7 plus phones to date with no issues, but on this one the home button stopped responding (fingerprint worked fine). And the reason why the touch is synced together with the main board is beyond me, I think it's just plain stupid and monopolistic. You must replace the after market button with the original apple button from your old screen and even then it may not work. We apply heat on that plate to be able to separate that plate from the cable and looks like the cable is really really soft so even if you don't break it inside gets damage so we replace the backlight with that cable and the home button start to works fine again. Or you are using too much heat, there is a small chip that resides on the home button flex, if this is damaged, then Touch ID will still work, but normal home button function won't, this will need to be replaced, reballed, or maybe even a reflow will work. Do me a favor and turn your phone on and shine a light on the screen while looking at the screen from an angle. to add. I would rather fit an original broken screen together with the damaged home button and send them to an Apple Store for complete screen assembly replacement and pairing (see FACT 2). It seems to be all of the above... if the home button or its flex cable is broken then it's completely shot, short of taking it to an Apple store for a replacement. Just disconnected the battery and reconnected, all working grand now. mehmet fatih daban, Same thing is happening with me apple cant physically do anything etheir looks like I have to wait like 5-10 days for them to fix it, 12/29/2016 by I had the same problem. I would do it but I do not have a iPhone 7 for testing. HB to board link has to be encrypted to make sure data can't be read by malicious hardware or software hacks. It's better than nothing. I’m not sure what else I can do. Some phones have to be a labrats for the experiment. When buying one of these new buttons, it's either in the description or the price is above $10/button. It's not like somebody will solder in wires to steal your fingerprint. I was just tightening that screw snug, but must have been too snug. @rany , Thanks for the FACT's, nice write up. Also, the top camera/speaker flex cable has to be connected, otherwise the home button will malfunction. HOME BUTTON NOT WORKING AFTER SCREEN REPLACEMENT? HB worked perfect. So make sure to check all those out carefully before resorting to the Apple store. Now, when one forgets to unplug the battery, one of three things will happen when continuting with a repair. 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