if your home button is broken or
unresponsive you're in luck because
today I'm going to show you how to
replace the home button in your iPhone
se for this repair you're going to need
a P two pentalobe screwdriver and ice
Clack a Philips triple zero screwdriver
some plastic opening tools a small
suction cup a spudger and tweezers I
have most of the tools I need in my pro
tect tool kit and I also have my
magnetic mat it helps keep me organized
along the way this is just an overview
so be sure to check out our step by step
guide on ifixit.com when you do your
repair if you're replacing your home
button with a home button that did not
come with your phone you will lose touch
ID capability keep that in mind before
you embark on this repair the first step
is to open the phone and it's as simple
as removing the two pentalobe screws on
either side of the lightning connector
once those are out and organized on your
mat use your ice clock to pop open the
phone slide the iPhone between both
suction cups and press firmly right
above the home button then just pop it
open don't open the phone too far or you
risk damaging the home button cable or
the socket it plugs in to keep the cable
loose if it's stretched taut it's too
far if you don't have an ice Clack you
can open your phone with a suction cup
and an opening tool we outline this
alternative in steps 5 through 7 on our
guide once the phone is cracked open we
can get to work on the home button cable
that is tethering it to the rear case
first use your spudger to pry the
bracket then use your spudger to
disconnect the cable when the connector
has been released you can pull the home
button end of the assembly away from the
rear case using the top of the phone as
a hinge open the display to about a 90
degree angle and lean it against
something to keep it propped up while
you're working on the phone add a rubber
band to keep the displays securely in
place while you work this prevents undue
strain on the display cables time to
disconnect the battery to do that we
just need to remove the two screws
holding the bracket in place remove the
bracket and then disconnect the battery
with your opening tool
now that there's absolutely no power to
the phone we're going to work on
disconnecting the display from the logic
board there's a bracket protecting all
the cables we need to disconnect it's
held in place by several screws of
different size so make sure you take
notes on your magnetic mat where these
came out or you could damage your logic
board
if you reassemble them in the wrong
order now you can take the bracket out
of the phone and get to work on
disconnecting all those cables holding
the display in place with the display
free we can start working on the home
button unscrew the single captive
Phillips screws securing the home button
cable then we're just going to move the
cable out of the way so we can remove
the two Phillips screws from the home
button bracket take the bracket out and
set it aside so we can work on the cable
it's glued in place with a little
adhesive gently work the spudger
underneath the cable to separate the
home button cable from the front panel
assembly but don't remove it from the
display just yet if you put tape over
your display to protect yourself from
broken glass you can remove the portion
covering the whole button now using your
finger go underneath the home button and
gently push the top-left corner up and
away from the front panel don't push the
home button all the way through you only
need to get a corner free so that you
can pry it free with the spudger if you
feel like it's harder than it should be
add some heat from your eye opener and
try again after you have used your
spudger to peel the home button the rest
of the way off you can remove the home
button assembly from your phone if you
need the home button gasket for your new
home button you can remove it with your
tweezers the gasket is very thin if you
feel it beginning to tear stop peeling
and apply heat before proceeding then
just thread the gasket off the ribbon
cable
that's it for this repair for reassembly
we recommend you work backwards on a
step by step guide when you do your
repair you can find all the parts and
tools you need for this and many other
repairs at ifixit.com good luck and let
me know how it goes
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