If your home button decided to stop working for you, that's a real bummer
because there's only like four buttons on the whole phone. If you're ready to
replace it, you've come to the right place cuz today I'm gonna show you how
to replace the home button in your iPhone 6 Plus.
Hi I'm Gwendolyn and for this repair you're going to need
a pentalobe screwdriver, an iSclack,
a spudger or plastic opening tool, tweezers,
and a Phillips 00 screwdriver.
Please note that if you're replacing the whole touch ID component you will lose
touch ID functionality. Installing a new home button will only restore ordinary
home button functions. I already have the majority of the tools I need in my Pro
Tech Tool Kit, so I'm ready to get started. I also have my magnetic mat.
It helps keep screws organized so I never do a repair without it. When you do
your repair, be sure to follow the step-by-step guide on ifixit.com. Not only
does it walk you through the complete repair, but you can also see comments and
notes from other users who have followed it, which is really cool and very helpful
So every time you do a repair you want to make sure your device is completely
off. And once you do that you can start by removing the two pentalobe screws at
the bottom of the phone.
With those screws out, now we're ready to open our phone. To do do that I'm gonna use
this tool called the iSclack. The iSclack pries your phone open just
enough, making sure it won't damage any cables inside your iPhone.
If you don't have an iSclack, you can use a combination of a small suction cup, or
your spudger and opening tools, to pry the phone open. Just be extremely
careful not to damage any cables inside your phone. Using the iSclack is super
simple. Just position the suction cups right over the home button and open the
handles. Once the suction cups are fully engaged,
just press the handles together, and you'll have an open phone. We're gonna
disconnect the battery before we move on to the rest of the repair, and to do that
we're going to remove the two screws holding the bracket that's holding the
cable in place, and then use the flat end of our spudger to disconnect it. Just be
careful to only disconnect the cable and not the socket on the logic board. Keep
in mind the display simply is still connected to the logic board. To get it
completely off, we're going to need to disconnect all the cables. And before we
get to those, we're gonna have to remove a cable bracket, which is screwed in place
by five Phillips screws.
And there are all those cables. To disconnect them I'm
just going to use the flat end of my spudger.
The first step to removing the home button assembly is unscrewing the two
screws securing the home button bracket in place.
Now that we have those two screws and the bracket out, we're gonna use our spudger to peel the home button
cable from the front panel.
It's time to get the home button out of the display
assembly. Gently push the top left corner of the home button until you see the
button membranes start to separate from the display assembly. You don't want to
push the entire button through. We're only focusing on this corner right now.
Once you have that corner up use the tip of your spreader to release the home
button the rest of the way.
For reassembly we recommend you follow the
step-by-step guide on ifixit.com in Reverse. And if you're in the mood to
see the reassembly on video, check out the iPhone 6 Plus Reassembly video on
our channel. You can find all the parts and tools you need for this and many
other repairs at ifixit.com, and let us know how it goes. You can find me on
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