The iPhone is the iconic smartphone of the current generation. These phones are in great demand among the population around the world. But you need to be able to handle this gadget. A huge role in device management is played by Home button... Sometimes she refuses to work or starts to "glitch". At such moments, you can display the faulty element on the screen and use a graphic interpretation instead of a physical one. It is very convenient. Especially if there is a suspicion of a device breakdown. Next, it will talk about how to "Home" from the iPhone screen and bring it to the display. Anyone can cope with the tasks!
About the Home button
But first, a little about the mentioned control. Why is the Home button needed? And does it really need to be displayed and removed from it?
The Home button is used very actively. This is one of the most useful smartphone controls from Apple. The button has a huge number of uses. They mainly depend on the operating system used.
Most often, the Home button is needed to:
- unlocking a mobile phone;
- quick exit from programs, applications or games;
- voice control of the device (especially in the latest iOS).
How to remove the Home button from the screen of iPhone 4 or any other if necessary? What needs to be done to initially display it on the display? This will be discussed further.
Output on display
Initially, the Home button for Apple gadgets is not displayed. In order for it to appear on the display, you must resort to the help of a specialized service. It is part of standard applications iOS.
The AssistiveTouch service is responsible for displaying the Home button on the screen. It is on every modern "apple" phone or tablet. It is with its help that you can figure out how to remove the Home button from the iPhone screen.
It is proposed to display Home on the display as follows:
- Open "Settings" on iPhone.
- Go to the section "General / Basic" - "Accessibility".
- Select the AssistiveTouch menu item.
- Move the slider so that the green area next to it lights up.
You can exit the smartphone settings. After the actions taken, a graphical interpretation of the Home button will appear on the screen. It can be placed in any convenient place and used for its intended purpose instead of a physical control built into the gadget.
Removing a button
In fact, there is nothing difficult about displaying Home. How to remove the Home button from the iPhone screen? Every owner of an "apple" phone is capable of doing this.
It is easy to guess that, in general, enabling and disabling the option under study is done in approximately the same way. Accordingly, you will need to work with AssistiveTouch.
To get rid of the Home button on the display, you need to:
- Turn on iPhone.
- Go to the "Settings" - "General" menu.
- Click on "Universal Access" -AssistiveTouch.
- Flip the switch to the "Off" position. At the same time, next to him should disappear green indicator... It usually turns white.
This is where all the actions end. You can exit the settings and continue working with mobile phone without a Home button on the display.
Outcomes
It is proposed to end on this note. From now on, it is clear how to remove the "Home" button from the screen of an iPhone 5 or any other "apple" device.
All modern devices from Apple have AssistiveTouch. It is with its help that the "Home" button on the display is displayed and configured. Every iPhone owner is able to understand the operation of this service in a few minutes.
Together with the Home button, the following options are displayed:
- notification center;
- device functions;
- Siri;
- "User".
It is noted that without them, displaying "Home" on the screen will not work. In the same way as removing from the display. Perhaps this is all that can only be said about displaying a control called Home on the screen and removing it from there.
Modern smartphones are made with a minimum of buttons. More and more preference is given to touch controls. Today you will be presented with the Home button on your iPhone. What is this control? What functions is he responsible for? Where is the button located? What if it stopped working? The answer to all these questions is much easier than it might seem at first glance. Even an inexperienced iPhone owner can figure them out.
What is the button
It is important to be aware of which control mobile device in question. The home button on an iPhone is one of the few keys that can interest the user. She is the most functional element device control.
It is noted that the Home button is used on a smartphone more often than others. It supports a variety of options. They will be discussed further. This control is mainly used to unlock iPhone or to exit the game / program.
Location and Description
Where's the Home button on your iPhone? Every owner of the device should know about this. It's not hard to guess what kind of smartphone control we are talking about. The studied button is located at the bottom of the gadget, on the front panel, under the screen. It is made of glass and has a round shape. The button itself usually has a small square, but it may not be. It all depends on iPhone models... The control is present in any "apple" product.
Functional
What can the home button on an iPhone be used for? She has wide range application. There are several options for pressing the button - one, two and three. Depending on this, the command executed on the smartphone will change.
For example, on iPhone, using this button you can:
- unlock the device;
- close the program, application or game;
- go to Recovery Mode;
- launch widgets of a smartphone or tablet;
- activate one of the standard programs;
- open a menu showing multitasking applications (in latest versions iOS);
- enable and use voice control (triple tap).
The first 4 points are the same for all iPhone models. The rest of the functionality depends on the installed operating system. Often, users themselves can set in the gadget settings, for which the "Home" button on the iPhone will be responsible. Therefore, it is difficult to say exactly why it is used. It is enough to remember that it is used to exit programs, unlock the device and switch to Recovery Mode.
If it doesn't work
As already mentioned, the mentioned control is used constantly in practice. Therefore, sometimes the owners of "apple" products complain that the Home button refuses to perform its functions. Fortunately, Apple made sure that all the controls on smartphones and tablets were hardy enough. In most cases, the breakdown is repaired quickly and easily.
So, if you want to make the "Home" button on your iPhone working after some kind of failure, you must:
- Clean the control and lubricate it. It is best to use special lubricants and alcohol for this purpose.
- Calibrate the button. For this, any system application(say, a calendar), after which you need to hold the shutdown button of the smartphone until the functional menu appears. Next, the Home button is clamped. Keep it until the menu disappears.
- Correct the position of the connector. The gadget is connected to a 30-pin cord, after which you need to lightly press the place where the wire is connected to the iPhone.
All these tips will help bring the Home button back to life, if there was a system failure... In case of hardware damage, the control element will have to be replaced. It is advisable to seek the help of specialists. They will replace the button without any problems and return it to work.
Output on display
But there is one more trick. It will help you use the control you are learning without its physical form. The home button on the iPhone screen is not uncommon. Every modern owner of "apple" products can display it and use it if necessary. Usually this function applied on new iOS... There is a special function to display a button on the screen. It's called AssistiveTouch. It is offered to enable it in a few clicks.
More precisely, to display the Home button on the device display, you will have to:
- Open "Settings" - "General" - "Accessibility".
- Find AssistiveTouch. Click on this line.
- Move the function pointer to the "On" position.
This is the most simple and fast decision to bring the idea to life. The screen will display graphic image home button, which can be used along with the physical interpretation of the element. Nothing difficult, incomprehensible, or unusual. If the Home key is displayed, it can be dragged to any place convenient for the owner.
This guide will help you replace the home button on your iPhone 5s yourself.
Note that Touch ID can only work with a factory-installed button. If you replace the home button yourself, you will not be able to unlock your iPhone using your fingerprint. Only a replacement at an Apple Authorized Service Center can retain Touch ID functionality .
This instruction is a translation of the article: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+5s+Home+Button+Replacement/24983.
We also have instructions on how, if you're interested.
A warning
This article is not a guide to action! You are solely responsible for collecting and disassembling your device.
Many manufacturers do not carry a warranty if the device has been disassembled by the user. If you do not want to void the warranty for your device, check the warranty conditions in the documentation or with the device manufacturer.
Used tools
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If your iPhone screen has crashed, then first we will glue it with tape so as not to damage ourselves and the phone with small glass fragments.
Apply a few strips of tape until you cover the entire screen area. First of all, this will protect you and the phone from small fragments, and secondly, it will help keep the screen intact when we take it out of the case.
I highly recommend using protective goggles and gloves. Getting shards of glass out of the eye is a very unpleasant task :(
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Turn off your phone before starting work.
Then remove the two 3.9mm Pentalobe screws located on the sides of the Lightning connector.
Use the suction cup to remove the screen module. Place the suction cup on the screen next to the home button and press down to make the suction cup stick and hold well.
The display module is held in the housing with latches, and is also connected to motherboard several trains. One cable is located under the home button, the rest are at the top of the iPhone. Your task is to open the iPhone just enough so that you can disconnect the loop under the "home" button.
Take your time, this procedure may take some time. The display on the iPhone 5S is pretty solid in the case. Do not try to open the phone completely at once, do not forget about the loop.
As soon as the display is held only on the cables, you can remove the suction cup by pulling the tab on the suction cup, or, if it is not there, lift one edge of the suction cup with your fingernail.
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Now lift the display module from the side of the home button just enough to disconnect the ribbon cable.
Do not lift the screen too high, you may damage the ribbon cable or connector. The train should not be taut.
Use tweezers to remove the bracket from the connector.
Install the bracket correctly during assembly. The side with the small notch should face downward of the device, and the side with the two slots toward the battery.
Use tweezers to disconnect the ribbon cable connector from the connector on motherboard.
Make sure the connector on the ribbon cable is actually disconnected from the connector on the motherboard. The connector on the motherboard is glued and can be torn off the motherboard if you're not very careful, but the connector itself will still be connected to the connector on the ribbon cable.
After the home button cable is disconnected, open the phone 90 ° from the side of the home button, as if there is a hinge at the top of the phone.
During the next few steps, keep the screen tilted 90 ° as shown in the picture.
Remove the screws marked with circles:
- 1.7mm Phillips # 000 Phillips Head Screw;
- 1.2mm Phillips # 000 Phillips Head Screw;
- 1.3mm Phillips # 000 Phillips Head Screw;
- 1.7mm Phillips # 000 Phillips screw. This screw cannot be magnetised with a screwdriver. Don't lose it.
It is very important not to mix up the screws when assembling. If you screw in a 1.3mm or 1.7mm screw instead of a 1.2mm screw, you can seriously damage the motherboard and ruin your iPhone.
Do not over-tighten the screws. If the screw does not go easily, then you may be mistaken, do not use force.
Remove the protective shield.
Use a spudger to disconnect the connectors of the selfie camera and sensor cables.
Keep the screen tilted 90 °. Now disconnect the ribbon cable from the display.
During assembly, the display connector may not fully snap into place and you will see white lines on the screen when loading the iPhone. If this happens, unplug the display connector and plug it back in, then restart the iPhone. The best way reboot is to disconnect the battery for a few seconds.
Now disconnect the touchscreen connector.
Now you can hide the screen.
From the back of the screen, remove the one Phillips # 000 screw that holds the home button.
The unscrewed screw is fastened to the train with a clasp with a spring-contact. During assembly, make sure that the spring-contact is installed, as before, between the screw and the screen.
Peel back the train.
Remove the two 1.4mm Phillips # 000 head screws.
Remove the bracket that holds the home button.
Slide the "paddle" under the train coming from the "home" button. The ribbon cable is slightly glued to the display module.
Gently slide the "spatula" left and right to peel off the train.
Do not reach the button yet, it is still connected to the display module.
If necessary, remove some of the tape you applied at the beginning from the outside of the display.
Press gently on the upper left corner of the button from the outside.
Do not try to squeeze out the entire button at once, your task is to release only one corner, and then insert a "spatula" there and pry.
The membrane around the button is very thin, if you think it will break now, heat it up a little with a hairdryer and try again.
Remove the button from the display module by gently prying and bending it with the "spatula".
Like this…
The button is removed. You may need to transfer the rubber boot from your old button to the new one.
Using tweezers, gently peel off the rubber band from the button. The elastic is very thin and very easy to tear. If you feel you might tear it, heat the button with a hairdryer and try again.
- As you know, the Home button on your iPhone or iPad is intended not only for turning on or off the device, but also for other important functions. We will talk about them in this article.
So, the button " Home"Located under the screen, you can do the following:
- Return to the home screen;
- Open multitasking mode;
- Start up and shut down Siri;
- Call the lock screen;
- Activate Easy Access (works from iPhone 6);
But these possibilities are far from all that are available to you with this miracle button. Below we will talk about five more functions with the " Home"That you might not even know about. We warn you right away that some of them can only be accessed from and above. Therefore, if you haven’t updated yet operating system, we advise you to do it right now to be able to take advantage of the new features to the fullest.
Disabling Easy Access to avoid accidental clicks
After Apple introduced a new line of 4.7 and 5.5-inch smartphones iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, hold them in one hand, and at the same time, it became almost impossible to reach all the necessary icons on the screen. To do this, the Cupertinians have come up with the "Easy Access" function: when the sensor is briefly touched on the "Home" button, part of the screen slides down for a few seconds. This gives the user additional convenience in managing and interacting with the smartphone, because with the screen shifted down, reaching even the most distant icons (located at the top) is really not as difficult as before.
However, as practical experience shows us, only the smallest part of the owners uses the “Easy Access” function. iPhone, and that is extremely rare. So, often, it even delivers some discomfort with accidental clicks, and users have to completely turn it off. How to do it? Very simple. Go to the main settings of your iPhone, then to the Accessibility menu, then go to the "Interaction" section and slide the switch to the "gray" (inactive) position next to the "Easy access" item.
Decrease the velocity of pressing
In addition to the various functions of the Home button, there are those that require a double or even triple press in succession. But these clicks should be performed at the fastest possible pace, which is not always convenient for ordinary people or people in adulthood. In this regard, Apple has provided the ability to reduce the velocity of the click through individual adjustment.
By going to "Universal Access" through the basic settings of your iPhone, select Home, and you will see three click speed options, Fast, Slow, and Very Slow. Customize the one that seems most convenient to you and press the button " Home»Can be done at a normal, comfortable pace, and not at a convulsive pace, as it was before.
Disable Siri
Surely, everyone who actively uses their iPhone, namely: they often take screenshots, use the "Easy Access" mode and other functions, Siri turns on every other time along with its characteristic sound. Often it just gets in the way in places or environments where such a sound is completely undesirable. As a result, there is only one way out -.
To do this, go to the settings again, where you will find the "" menu. Next, you will see the "Access with screen lock" menu, by going to which, a switch will appear opposite the inscription "Siri" - this is the on / off button.
If you want to disable voice assistant wholly, again go to the device settings, and then to the "Siri" menu. There you will find a switch that you just need to deactivate by moving it to the gray position. Next, a pop-up menu will appear, confirm your action on it, and Siri will be off.
Assigning a triple click action
Heard that there is a triple click of the button " Home”, But did not know what it was for? First of all, you can assign some actions to it. To find out if activated given opportunity on your iPhone, go to Basic Settings and Accessibility. There you will find a "Shortcut Keys" button, which can be either enabled or disabled (by default). Going to the corresponding menu, your choice will be presented at once several options for using the triple pressing of the "Home" button.
Cleaning up RAM
Let's move on to the function that users are about iPhone and iPad heard the least - clearing the RAM using the "Home" button. This procedure can speed up work and increase performance relative to old Apple devices whose RAM during use, it can be heavily clogged and really interferes with the correct operation of the system.
To clear the RAM on your Apple device, hold down the power / power button and hold until the slider appears " Turn off". Without turning off the device, immediately press the " Home", After which you will automatically go to the desktop. That's it, on this the RAM is cleared.
What is Assistive Touch (virtual Home button) for? The feature - one of Apple's best practices for people with disabilities - allows you to quickly access specific applications and settings using gestures. This is useful when you do not have the ability to use the physical buttons on the iPhone (for example, the lock button or volume buttons are broken, and it will not be possible to fix the breakage quickly).
How to enable the virtual Home button on the iPhone or iPad screen (Assistive Touch)
Open up Settings → The main → Universal access → Assistive touch(in order to quickly find it, scroll down the screen. By the way, evaluate how many useful things Apple has come up with for people with various diseases!).
After that, in the lower right corner iPhone display or iPad, a square button with rounded corners and a white circle with radiating circles in the center appears. This is Assistive Touch. Now with its help you can also control your gadget.
If you have an active function Keyboard shortcut, Activation or deactivation of Assistive Touch on any screen (lock screen, Home screen, application) is made by triple pressing the physical Home button. The velocity can be adjusted along the way Universal access → Home.
You can also activate Assistive Touch using a voice prompt from Siri.
How to use the virtual Home button on the iPhone or iPad screen (Assistive Touch)
Click on the Assistive Touch button. You will see six icons - Action Center, Hardware, Control Center, Home, Siri, and User.
As you might guess, clicking on each of them launches the corresponding action - going to the notification center, control point (there are a flashlight, calculator and other tools), simulation of pressing the physical button "Home" and so on.
A few useful commands for the Assistive Touch virtual button
Apparatus → Screen lock- block iPhone screen/ iPad. If you hold the Screen Lock button for a few seconds, you turn off your device. If your power button is broken, it is better not to do this - you can turn on your smartphone or tablet only after connecting it to iTunes via a cable;
Apparatus → Off / On. sound- transfer or wake up iPhone from silent mode;
Apparatus → Louder / Quieter- decrease or increase the system volume;
Apparatus → Yet → Screenshot- take a screenshot;
Apparatus → Yet → Gestures- select the required number of fingers and bind a certain gesture to it (whatever you want. To create a gesture, you need to move the circles on the screen).
This is how Assistive Touch works on iOS devices. We sincerely wish you never to use it - so that you have all good health, and iPhone buttons worked properly. If something happens to you or your favorite gadget, now you know what you need to do in order to simplify your life.