1 iPhone 8 Plus hone button dead.
So I undertook a full rebuild into a new body / housing and a new screen. The Touch ID / home button flex was damaged on removal. Touch ID still worked but no home button. I replaced it with a basic version. This appeared to work OK. I had to take the screen off again to fit another lightening port due to a muffled microphone. Sadly I cracked my new screen. Pleased with how my phone was performing I fitted a new screen. So now the home button doesn’t work??? I refitted the old screen to rule out a fault with the new screen. It wouldn’t work with the original either now. Even the Touch ID with the original button now wouldn’t work. Tried a full reset and checking connectors etc etc. Tried the front camera change. I have ran out of ideas. Could I have physically damaged the logic board.
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Are you able to take some photos of the connectors on the board and the home button? Have you tried cleaning out the connectors with alcohol?
por Liam
Hi Liam, two pictures uploaded. Both screen and home button are virtually new. To be fair they didn’t connect together that well. It appeared a little forced. However I did try various old cracked screen and another home button that was originally replaced because it was a bit temperamental. I had tried at one point to peel back some of the foam sealer around the connections on the motherboard. I was curious whether I had suffered pry damage. This was mainly instigated as it does boot loop for a while when changing from 0%. No I haven’t cleaned the connectors but I will do that. If I can’t get a plug and play home button working again, do you think one of those earlier JC bluetooth versions may work?
por Mark Brown
@swisstoni Yeah I haven't had any problems with the bluetooth button replacements so that might work if the one you have needs to be forced to connect to the screen.
por Liam
honestly id take a look at the areas around the connectors . theyre tiny and a lil bump wit ha finger nail or a pry tool could easily pop them off. if you have a jewelers inspection lens you could use that to look around too.
por Logixal
I have had those connections apart probably a dozen times. I have probably worn them out. They company who I bought the screen from have kindly offered to send out another one for me to try. This is good of them because there is a strong possibility there is nothing wrong with their first screen. I found one of those early Bluetooth home button, so I have ordered one up. No an ideal solution but I would probably be happy to have any button working for now. My plan was to eventually get the Touch ID version repaired but whilst I can’t even get a plug and play version working I think I would be wasting my money. I will see what the difference the new screen makes. Is there anything that’s next to those key connectors that could affect the home button only?? I have seen many examples of battery percentage issues and associated boot looping for pry damage but not home button issues.
por Mark Brown