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Apple iPhone 5 Home Button Repair
Home Button Repair guide for the Apple iPhone 5
Before you begin
Tools
- P2 Pentalobe screwdriver
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
- Anti-static wrist strap
Parts / materials
- Replacement iPhone 5 home button assembly
- Home button rubber gasket adhesive
Safety
- Ensure the device is powered off completely before removing internal components.
- Wear protective glasses to guard against flying glass splinters if the display is cracked.
- Wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid electrostatic discharge damage to sensitive electronics.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power Off iPhone
1 minPress and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the power off slider appears, then slide to turn off the phone completely.
- 2
Remove Bottom Pentalobe Screws
2 minUse a P2 Pentalobe screwdriver to remove the two 3.6 mm screws located on either side of the Lightning connector.
- 3
Attach Suction Cup
1 minPress a suction cup onto the screen glass directly above the home button to form a firm seal.
- 4
Pry Up Display Assembly
3 minGently pull up on the suction cup while using a plastic opening tool to lever the bottom edge of the display away from the frame.
- 5
Open Display to 90 Degrees
1 minPivot the bottom edge of the front panel up, hinging it at the top end to a 90-degree angle relative to the rear case.
- 6
Remove Cable Bracket Screws
2 minRemove the three Phillips #000 screws holding the metal front panel cable bracket to the logic board.
- 7
Detach Cable Bracket
1 minUse tweezers to carefully lift the metal front panel cable bracket out of the phone.
- 8
Disconnect Front Camera Cable
2 minUse the flat end of a spudger to pry the front-facing camera flex cable straight up from its logic board socket.
- 9
Disconnect Digitizer Cable
2 minPry the digitizer cable connector straight up off its socket on the logic board using a spudger.
- 10
Disconnect LCD Cable
2 minPry the LCD display cable connector off the logic board using the tip of a spudger.
- 11
Separate Display Assembly
1 minLift the display assembly away from the rear enclosure completely and place it face-down on a clean surface.
- 12
Remove Home Button Bracket Screws
2 minRemove the two Phillips #000 screws securing the home button bracket to the display assembly.
- 13
Remove Home Button Bracket
1 minLift the metal home button bracket off the display assembly and set it aside.
- 14
Pry Home Button Ribbon Cable
2 minCarefully slide a spudger beneath the home button flex cable contacts to break the adhesive securing it to the screen frame.
- 15
Remove Old Home Button
2 minGently push the home button face inward from the front side of the screen assembly to detach it and its rubber gasket.
- 16
Install New Home Button
3 minAlign the replacement home button and rubber gasket into the front glass opening, pressing gently from the back to seat the adhesive.
After your Apple iPhone 5 home button repair
Power the iPhone 5 back on and test the home button repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Apple iPhone 5 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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