Fix a sticky iPhone home button

I’ve had a sticky home button on my old iPhone 4 for many months. It wouldn’t consistently double-tap to bring up the multitasking menu, and it caused me to develop a deadly pincer-grip that made my new 4S squeal.

Yesterday, by chance, I saw my friend Tim Haines tweet about taking his wife’s iPhone into an Apple Store, where the genius went mad on the home button with an alcohol wipe. This afternoon I went to the chemist and purchased four alcohol wipes (skin cleansing alcohol wipes) that come in little paper sachets. I took one, and wiped as hard as I could on and around the home button, being sure to press it hard and long, rolling around on the button, letting the alcohol from the wipe seep into the cracks. Continue for 30 seconds.

Happily, it seems to have worked. I can now double-tap the home button consistently, and at NZ$0.20 a wipe I think it’s a no-brainer.

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