DFU restore without home button - GSM-Forum

crazyphone23 · 02-28-2017, 01:38

The home button on my iPhone 5S clicks and Touch ID functionality works fine. I can also get to the Control Center when I slide with my finger over the home button. Weirdly enough the home button itself doesn't seem to work when I click on it so I need to use AssistiveTouch.

I'm thinking maybe a DFU restore might help but I can't do that since the home button doesn't work

How can I do a DFU restore without the home button?
My device is recognized by iTunes.

wong edan · 02-28-2017, 03:04

connect iphone in normal mode, click shift + restore, itunes will change iphone to dfu mode automatically then restore it.
or you can use recboot.

crazyphone23 · 02-28-2017, 19:44

Turns out I can restore it the normal way lol.

I thank you for your quick answer. I learned a new thing from you

HDccam · 03-01-2017, 00:31

Why don't you just replace the homebutton. Your flex cable is half broken and will break sooner or later anyway. Better to live with a full functional click and no touch id then a half broken touch id homebutton and no click

crazyphone23 · 03-01-2017, 01:09

I gotta sell it afterwards. But if there's no option left, I will have to replace it I guess...

02-28-2017, 01:38	#1 (permalink)
crazyphone23 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 7 Member: 2689879 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	DFU restore without home button The home button on my iPhone 5S clicks and Touch ID functionality works fine. I can also get to the Control Center when I slide with my finger over the home button. Weirdly enough the home button itself doesn't seem to work when I click on it so I need to use AssistiveTouch. I'm thinking maybe a DFU restore might help but I can't do that since the home button doesn't work How can I do a DFU restore without the home button? My device is recognized by iTunes.

02-28-2017, 03:04	#2 (permalink)
wong edan No Life Poster Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 975 Member: 775581 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 186	connect iphone in normal mode, click shift + restore, itunes will change iphone to dfu mode automatically then restore it. or you can use recboot.

02-28-2017, 19:44	#3 (permalink)
crazyphone23 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 7 Member: 2689879 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	Turns out I can restore it the normal way lol. I thank you for your quick answer. I learned a new thing from you

03-01-2017, 00:31	#4 (permalink)
HDccam No Life Poster Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 754 Member: 1732818 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 532	Why don't you just replace the homebutton. Your flex cable is half broken and will break sooner or later anyway. Better to live with a full functional click and no touch id then a half broken touch id homebutton and no click

03-01-2017, 01:09	#5 (permalink)
crazyphone23 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 7 Member: 2689879 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	I gotta sell it afterwards. But if there's no option left, I will have to replace it I guess...