The "Home" button on the iPhone: where to find it, how to display it, what to do, if it does not work

Modern smartphones are made with a minimum of buttons. Preference is increasingly being given to touch control. Today, your attention will be presented to the button "Home" on the iPhone. What is this control element? For what functions does it respond? Where is the button located? What if it stopped working? The answer to all these questions is much simpler than it might seem at first glance. Even an inexperienced iPhone owner is able to understand them.

What's the button

It is important to be aware of which control element of the mobile device is involved. The "Home" button on the iPhone is one of the few keys that can interest the user. It is the most functional element of the device management.

It is noted that the Home button is used on the smartphone more often than others. It supports a variety of possibilities. They will be discussed further on. Basically, this control is used to unlock the iPhone or to exit the game / program.

Location and description

And where is the button "Home" on the iPhone? Every owner of the device should know about this. It's not difficult to guess which smartphone control is involved. The button you are studying 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. On the button itself, a small square is usually displayed, but it may not be. It all depends on the model of the iPhone. The control is present in any "apple" product.

Functional

Why can use the "Home" button on the iPhone? It has a wide range of applications. There are several options for clicking a button - one, two and three. Depending on this, the command executed on the smartphone will change.

For example, on iPhone with this button you can:

• Unlock the device;
• Close the program, application or game;
• Go to Recovery Mode;
• Launch widgets for your smartphone or tablet;
• Activate one of the standard programs;
• Open a menu that shows applications supporting multitasking (in the latest versions of iOS);
• Enable and use voice control (triple-tap).

The first 4 items are the same for all models of iPhones. The rest of the functionality depends on the installed operating system. Often, users can put themselves in the settings of the gadget, for which the "Home" button on the iPhone will answer. Therefore, it is difficult to say exactly why it is used. It is enough to remember that it is used to exit the programs, unlock the device and switch to Recovery Mode.

If it does not work

As already mentioned, the above control element is used in practice all the time. Therefore, sometimes owners of "apple" products complain that the Home button refuses to perform its functions. Fortunately, Apple was concerned that all controls for smartphones and tablets were robust enough. In most cases, the breakdown is quickly and easily eliminated.

So, if you want to make a "Home" button on an iPhone working after some kind of crash, you need to:

• Clean the control and lubricate it. It is best for this purpose to use special lubricating liquids and alcohol.
• Calibrate the button. To do this, open any system application (say, a calendar), after which you must hold the button to turn off the smartphone until the functional menu appears. Next, the Home button is clamped. Hold it until the menu disappears.
• Correct the position of the connector. The gadget is connected to a 30-pin cord, after which it will be necessary to gently click on the place of connecting the wire to the iPhone.

All these tips will help restore the "Home" button back to life if there was a system failure. If a hardware failure occurs, the control element must be replaced. It is advisable to resort to the help of specialists. They will replace the button without any problems and will return it to work.

Output on display

But there is one more thing. It will help to use the studied control element 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 is applied to new iOS. A special function exists for displaying the button on the screen. It's called AssistiveTouch. Include it is offered in a few clicks.

To be more precise, to display the Home button on the device's display you will have to:

• Open "Settings" - "General" - "Universal access".
• Find AssistiveTouch. Click on this line.
• Translate the function pointer to "On".

This is the simplest and quickest solution for realizing the idea. The screen will display a graphic image of the "Home" button, which can be used on a par with the physical interpretation of the element. Nothing difficult, unclear or unusual. If the Home key is displayed, you can drag it to any convenient place.