replaced glass, home button sunkin in?

There are two interesting things that I have noticed about transferring the home button on the Air. There seems to be an early version that has a thin metal ring acting as a spacer of sorts inside of the home button assembly. Make sure that if you had one it got transferred to the new lens. Also, insufficient adhesive can be a problem. The long metal piece behind where the button actually clicks should stick securely against the lens. If it doesn't you may get that "sinking" feeling.

The iPad home button is only affixed to the screen by double-sided adhesive tape on each side of the home button bracket. It is very probable that just wear and tear has degraded the adhesive tape, and it is beginning to let go on the top edge of the bracket mounting pads.

When i replace a screen, I will remove the adhesive tape on the home button bracket, clean the surface the bracket mounts to with isopropyl alcohol, and then reinstall the button using B7000, as this will be far more secure than double-sided PSA tape.

Unfortunately, there is no way to rectify this without opening the iPad. Opening and properly re-sealing an iPad, is not a job for the faint of heart, so if you don’t know what you’re doing, take it to a reputable repair shop.

I have found that some replacements only carry fake buttons, you may need to remove the button and assembly from your old pad and fit it to the new screen. I'm not 100% on this as it's just my experience in the past.

Merely a comment about my home button. We have never repaired nor replaced a thing on my iPad Air (A1475) and recently I started experiencing the same symptoms. Is it likely a poor quality build or engineering design defect (or do I need to get away from home more often)?

Did you purchase the ipad air screen with the home button and cable or without them both?

The ipad air home bracket which is the black piece where the cable rests on , that bracket will either need the adhesive replaced or a more stronger added. Or you can try using superglue to glue it down. This will prevent the home button from sinking in.

Hopefully this solves your problem.

Anthony

do you have a picture of the home button inside the machine and how it fits in there

Did you find an adhesive suitable for the home button bracket , or is super glue the answer ? , i'm having the same issue on an ipad mini 4

I have an iPad Air, the iPad has never been disassembled in the life of the iPad. My home button was fine yesterday, my iPad had 99% so I left it in my bag, then this morning it was all stiff, I took my iPad out of its protective case to find that whenever I click the button the top sinks in. The only places where the button works is at the bottom. Any ideas what may be causing this? Thanks!

i am having this same problem, and omg im so screwed i cant take it apart cause like my dad would murder me cause he just paid to get it fixed for me so like haha im dead

There is a product I use recently called Bondic. Easiest and fastest to work with and sets in 10 seconds “only when you want it to” using a little UV light that comes with it. Removes easily if you need to do a second or third repair later.