Oh bracket, what bracket? I just realized that I have indeed lost the bracket and just snapped the connector into the phone and screwed it shut. The 2010 battery swelled so much that is pushed the whole screen open so if I get a year out of it then great - just for the kids to mess about with. The Touch ID stopped working long ago but I'll know what to look for when the home button stops working. But 13 year old battery - wow and it just died here in 2023, but phone was not really used for past 6 years or so but I swear it powers up a year ago.

I’m wondering how this button actually works with regard to responsiveness. I just replaced my 7+ screen with an Ifixit screen but I have used a cheap $10 Amazon home button as I messed up in the screen replacement process!

It seems that the cheaper home buttons work but they are sometimes unresponsive and indeed the button that I have now seems to work OK , obviously no touch ID, but it appears not to work at all on occasion and at other times seems to have a delay associated with it. So my question is is this the case with the $25.03 / 3x times the price I fix it button? I’d probably be willing to spring for the price the home button if I knew it worked exactly the same as the Apple one says touch ID.

Looks like after apple replaced my battery and screen a few years ago, in 2018, they now use the Y000 tri point for steps 12, 16 and 16. My poor little Y000 screwdriver is now worn out and can’t remove the final screw on top of the home button !!!!

Ok so I followed all the steps BUT it seems I just got the button not the entire assembly. How do I get the old button out?