A solution for the brave I have had this problem myself with a half responsive button, I have written the below article which has fixed my home button. I had bought a replacement button but was daunted by the job at hand in taking the phone apart. Have a read and post your comments to let others know if it helped you too. Richard applecor:apple: http://applecor.info/how-to/a-z/85-iphone-4s-non-responsive-home-button.html