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iPhone: Emergency Call

What can you do if the iPhone Home button doesn't function? The old iPhone I use lost its Home button. Home button is used to bring the unlock screen. Fine, I managed it with either the Power button or the Volume buttons. Open an application and there comes the second problem. How do I quit the application? I need the Home button to quit and go back to the home screen. No way... just no way, power off the device and restart seems to be the only option. Can you imagine it, such a horrible situation? iOS 5 has AssistiveTouch feature but that cannot be installed in the older device. After reading few of the articles, I tried Emergency call option. It is somewhat OK solution now. Here is how it works.

  • Open an application
  • Once done, lock the screen with passcode
  • Bring the unlock the screen
  • Tap on Emergency call and tap on the return button
  • Now unlock the screen and the previously opened application is closed
Any software solution?   

Kovil Pillai P.

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