How to Change the Sensitivity of the iPhone Home Button

Learn how to adjust the click speed of your iPhone or iPad's Home

Co-authored by Gonzalo Martinez

Last Updated: May 31, 2022

To change the sensitivity of the iPhone’s home button, Open the Settings app → Tap on General → Tap Accessibility → Scroll down to “Home Button” → Tap on Home Button → Choose a speed → Tap the Home button.

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Choose a click speed. This will change the length of time you can wait in between double/triple clicks while transitioning to the Home Screen. ^{[3]
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- Tapping on the options (Default, Slow, Slowest) will give you a preview of the speeds.
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Doing so will update your Home button’s sensitivity while you witness the change take effect.

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