How to Add a Home Button to iPhones Without a Home Button

Newer iPhone models no longer have a Home button, but if that’s a feature that you would like to have back, you can add an onscreen Home button to your device using an AssistiveTouch feature. It’s not the same experience, but it can still be helpful all the same. Once you’ve enabled AssistiveTouch, a gray button will appear on your screen. Tap this button to open a menu of touch options, including the Home button. When you tap the Home button, it will take you back to your Home screen. On iOS 12 or older, tap General and then tap Accessibility.

Removing the Other AssistiveTouch Options

You can customize the default AssistiveTouch menu to meet your specific needs. For example, if you want to change the options that appear in the AssistiveTouch menu, you can do that. Or, you can remove all the options except the Home button. Alternatively, you can tap the - (minus) button to remove any menu button you don’t want to use. Don’t worry if you accidentally delete the Home button. After removing all the controls you don’t want, you can edit one of the remaining buttons to be the Home button again.