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[MrOrange645]

<disclaimer> First, I know this was a common problem with iOS 4, but my question relates directly to iOS 5.

Second, for some reason my search function won't work on my ipf.net app so don't flame me if this has been asked. I browses through the forum and didn't see any similar threads. </disclaimer>

I know people complained about the unresponsive home button on iOS 4, and I also experienced it but it was very rare and it was never a persistent problem.

After the update to iOS 5, it has gotten ridiculous to the point my iPhone becomes unusable. It seems to coincide with having a lot of apps running in the background. But it gets to the point to that I can push the button ten times and MAYBE one out of ten times it will respond. And forget a double click, which means i usually can't stop any open apps.

The only way I can fix it, is a hard reset, which is often impossible with a nonresponsive home button. If I do manage to get the double click to work and can close some apps, then it will usually work enough I can do the reset. Or I just have to keep trying the reset over and over again until I catch it on one of the rare chances it responds.

After a reset, it works smooth as butter and is extremely responsive again, but I've been having to do a reset about once a day toward the evening.

I know it's not hardware related, as the reset corrects it, leading me to believe it's a software issue. And the open apps leads me to believe it may be related to low memory though I'm not sold on that theory yet.

I've had this issue since installing the GM build. So last night I did a clean restore from iTunes with the "official" release and only synced my music and apps...I did not restore any setting or backups.

Anyone else noticed this? Have you found a fix? Or am I a unique case?

Thanks!

 

[eddieg]

I have a fix for you ive been using this since IOS5 came out.
Go into settings general>accessibilty then turn on assistive touch then you will have a symbol on the bottom right corner of the screen tap that and there you go a new home button.

 

[MrOrange645]

I have a fix for you ive been using this since IOS5 came out.
Go into settings general>accessibilty then turn on assistive touch then you will have a symbol on the bottom right corner of the screen tap that and there you go a new home button.

So I assume you were having the same problems, then?

 

[iCrank]

You can also reset the home button. Hold the sleep button until the slide to power off comes up, release and then hold the home button until it resets back to the springboard. Should notice a difference right away. I had this issue

 

[eddieg]

No but heard of people having problems with the home button from being over used so now i use this so i dont get this problem. Did you try it and does it work for you?

 

[MrOrange645]

You can also reset the home button. Hold the sleep button until the slide to power off comes up, release and then hold the home button until it resets back to the springboard. Should notice a difference right away. I had this issue

Thanks, iCrank. I will give it a try.

No but heard of people having problems with the home button from being over used so now i use this so i dont get this problem. Did you try it and does it work for you?

Yup. I have it activated it right now. I'll try it for a couple days. Not sure I'm crazy about it yet. Its just not as fluid as the home button. Good idea and suggestion, though. Thank you.

 

[iCrank]

Thanks, iCrank. I will give it a try.

Yup. I have it activated it right now. I'll try it for a couple days. Not sure I'm crazy about it yet. Its just not as fluid as the home button. Good idea and suggestion, though. Thank you.

Let me know it works. If that doesn't work I would suggest returning it to Apple because that's a hardware issue.

 

[iphone4ever]

I have a fix for you ive been using this since IOS5 came out.
Go into settings general>accessibilty then turn on assistive touch then you will have a symbol on the bottom right corner of the screen tap that and there you go a new home button.

I tried this when I updated to iOS 5 because I use my home button a lot. It is definitely a nice change once you get used to it. What I like is that when you are finished using it, it goes back where you originally clicked on it and then after a few seconds it turns to a transparent state. So cool.

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[MrOrange645]

Let me know it works. If that doesn't work I would suggest returning it to Apple because that's a hardware issue.

Would they honor the warranty? I bought it off eBay used. It is a Verizon iPhone 4 so it's less than a year old.

I wish I had an Apple Store close by so I could go see a Genius, but the closest is over 2 hours away from me.

 

[eddieg]

I doubt it but you could try. Did what Crank offer work with resetting the home button?

 

[iCrank]

Would they honor the warranty? I bought it off eBay used. It is a Verizon iPhone 4 so it's less than a year old.

I wish I had an Apple Store close by so I could go see a Genius, but the closest is over 2 hours away from me.

Sorry apple wouldn't honor the warranty since you got it through ebay

 

[MrOrange645]

Sorry apple wouldn't honor the warranty since you got it through ebay

I was afraid of that. Oh well. It seems to be working alright after resetting the home button. Thanks.

 

[eddieg]

I was afraid of that. Oh well. It seems to be working alright after resetting the home button. Thanks.

Thats good so the reset worked.

 

[iCrank]

I was afraid of that. Oh well. It seems to be working alright after resetting the home button. Thanks.

That's nice the reset worked.

 

[boss9df]

You can also reset the home button. Hold the sleep button until the slide to power off comes up, release and then hold the home button until it resets back to the springboard. Should notice a difference right away. I had this issue

Thanks iCrank it worked you are the MAN )