I know alot of people who have complained about hitting the home or back button while playing a game or something like that and I think I've found a solution. I have the amzer case and no screen protector but this may also work with a screen protector on. Basically what I did was take an old screen protector and cut a very small strip the width of the screen. Then I installed it right above the Samsung logo. Since then I haven't hit the back or home button once. Let me know if this helps anybody.
Great idea, I just did this too. You don't even see it but it stops my fingers from sliding down into that area.
Hey all
So i have replaced LG and iphone screens many times before. Never a HTC. I have replaced the glass and everything(reheated the adhesive that was previous there) and put it back together. The screen is a bit loose but shouldn't fall out as i didn't damage much of the glue. I was thinking wow this was a piece of cake!
BUT.. The front buttons(Home, Options, back, and search) appear to be stuck down(i think). When you try to press them they feel just solid and not a button. I can sometimes get the home button to press like a button but its definitely broke as can be.
Also when i boot up it appears the phone is stuck in a white screen showing some options...cant remember excatly what but i know it tells you to use volume buttons to move and the power button to select(assumed bootloader). I have no movement when i try any button combo. Also it seems when i stick the battery in and boot it goes straight into that no matter what i do.
Any help would be great! I really need it as its the GF's phone and she gets back in 3 hours
I think what is happening to the bottom buttons is that the glass is just a hair to large. Like a micron off causing the buttons to be bust down to the base(towards the mic). Not sure how to fix it except sending it back for a new one....Anyone have this issue? i got it from repair universe.
Just today my home button started getting sticky. it clicks two times instead of one. Has anyone experiwnced similar issues with their s4?
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Maybe it got dirty with something sticky you held before using the phone Try cleaning it and see if it still happens.
Mine has gone sticky as well. It only registers one click, but it needs more force to push in, and it gives with an audible clicky noise. It also feels slow in the 'release'. Considering getting it fixed.
started happening to me yesterday (14 days of use), and the home button is also sticky, but only on the left side. if I press the button in the center or on the right side, the click is normal. pressing on left side I can feel 2 levels on the click.
any way to fix this? feels like broken.
Nobody?
Mine started to get sticky too. I think it has something to do with the microUSB port. Try inserting the microUSB cable and shifting the port up and down.
Sticking Home Button
i have this issue as well, sent mine to service center, hope they fix it or replace the unit.
I think it is a design issue, we users might have pressed it harder than usual, which tear up something that holds the home button (Since it is elongated) on both ends. and if you notice, it is no longer protruding (a litttle), it is aligned with the screen.
I think in the long run, more users will report this issue, i had mine for only just 2 weeks, variant GT-9505 black
By any chance any of you have installed pxxxtube? LMFAO
Sticky Button = Replaced screen
hi guys,
sent mine into Samsung Service center, and although i complain of a wobbly home button, they have replace the LCD, since according them the two are connected.
I had the same issue and was able to fix it by doing the following. Put a small amount of water on your fingertip and rub the home button and surrounding areas with it (you may want to do this with phone off). Use the corner of a piece of paper and go around the home button, in between the gap. This soaks up the excess water and cleans the gap. I think what happens is that we get something sticky in there, like juice or soda.
Rikuumi said:
Just today my home button started getting sticky. it clicks two times instead of one. Has anyone experiwnced similar issues with their s4?
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just put some water on it and a bit of alchol.
i also having home button issue on i9505
if i press the left side of the home button it makes a loud clicks noise and then it works.
it feels like the spring or something is a bit loose at that side – if you understand what i mean.
it happens when the phone is hot.
when the phone is cold or not being used for some time it doesnt haapen.
will samsung repair it in warranty?
I'm having this issue as well with my S4, I called Samsung and they won't help me cause I don't have a receipt
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I had the same issue and was able to fix it by doing the following. Put a small amount of water on your fingertip and rub the home button and surrounding areas with it (you may want to do this with phone off). Use the corner of a piece of paper and go around the home button, in between the gap. This soaks up the excess water and cleans the gap. I think what happens is that we get something sticky in there, like juice or soda.
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Thanks, I actually fixed mine
Using onscreen buttons, launcher with gestures and alternative apps available on playstore really helps not to stress home buttons.
Samsung should remove this physical home button on next galaxy series.
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Okay so i suddenly found what seems to be a 'corner of a square' kinda mark on my screen. At first i thought it might actually be a scratch but then i thought it might be due to the screen moving in on press as it kind of seems like the border of the home button. Can anyone confirm if its so?
Got a surprise the other evening, went to pocket the phone and as usually hit the power button -- and it wasn't there.
Long story short: I was fiddling with the case that was on it while watching TV, and put the case back on putting the side with the power button in last. This dragged the plastic across the power button, it popped out. In my case I found it on the floor where I had been sitting, unbroken.
The button just snaps in and out. Note it goes in only one way (more precisely, it easily goes in the wrong way, but does not fit properly, remains loose and does not work properly).
I put mine back, and it's been 3 days with no more events; it does not seem that removing it (once at least) made it significantly more easy to pop out. I considered trying to pop it out to take a photo but decided I would play it safe.
Moral of the story: Be VERY careful putting a case on/off to not drag the edge across the button (or anything else similar).
And if you notice it missing, stop, and look around closely. My black phone's one was black on one side, white on the other, so while tiny was not too hard to find on the floor since I knew the general area.
I assume the volume is similar, but did not experiment.
I cam confirm it happens. Lost mine. After a bit of messing around with google they finally exchanged the phone.