Home button now takes me to Desk Clock

[ahan92]

Today I restarted my Skyrocket and now the Home button takes me to the "Desk Clock" screen, instead of to my home screens. I understand that this screen becomes the home screen if the phone is docked, but my phone isn't docked. I tried restarting several times, but it doesn't seem to help. Has anyone else had this problem and been able to resolve it?

 

[averyelizabeth]

My phone started doing the exact same thing, and it won't charge unless it's off first and when I call it starts the call with the speaker on. Did you ever get your problem fixed?

 

[DaHolby]

FIGURED IT OUT!!!!
It was driving me CRAZY!!!

So is what causes this problems is the dock mode being stuck. When you dock your phone the dock connection completes a specific circuit in the phones USB port that will tell the phone it's in dock mode. This can get stuck when you accidentally push the wall charger into the phone UPSIDE DOWN (Which I did and then got the problem) bending that pin down completing the circuit permanently.

THE FIX:
Take something sharp and/or thin like a knife and push the pin up ever so slightly. DO NOT FORCE it as you will break the pin clean off. Once you disconnect the circuit, you'll see your phone turn it's screen on. That means you did it!

Good luck! And your welcome!

-DaHolby

 

[Renira]

FIGURED IT OUT!!!!
It was driving me CRAZY!!!

So is what causes this problems is the dock mode being stuck. When you dock your phone the dock connection completes a specific circuit in the phones USB port that will tell the phone it's in dock mode. This can get stuck when you accidentally push the wall charger into the phone UPSIDE DOWN (Which I did and then got the problem) bending that pin down completing the circuit permanently.

THE FIX:
Take something sharp and/or thin like a knife and push the pin up ever so slightly. DO NOT FORCE it as you will break the pin clean off. Once you disconnect the circuit, you'll see your phone turn it's screen on. That means you did it!

Good luck! And your welcome!

-DaHolby

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I was going batshit insane trying to figure this one out.

 

[Robert Klace]

Yes, thank you. Same thing started happening to me today too. I thought it was a software setting, or malware at first. Never would have suspected it was a false docking issue. Found moist crud and corrosion on the usb/power connector. Cleaned it off, working fine now.