My home sensor is not as responsive as my back sensor

[wiscmike]

My home icon is way less responsive than the back icon which seems to be perfectly normal. Sometimes I have to "press" the home icon twice to get the "buzz" and have it move the screen. However the back icon works 99% of the time on the first press. IS there any adjustment I can make or should I bring the phone back. I have had it now for 2 weeks. Thank you in advance, Mike

 

[joetarin]

No adjustment I know of. You can try to do a touch screen calibration. Not sure if that'll help.

Menu>settings>locale and text>touch input>text input>calibration tool.

 

[wiscmike]

Isn't the calibration just for the proximity of the numbers and letters on the key pad and has nothing to do with the sensitivity of the home,menu,back, and search icons? I do not know I am new to this but trying to read as much as I can since there is only a 30 day return on this unit from Verizon. After that I do not want to have to send it back to HTC and wait 2-3 weeks for a refurbished unit.

 

[joetarin]

Isn't the calibration just for the proximity of the numbers and letters on the key pad and has nothing to do with the sensitivity of the home,menu,back, and search icons? I do not know I am new to this but trying to read as much as I can since there is only a 30 day return on this unit from Verizon. After that I do not want to have to send it back to HTC and wait 2-3 weeks for a refurbished unit.

Yea seems like it..it was a longshot..

 

[wiscmike]

Can the dry skin and calluses on your fingers make a difference also or are these 4 icons pressure driven as they tell you in the on line owners manual to "press" these? I was wondering if they are sensor driven (moisture on your skin).

 

[etherguy]

I had a very similar issue with the home button that got progressivly worse. To the point it did nothing when I pressed it. I had never rebooted the phone since I got it.. over 20 days prior... rebooting brought it back to it's normal responsive self.

 

[wiscmike]

Next question and please bear with me how do you reboot it? I hope this works once I find out how.

 

[etherguy]

hold down the hang up / power button ( the one to the right of the track ball ) it will come up with a menu... turn off phone should be the first one. Once it powers off... push the button again to turn it back on.

 

[blitersety]

long press the red end call button, this will give you a few different options, including the option to shut down the phone. Then after it has shut down, turn it back on, and viola, you have rebooted.

 

[wiscmike]

To also etherguy (sorry I pressed tip this instead of reply)

Thanks, at least I know how to reboot. Same ole thing with the home icon. Have to press it 3-4x before responding. I hate to take it back for that, I use the back button much more anyways than the home button but it is nice to have it work properly too. Thanks again, Mike