
10-22-2008, 06:25 PM
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iPhone? More like MyPhone
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Join Date: May 2008
Device + Firmware: iPhone 3gS 32gb 3.1.2 3g 16gb
Operating System: Sony Vaio 3gb/250gb Advent 4211c 2gb /120gb/Tower 2gb/1.25tb Win 7RC/OSX
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The home button is a membrane button, while use or excessive pressing may have damaged the membrane it most likely will work but not as you are used to. To explain the membrane button is just making a contact in a circuit - there are two possible states - open (no button press) or pressed (circuit closed). The length you close the circuit then dictates what happens (ie holding for 10 seconds to force close an app, or close, open, close to get the ipod menu or whatever on the double press. Damage or wear to button will stop the button working as expected, but you may get response by pressing heavy to the left, right, top or bottom of the button. As you are stuck currently in a boot loop this is going to be a hard trial and error, but basically plug the ipod into your computer, hold top and home (but hard to one point N,S,E,W) and wait for the boot logo - if nothing happens repeat but try again holding the home button at a different point - don't give up, keep trying it will work eventually.
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