new update. lost home button functionality, any ideas? droid x

**killianss** · 07-20-2010, 09:34 AM

Did my update , now I cannot access my home screen that has all the widgets . This is quite unfortunate. Anyone have any idea what i can do to resolve this? Thanks

To clarify, When i hit the home button it does nothing but a double tap brigns up the voice command window.

what a drag.

**bryonp** · 07-20-2010, 09:38 AM

all i can say is turn off the phone and back on again that is how you reboot it see if that helps.

**rion_j** · 07-20-2010, 09:40 AM

yup, a simple reboot should do the trick.

**Harkes2k** · 07-20-2010, 09:47 AM

Having the same issue...

**bryonp** · 07-20-2010, 09:54 AM

just reboot mine works fine.

**radioboy** · 07-20-2010, 09:56 AM

I'm having the same issue too - even after a reboot.

**bryonp** · 07-20-2010, 10:06 AM

idk then try a battery pull if not hopefully someone else will figure it out, if all else fails hard reset but that sucks!

**Stang04GT** · 07-20-2010, 10:06 AM

My home button doesn't work anymore either even after reboot

**trucksmoveamerica#AC** · 07-20-2010, 10:40 AM

I join the club of home button not working. Great

**bryonp** · 07-20-2010, 10:46 AM

mods can we please sticky this or move it to the software update tread seems like alot of peep's are starting to have this problem now!

**ceriem** · 07-20-2010, 11:28 AM

Solution:
Press Home, you'll go back to your homescreen.
Press the little arrow at the bottom of the screen.
Apps will appear.

I know, I know, hitting the home screen a second time used to bring up the App Window, but it was nixed in the update for whatever reason.

**trucksmoveamerica#AC** · 07-21-2010, 09:20 AM

Has anyone called verizon yet? I know there is a work around, but it used to work, and it should be fixed. It is nice to have 2 ways to do something. What happens if the little arrow on bottom of screen stops working, then we dont have a back up. So in my opinion, verizon needs this brought to their attention, and by several of us so they know they screwed it up. If just one or two of us call in, then they will just send us another phone, it is not the phone, it is the new software they had us install. It is nice to have a back up in case one stops working. Just imagine, if we did not have that arrow on the screen, a lot of us would be screwed big time. I will be calling here in a minute.

**killianss** · 07-21-2010, 10:24 AM

Ah, hope its not gone for good.

**brandonx1000** · 07-21-2010, 10:52 AM

i use launcher pro plus, and i have not run into this issue...ive been on the new software well over 24 hours

**derpudel** · 07-21-2010, 11:07 AM

I'm running the stock UI, updated, with no issues.

**geekpimpfx** · 07-21-2010, 01:29 PM

pressing the home button on the home screen no longer brings up my list of apps as well, so +1

**johntkong** · 07-29-2010, 06:58 AM

Will a hard reset wipe the newly installed update??

**killianss** · 07-29-2010, 09:42 AM

not sure, although i have become accustomed to the new arrow instead of the home button.oh well.

**Stang68** · 07-29-2010, 10:07 AM

Launcher Pro is the ish.

**mininchico** · 08-28-2012, 10:43 AM

Mine has not worked for over a year. I find myself having to back-button everything. I have tried everything else t
hat has been mentioned. I think mine is a factory defect. My fear now is that the back button will go!