[Solved] Galaxy S3 mini home button problem - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello.
My Galaxy S3 mini keep pressing home button or hold the home button by itself for no reason. The home button is half-broken.
Is there anyway to disable home button and disable recent-apps???
i have disabled home button from wake up. Just need 2 things to be disabled. Recent-apps and home button...
my phone is rooted and i already lost my warranty.
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EDIT: The solution is disable home button and enable soft keys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032117

evildog1 said:
Hello.
My Galaxy S3 mini keep pressing home button or hold the home button by itself for no reason. The home button is half-broken.
Is there anyway to disable home button and disable recent-apps???
i have disabled home button from wake up. Just need 2 things to be disabled. Recent-apps and home button...
my phone is rooted and i already lost my warranty.
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Hi , take a look at this article : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032117
I did it on my SGS3Mini GT-I8190 some time ago just to see if it really works and it does so no problems (don't know about the SGH-T599 US version though)
But bare in mind that TouchWiz will look strange with soft-keys as it is designed to use physical ones instead xD just change launcher

koragg97 said:
Hi , take a look at this article : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032117
I did it on my SGS3Mini GT-I8190 some time ago just to see if it really works and it does so no problems (don't know about the SGH-T599 US version though)
But bare in mind that TouchWiz will look strange with soft-keys as it is designed to use physical ones instead xD just change launcher
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Wow it works. Now i can play games and filming again. thank you very much!

evildog1 said:
Wow it works. Now i can play games and filming again. thank you very much!
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no problem

evildog1 said:
Hello.
My Galaxy S3 mini keep pressing home button or hold the home button by itself for no reason. The home button is half-broken.
Is there anyway to disable home button and disable recent-apps???
i have disabled home button from wake up. Just need 2 things to be disabled. Recent-apps and home button...
my phone is rooted and i already lost my warranty.
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did you find a way to fix the hardware problem? i`m having the same problem

Prometeo88 said:
did you find a way to fix the hardware problem? i`m having the same problem
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root your phone and disable home button

evildog1 said:
Hello.
My Galaxy S3 mini keep pressing home button or hold the home button by itself for no reason. The home button is half-broken.
Is there anyway to disable home button and disable recent-apps???
i have disabled home button from wake up. Just need 2 things to be disabled. Recent-apps and home button...
my phone is rooted and i already lost my warranty.
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EDIT: The solution is disable home button and enable soft keys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032117
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Had the same problem, but cyanogen mod can disable homebutton.

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Old iPhone habits are hard to break...

Hey yall, Back when I didn't know any better I had an iphone and the power button was broken so I had an app that when I double clicked the home button it would turn off the screen.
I went to CM setting and found the thing that let me use the trackball to turn ON the phone, but Is it possible to get something simialer to what I had on the iPhone? a double click to turn off the screen thingy for the trackball?
Reteach yourself to use the power button the correct way.
Yeah that ^
Seriously you are going to kill the life of that track ball lol
I'd like to know an answer to this too, simply because my power button no longer works!
defroster said:
I'd like to know an answer to this too, simply because my power button no longer works!
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you can use power off widgets i see some in market there is some for reboot and i i remember well another to power off but need root

I discovered a bug on GB 2.3.6 (home button)

Hi all,
I noticed an weird thing in my phone, if I press the home button repeatedly with locked screen..the screen will be unlocked LOL
could somebody test if has the same issue?
sometimes just a few clicks (4-5 clicks), other time a little more (20-30 clicks)
that's my configuration (i'm rooted)
thank you
same issue with 4.0.3...woow now with only 2 clicks!!!
lol same here :SSSSSS gb 2.3.6 huh ? not even rooted orginal kernal lol
dannycanrock said:
lol same here :SSSSSS gb 2.3.6 huh ? not even rooted orginal kernal lol
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thank u for reply, so i'm not the only one...SAMSUNG WAKE UP this is a 600 € phone!!
Just tried this, I'm not getting the same results. What lockscreen method are you using?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
kyrirhcp said:
Just tried this, I'm not getting the same results. What lockscreen method are you using?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
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i simply lock the screen with power button...try to press home button repeatedly till you'll see "samsung disclaimer" appear then press back button to close the disclaimer and you're done...your screen is unlocked!!!
mrmister80 said:
i simply lock the screen with power button...try to press home button repeatedly till you'll see "samsung disclaimer" appear then press back button to close the disclaimer and you're done...your screen is unlocked!!!
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his question is more regarding how do you unlock your phone...
-swipe
-pattern
-PIN
-password
?
leppo said:
his question is more regarding how do you unlock your phone...
-swipe
-pattern
-PIN
-password
?
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i'm sorry didn't understand! i use swipe
Same here but after 20clicks
GB not rooted
On my swipe lock screen, if i press the home button twice the voice recognition screen pops up and the phone is unlocked. Have you guys set that up on yours?
Yup its because of Vilingo. 2 clicks of the home button will unlock the screen and launch the app. Disabling it works I think....
TomFrom said:
On my swipe lock screen, if i press the home button twice the voice recognition screen pops up and the phone is unlocked. Have you guys set that up on yours?
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i didn't for the moment, but the strange thing is that you can open Voice Talk app without unlocking the phone...
who have the Note without home button (SGH-i717) must unlock the screen first then from the home screen touch Applications > Voice Talk.
I could accept the double click on home only AFTER the screen has been unlocked
mrmister80 said:
Hi all,
I noticed an weird thing in my phone, if I press the home button repeatedly with locked screen..the screen will be unlocked LOL
could somebody test if has the same issue?
sometimes just a few clicks (4-5 clicks), other time a little more (20-30 clicks)
that's my configuration (i'm rooted)
thank you
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It is not a bug. It is a feature. If you press the home button twice the voice talk app is activated. This only happens if you haven't set up any screen lock such as pattern lock or pin lock.
shahidhussain said:
It is not a bug. It is a feature. If you press the home button twice the voice talk app is activated. This only happens if you haven't set up any screen lock such as pattern lock or pin lock.
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feature? sometimes after 20-30 clicks nothing happens!! read the posts
mrmister80 said:
feature? sometimes after 20-30 clicks nothing happens!! read the posts
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Yes it is a feature. If you have not enabled any screen unlocking then pressing home button while phone is asleep wakes it up and takes you on the lock screen and now if you press home button twice it will open the "voice talk" app. This feature is built into the stock rom. Now if takes 20 or more presses before you get into the voice talk app then it means there is some problem with the home button or some other settings in your phone. I hope it explains.
shahidhussain said:
Yes it is a feature. If you have not enabled any screen unlocking then pressing home button while phone is asleep wakes it up and takes you on the lock screen and now if you press home button twice it will open the "voice talk" app. This feature is built into the stock rom. Now if takes 20 or more presses before you get into the voice talk app then it means there is some problem with the home button or some other settings in your phone. I hope it explains.
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my home button works perfectly...that's the situation now that i've upgrated to ICS: only 2 clicks.
on GB 2.3.6 (20-30 clicks), and other users had the same issue. This can't be a feature.
In my opinion the screen must be unlocked with a swipe/gesture/etc because i set THAT unlocking method, i didn't set "double click on home button" (this option not even exist)!!
If i want to open voice talk i can swipe and then double click on home button...
Anyway on GB i'm pretty sure that doesn't work very well or isn't a feature (maybe a bug).
it's not a bug
this happens when you've changed your rom, etc
your previous setting of lock screen stays, but you'll have to "reset" it again by going to the security settings. once you've reenabled the passcode/swipe, this will not happen again

[Q] HTC Logo as home button

Hi everyone
I have tried to search and the search function is down. Does anyone know whether the HTC logo can be mapped as the home button, or can anyone point to a kernel / ROM that allows this?
Mapping the HTC Logo as the menu button isn't much use to me as it's the home button and back button that are causing me so much grief.
Cheers/
biffsmash said:
Hi everyone
I have tried to search and the search function is down. Does anyone know whether the HTC logo can be mapped as the home button, or can anyone point to a kernel / ROM that allows this?
Mapping the HTC Logo as the menu button isn't much use to me as it's the home button and back button that are causing me so much grief.
Cheers/
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Perhaps check here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2194315
Hiya
Many thanks
Seems pressing the HTC logo is actually just a cheat and it's actually just pressing the bottom edge of the screen and is incredibly annoying so illl not be using that mod.
biffsmash said:
Hiya
Many thanks
Seems pressing the HTC logo is actually just a cheat and it's actually just pressing the bottom edge of the screen and is incredibly annoying so illl not be using that mod.
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well..if u still havent realized the htc logo isnt really a phisical button..

[Q] Power button problem

Hello!
My power button is broken, there is a way to remap other button to work as a power button? I'm using the Nova launcher that have a shortcuts section, so i puted the long press on menu button to run a app, "LockScreen" that locks the screen But it only works on the launcher, if i open another app, it doesn't work. In the System configs i desabilited to open the search engine if i long press the menu button. There is a way to make this works with all the apps? I'm using CM 10.2.
By the way, there is a way to power on the cellphone without pressing power button?
Thanks and sorry for my english!
Tavisco said:
Hello!
My power button is broken, there is a way to remap other button to work as a power button? I'm using the Nova launcher that have a shortcuts section, so i puted the long press on menu button to run a app, "LockScreen" that locks the screen But it only works on the launcher, if i open another app, it doesn't work. In the System configs i desabilited to open the search engine if i long press the menu button. There is a way to make this works with all the apps? I'm using CM 10.2.
By the way, there is a way to power on the cellphone without pressing power button?
Thanks and sorry for my english!
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I think that you can power it on by attaching it to charger and usb connected to pc. I remember that lot of people coplained that their phone can't be charged offline. But I am not sure if it is when you try to turn it off (and instead you will get reboot) or it works when the phone is offline.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk
shut_down said:
I think that you can power it on by attaching it to charger and usb connected to pc. I remember that lot of people coplained that their phone can't be charged offline. But I am not sure if it is when you try to turn it off (and instead you will get reboot) or it works when the phone is offline.
Sent from my GT-I9070 using Tapatalk
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When i put the phone on the wall charger, it starts to charge, but don't boot on Android, i need to keep trying to press the power button to turn the phone on... But it is already on Android There's a way to remap the buttons to, when i long press the power button it locks the screen?
Thanks!
Tavisco said:
When i put the phone on the wall charger, it starts to charge, but don't boot on Android, i need to keep trying to press the power button to turn the phone on... But it is already on Android There's a way to remap the buttons to, when i long press the power button it locks the screen?
Thanks!
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I can't remember about CM10.2, I am on Liquid Smooth based on KitKat now, and it has harware buttons remap. And it does not have option for lock screen, but you can install some app for that and map it to use its process. Like this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=sr
shut_down said:
I can't remember about CM10.2, I am on Liquid Smooth based on KitKat now, and it has harware buttons remap. And it does not have option for lock screen, but you can install some app for that and map it to use its process. Like this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=sr
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Thanks for the reply! Well... I'm using CM 10.2 and i can't find any option to remap the buttons, but i found one app on the PlayStore that makes what i need! "Button Savior Non Root" (Can't post links ) It adds virtual keys on the screen, and now i can lock the screen while i run apps!
But there is a way to turn on the phone without pressing the power button? If my battery get out of charge i'll have some problems to turn it on again... :silly:
Thanks again!
My brother has Samsung Galaxy S Advance and some problem too. Power button doesn't work so we couldn't turn on the device. If we did once, we will install an application which change the properties of Volume button and Power button. Is there any way to turn on the device?
Thanks.
SOLVED Press Menu button with Volume Up long time and I saw repair menu, select restart and turn on!

Home and back button not functioning properly

Hiya guys,
My home and back buttons don't show any form of backlight. Also when I double tap my home button my recent apps don't appear. When I just press the buttons once, they work like normal. Is there any way to bring the buttons back to normal.
I have a rooted phone with the stock rom.
Thanks in advance
ddv13 said:
Hiya guys,
My home and back buttons don't show any form of backlight. Also when I double tap my home button my recent apps don't appear. When I just press the buttons once, they work like normal. Is there any way to bring the buttons back to normal.
I have a rooted phone with the stock rom.
Thanks in advance
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maybe try a custom rom like ViperOne. it could be a hardware issue also

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