Android’s G1 Home Button Doesn’t Work
by Thai on November 30, 2009
I recently had to reset my G1 back to factory settings because the firmware got corrupted somehow. If the Home or Call button stops working after your battery dies, just revert it back:
- Power off the G1
- Hold Home Key + End key for 20 seconds until you see a picture of the G1 with an exclamation point above it
- Hit Alt+W on the keyboard
- Reinstall your precious apps again
You’ll be asked to register your account in the beginning which shouldn’t take long. Remember to sync your data before you revert everything: Settings > Data synchronization. Good luck!
8 comments
will this fix the problem?
by Danny on March 11, 2010 at 6:59 pm. #
Oh yea, at first I thought it was going to work again but it didn’t. I realized how much I needed the home button so I restored it to factory settings. I called tmobo and they also suggested doing it. Remeber to sync your stuff!
You can also reset by going to Settings > SD card & phone storage > Factory data reset.
by Thai on March 11, 2010 at 7:10 pm. #
Mine didn’t
my end call buttn doesn’t work 
what can I do???
by adriana on April 14, 2010 at 4:56 pm. #
You can reset it by going to settings > sd card & phone storage > factory data reset. Remember to back up your data and sync your contacts. I had to do this again last week. Good luck!
by Thai on April 14, 2010 at 6:25 pm. #
Mine still won’t work, even after 2 factory resets…. any suggestions are Much appreciated
by jas on October 31, 2010 at 3:42 am. #
What version are you running? Are you rooted?
by Thai on October 31, 2010 at 10:44 am. #
This happened to me again today, and I found this solution:
http://da.mned.co.uk/2010/07/g1-home-call-button-not-working-and-lock-not-working-fixed-without-reset/comment-page-1/#comment-299
It worked!
by Andrew on October 2, 2011 at 10:57 am. #
Awesome! Thanks for the link.
by Sharkb8 on October 2, 2011 at 4:28 pm. #