Why is it doing this all of a sudden?

[Guest Samsonite]

hello all, hope someone can help...

had the Hero for a couple of weeks now and all been good, then yesterday it did something it hadnt done before and it keeps doing it.

If i push the Home button, i sometimes get a box pop up asking me if i want to select Home or TouchFlo. there is also a tick box giving the option of making the one the default selection. even if i green tick the box, this box will keep popping up...

If i choose the TouchFlo option, all is normal and my normal screen appears, if i het the Home option i get a clear background with a single pull-upable tab to show me the menu grid.

If i push and hold the the Home button, i sometimes get a box letting me choose recently used apps or settings and sometimes this TocuhFlo/Home box.

I have uninstalled all recently downloaded apps and this is still happening. Its a minor pain in the butt as it sometimes pops up with a single push of the home button.

Any ideas???

[Guest]

Home = Normal Android

Touchflo = HTC's Sense environment.

If you have no default set then it'll ask you, when you confirm a choice with a tick box then it should become the default unless you install another home environment or clear your defaults in settings.

If you hold down the home button you're supposed to be asked if you want to go to one of the apps you were recently using.

Have you installed an alternate homescreen environment or cleared your defaults recently?

[Guest Samsonite]

Home = Normal Android

Touchflo = HTC's Sense environment.

If you have no default set then it'll ask you, when you confirm a choice with a tick box then it should become the default unless you install another home environment or clear your defaults in settings.

If you hold down the home button you're supposed to be asked if you want to go to one of the apps you were recently using.

Have you installed an alternate homescreen environment or cleared your defaults recently?

i havent put anything into the phone to promote this change that i'm aware of but also i've uninstalled the recent apps back to well before the change happened...

I've followed the instructions about setting default but it still pops this box up occasionally. Would it do this on a long press once the default box has been ticked? also, i cant believe i hadnt done a loooong press on the home key till just the other day having had the Hero for nearly 3 weeks...

if this is normal then fair enough but its recent appearance is still puzzling to me...

thanks for the quick reply tho - any other thoughts?

[Guest DickieUK]

i havent put anything into the phone to promote this change that i'm aware of but also i've uninstalled the recent apps back to well before the change happened...

I've followed the instructions about setting default but it still pops this box up occasionally. Would it do this on a long press once the default box has been ticked? also, i cant believe i hadnt done a loooong press on the home key till just the other day having had the Hero for nearly 3 weeks...

if this is normal then fair enough but its recent appearance is still puzzling to me...

thanks for the quick reply tho - any other thoughts?

totally normal behavior, i had it pop up, probably first time i long-pressed Home, a couple of weeks after i bought it as i hadnt thought to try it...

as Wahwah said, if u tick the 'always use this' (or whatever it says) tick box and select Touchflo you'll go back to normal (unless of course you want the default android Home)

Dickie.

[Guest uk786]

Try going to applications in settings, then manage, look for HTC sense and then clear defaults, then when you go back to home make sure you tick the set as default box

[Guest Samsonite]

thanks, people!

kinda sorted it now.. it behaves consistently now i've played with it but i think i've got a sticky Home button now! even what feels like a momentary press is bringing it up.... the button looks a little uneven and doesn't seem to be as positive a click now...

its less than a month old!! not even paid the first monthly bill on a 2 year contract with it!

[Guest]

A Long press shouldn't bring up the Home select every time, it should bring up the "last apps" menu.

Tick the box and select a home preference (home or touchflow, but go for touchflow anyway) then go to:

Menu

Settings

Applications

Manage Applications

If you scroll down to HTC Sense and select it do you have any "Clear Defaults" as an available option in the "Launch By Default" section? You should have. It sounds like your choice of homescreen isn't being saved for some reason. I'm not sure why that might be but perhaps this'll indicate something.

[Guest Samsonite]

A Long press shouldn't bring up the Home select every time, it should bring up the "last apps" menu.

Tick the box and select a home preference (home or touchflow, but go for touchflow anyway) then go to:

Menu

Settings

Applications

Manage Applications

If you scroll down to HTC Sense and select it do you have any "Clear Defaults" as an available option in the "Launch By Default" section? You should have. It sounds like your choice of homescreen isn't being saved for some reason. I'm not sure why that might be but perhaps this'll indicate something.

even if i select the touchflo opton and default it, the next time i long press it i get the recent apps box but every long press after that brings up the Home or TouchFlo option box again. i basically get one go on the recent apps box..

thats not right is it?

[Guest]

I don't think it is, no.

[Guest ToshB]

I had this behaviour a while ago, right after I installed Astrid (http://weloveastrid.com/). Uninstalling the program made the "Use as default" option work as expected again.

I think they fixed the problem not long after, but it could be some other program you've installed recently. Try to uninstall some of your latest installed programs, and see when your home button stops asking you for which app to use.

[Guest ToshB]

Argh, duplicate.. Is there some way to remove this post? :)

Edited March 23, 2010 by ToshB

[Guest kendon]

I had this behaviour a while ago, right after I installed Astrid (http://weloveastrid.com/). Uninstalling the program made the "Use as default" option work as expected again.

I think they fixed the problem not long after, but it could be some other program you've installed recently. Try to uninstall some of your latest installed programs, and see when your home button stops asking you for which app to use.

same here, but for a simpsons sliding puzzle... everytime i used longpress home it would ask for the homescreen on the next short press. uninstalling that simpsons puzzle solved the problem. contacted the dev, never got an answer.