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Old 01-31-2009, 10:47 AM
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Default Re: Home button become useless after clear data of google apps

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Originally Posted by inportb View Post
Hm, the symptom resembles what some people get from a botched Setup Wizard. It's usually fixable by re-running Setup Wizard to completion (using Any Cut) in that case.
Thank you SO much! I searched everywhere for a solution to this because I really didn't want to do a factory reset, and I finally found your post which fixed it for me.

I have only had my G1 three days and already have had to rerun the setup wizard twice to fix this. I don't know what's causing it - presumably some rogue application? - but it's definitely a serious bug which needs looking into. Even worse, in my case it seemed to be preventing me from receiving calls - all incoming calls went straight to voicemail. Do you happen to know any more about what might cause it, and why it happens? Thanks!

For the benefit of anyone else with this problem, here are the full details of how to fix it without a factory reset:

1. Install AnyCut from Android Market
2. Go to the home screen
3. Long press on the wallpaper
4. Tap "Shortcut"
5. Tap "Any Cut"
6. Tap "Activity"
7. Choose "Setup Wizard" from the list of activities
8. Tap "OK"
9. There should now be a Setup Wizard icon on your home screen. Follow the wizard through to completion and the dial / home / hangup hardware keys should now be behaving normally again.
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