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[HTC One S] captaineasychord:
Well, the problem has reappeared on my phone after three months.

To summarise, I had to send my phone back three times with a home button issue, and eventually was sent a phone made up of spares in December. It's worked perfectly so far, but over the last week the problem's happened again. It's not as bad as it was before, just the occasional blip, but I have a feeling it will get gradually worse. Time to play the whole phone-tennis-by-courier game again!? Also, very odd how this problem can develop over such a long period of time.
[HTC One S] yuan_1202:
Great news......
[HTC One S] Ahrkam:
hello,

my one s has thé home button issue.

My hboot ils 1.14 ans radio 1.06es (one of the worse i read)

When i try to flash the radio 1.06s from CWM recouvert, it's aborting.

what is the easier way : flash de RUU with the good radio(is et even possible ?) or S-Off or downgrade hboot?

thanks for jour help.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
AW: [07.01.2013] Touch (Home) Button Issue HTC One S (Helicoptering)

S-OFF and flash anything you want and test around a bit. Easiest way ever.

Sent from Viper 2.2
[HTC One S] flex420:
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

IM BACK!

With the home button issue .... after avarto fixed it for about 3 month, my girlfriend droped my phone and the display broke. so i went to the O2 Flagship store in cologne ( official HTC repair store partner ) to get it fixed. They repaired it and it worked for 2 weeks now, now i have the homebutton worse then ever, ****ing around in even MORE places than before .... guess i will send it in to avarto tomorrow. hell i hate that phone -.- last HTC ever :(

PS.: Should I revert vom S-OFF Viper to S-On Stock before sending it in? -.-
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
I didn't realize you posted here Flex.

My Answer on PM could have been useful for others. Guess i will just c/p it in here then. Oh well. No. It was in german.

Next time just PM me that you put a question on thread which has some public relevance.

For all others maybe interested: Flex asked what procedure to undertake to get his warranty claim accepted. So whether or not put the device back to S-ON, relock and stuff.

I wrote an extensive explainer on how HTC handles warranty claims and what they deem eligible for a repair on warranty terms and what not. I think that Info is already scattered throughout the thread anyway so i won't outline it again.
[HTC One S] oliverzy:
finally the only way to fix this issue without replacing a new phone is disable home button via changing system keymap.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Yes pretty much so.Unfortunately. Also, i have discussed new phones in various PM's now here and on the german Android-Hilfe.de. Seems like there's new devices past August 12 up till January 13 around now and all come in with Home Button Issue.

Considered NOT FIXED.

Sad story.
[HTC One S] ama212:
To overcome the issue i disabled haptic feedback and remaped long press home to none.
[HTC One S] yuan_1202:
Noway...
[HTC One S] lord_kin0:
How can we do that? I've tried to change some things in /system/usr/keylayout but no good results. I've managed to deactivate the home button, but the menu button deactivates too. And I want the menu button :)
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Use a custom ROM that supports key remapping. Easiest way I'd think.

Viper ROM is ideal with its tweaks for that.

You can leave it mostly stock if you prefer but still use the key remapping of venom tweaks app.

Only thing definitely not stock and not changeable in the latest viper are the dock/navbar icons which are HTC, but latest sense 5.
[HTC One S] lord_kin0:
I am using Venom 2.2.0. And there is no option for deactivating home button. Only remapping. And that won't help at all. Instead of helicoptering, it will do something else, according to the specified function.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Although the remapping is only for long press, it still has a "none" selection at the top of the list.

That helped me a lot when I still had the issue due to the nature of the helicoptering, which is mainly a long press malfunction.
[HTC One S] lord_kin0:
Long press setting is none. But it doesn't help much. No one really knows how to completely deactivate it? I cannot use the phone at all when working on edge. I will try to mess some more with keylayout folder.
[HTC One S] ama212:
Disable home button

To completely disable the home button open with file explorer /system/usr/keylayout/cy8c-touchkey.kl and put "#" at the begenning of the line "key 102 HOME VIRTUAL" save and reboot.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Yeah I think that was also how it was described in the little fix tut from User Beatnix in post one. He provided exactly those instructions pretty much at the beginning of all this.

Link to his post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28957184

Still, the preferred method is to send the phone in to your local repair center and let them swap parts around until you got a working phone. Might take three attempts though...
[HTC One S] lord_kin0:
Thank you! It worked. I disabled the home button, remaped the recent apps button as Home and longpress back as recent apps. I have to get use to it but it is fine now.
[HTC One S] yuan_1202:
i confirm this.

Got my phone repairedat the end of feb.

Now its coming back. At the beginning (in the past couple of weeks) i just had a couple of times with irresponsive home button. Today the helicopting finally happens.

Will let you know if gets worse.
[HTC One S] ilbarone87:
This issue disappear from my phone after the last august upgrade, it's been almost one year that i don't have this problem anymore.
[HTC One S] Vicpdx18:
Lol,

I have been reading through this whole thread and am now kinda worried about the one i just ordered that is for T-mobile USA. I ordered it through amazon(used) and the guy described not having the home button issue with it and considers himself lucky on that part. So what should I do? Get it and test it out and then send it back for the issues?

My second choice if the problems occur would be to go with the HTC Sensation since it is closer to the HTC Vivid I did own. I though do Have a Used HTC One X with AT&T right now and have not experienced much issues with it, the sim card problem that was reported I dont have and the wifi issue I dont have either and I have had this phone for around 3 months now.

Edit: Since T-mobile has upgraded their network alot since 2012 and has 3g/4g wherever im going to travel I might just set it in wcdma only, not to mention my one x now picks up the T-mobile 4G network.
[HTC One S] dennnnn:
Can anyone tell my were I can download another radio for my one s. Maybe a link. Thanks

---------- Post added at 06:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:38 PM ----------

Can anyone tell my were I can download another radio for my one s. Maybe a link. Thanks
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Dev section, Tecardo's radio installer.

Mobile Post
[HTC One S] NQNH:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1998270

here
[HTC One S] russellhoff:
Last weeb i decided to send the phone to the SAT in order to try to repair it. Inside the pack, i attached a letter in which I wrote if the problem can't be solved, please, replace it with a One X, X+, One or equivalent.

Hope it can be solved :)
[HTC One S] dennnnn:
I have updated the radio but it doesn't help I've still have helicoptering. I've turned the network modus in only wcdma and the helicoptering is gone.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
OK mate. The best and first option you have is, send your device in for fixing. This is a warranty issue. Do that three times at least if the first and second attempt don't fix it. The fourth time they would make you a new phone from spares. Its a huge hassle but all other options are half-assed.

Second option: disable home button as described by Beatnix (see post one of this thread) or utilize Venom Tweaks, Tab: Buttons, Option: set longpress home to nothing. The helicoptering mainly interferes with the button's longpress option, not the shortpress. So if you disable the longpress, you should be helped already. This only works on ViperOneS as far as i know.

third option: workaround: disable GSM completely, only use WCDMA/3G/UMTS. You did that already. Good if it helps, however, many people can't use this as they have only or mainly 2G.

Sorry i can't give you better options.
[HTC One S] abonec:
I sent my phone back to store and they did replace motherboard and my problem with glitches button was solved about half year ago.
[HTC One S] jimmybe:
After 6 months my HTC One S is still problem free. So for some people there is a hardware replacement fix.

I'm selling it now, I bought the HTC One Black.

At first I never wanted a HTC again.. however, that metalic design and htc sense.. I just love it.
[HTC One S] qwerty warrior:
i used to have this problem since forever

with sense rom and with CM10 using different kernels etc

but after flashing

this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2302248

which includes HTC's new 3.4 kernel

i stopped having them

baseband 1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08L
[HTC One S] ulmcity:
how?
[HTC One S] yuan_1202:
It is defintely getting worse. Happens more often, i.e on a daily basis but every time it only last for a couple of seconds. So i can still tolerate it. But i wont be surprised it just keeps getting worse.

Four month since repair.
[HTC One S] 350Rocket:
I have no helicoptering here at all but I'm on a 3g only network and it was mentioned that this mostly happens on gsm/2g. I figured I would mention it in case it confirms anything. I also have wcdma only set on my phone so it doesn't even try to use gsm.

I do notice sometimes it seeks like the home button is way too sensitive and I'm not even sure if I touched it and my app closes. Not sure if its me or the phone. It never happens more than once at a time.
[HTC One S] djsubtronic:
Dunno what's going on with this issue anymore, but I used to occassionally experience it when my phone dropped from 3G to 2G. It would helicopter around for a bit and then stop.

When I upgraded my phone to the latest JB RUU, my phone was S-OFF and after that it lost the ability to hold on to a 3G signal for more than a few seconds, no matter what I tried (different ROMs, radios, RUUs, etc). I noticed there were quite a few people who had this issue too. I was stuck on 2G for a few days, while trying to fix it, without any luck. But what I did notice is that even though it was mostly on EDGE and I left it on WCDMA preferred, it never helicopered even once. Not even in places where it used to helicopter 100% of the time normally.

So that further confuses matters as to whether it's software or hardware related. Perhaps it's both, perhaps its none. In any case, my efforts of trying to fix it resulted in a hard brick and my device is now on its way to Regenersis. After reading some of the horror stories on here though, I'm scared now :(
[HTC One S] ip3fix:
Got the problem again today, it went crazy although I didn't have any Edge connection active. First time it happens in months :( The update we got around last Christmas mainly reduced it (I can even say it almost disappeared), but the latest update (3.16.409) made it appear again gradually.

The funny thing is that I finally decided to send it for repair a few days ago, they'll come pick it up on Tuesday and today it goes crazy :P

Anyway, I hope it will be quick, well done and permanent! Anyone from Belgium or The Netherlands (or Luxemburg?) who has some feedback with a repair by Dynalogic?
[HTC One S] l0coful:
Disable home button

After a half of year of struggling with this problem I've finally got mad and spent few hours today over the issue. The target was to disable the home button and move the home function to right button (app savior). I didn't follow the recommended ways described in the first post, because I've got the latests firmware (and looking on this I'd need to make a brick downgrade, what I wouldn't like to do on warranty phone) and cannot patch the radio, and I wouldn't rather to switch to the viper rom (the same reasons). Thus, I followed by Beatinx1 solution, described here (thanks Beatinx1).

The zip-s in the download section didn't help me and froze the phone permanently. Luckily I've made backup of the corresponded files of my original phone and I was able to restore it. I'm putting the working steps I've made, which should work for all stock phones, for all who would like to choose this method.

1. Install Android SDK and make your phone backup (the howto link).

2. You need to root your phone, I've made it using this tool (however, I needed to install the latest HTC drivers to have the phone connected in bootloader, instead of defaults from the tool).

3. Using the same tool install the TWRP recovery (either for S3 or S4 version).

4. Download Beatinx1 remove_home_button.zip.

5. Using "adb pull" download all original device files contained in Beatnix1 zip file in system/ directory (leave META-INF as is).

6. Zip the directories as "my_original_buttons.zip" (should look like the original zip).

7. Edit the cy8c-touchkey.kl file, so that it looks following:

key 139 MENU	VIRTUAL
key 158 BACK	VIRTUAL
key 217 SEARCH	VIRTUAL
key 249 HOME	VIRTUAL
key 250 HTC_SHARE	VIRTUAL

8. Zip again the directories with modified cy8c-touchkey.kl as "removed_home_button.zip".

9. Download both zip-s to your device sdcard root.

10. Start the recovery by rebooting to bootloader, and now using TWRP you can install the "removed_home_button.zip", which should disable home button and move the home function to app savior.

11. If you want to restore original home button function you just need to install "my_original_buttons.zip" in the same way.

12. You may restore the phone backup with "adb restore".

I'm not a XDA developer, so I probably can't answer any questions about this. I either don't know what the META-INF contains and whether the other files than cy8c-touchkey.kl should be contained in zip. Should them?
[HTC One S] dennnnn:
I don't now how to do stap 5. My telefoon was frozen also.
[HTC One S] dennnnn:
Sorry for the noob question
[HTC One S] l0coful:
You need to use Android SDK and the same "adb" command as for step 1. If you have phone connected you can copy interesting files from the phone to the pc using "adb pull".
[HTC One S] zoesdad70:
Sad, but unsurprising...

Just spotted this.

Basically this article confirms that HTC have killed off the One S. No more updates, leaving everyone on 4.1.1 despite promising updates to 4.2.

I find it absolutely disgusting that HTC can treat a phone that is barely 18 months old like this. It shows contempt for the owners and sadly isn't the first time they've broken promises about updates.

If you are still having helicoptering problems, I urge you to return the phone to HTC for service before your warranty runs out.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Hi mate! Long time no speak. . Yes that discussion has been all over the internet lately and there even was a cute little petition on change.org begging for the update. Apparently HTC is even reconsidering its decision but the article that stated that cited some malformed English sentences which were apparently issued by some HTC guy towards the petitioner upon email request and they sounded like the stuff we got to hear here too: "we're looking into it, please stay tuned" which was usually followed by zero action. So I doubt anything is going to happen.

I have also discussed this over at elevate and even some HTC people feel sorry for the decision and said no-one can comment on the reasons behind this but if you think about the disastrous appearance the OneS made, I find it likely to be the first device to be killed off.

It was costly and has two different hardware bases, which doubles the update engineering effort. Makes sense to end that story if you look at it from HTC's side I'd think.

Elevate people have clarified after the first outburst of anger that the OneS still received updates to its current platform if security leaks are detected but it will just not get an upgrade to the newer 4.2.2, which is sad as one major exploit which had been all over the media recently was fixed by Google with the 4.2.2 release...

mobile post
[HTC One S] ip3fix:
Just a quick follow-up on the repair status of my One S, even though it's becoming pointless to talk about this:

They picked it up on 2nd July and it's been returned to me yesterday. The repair report states that they just replaced the screen, I'm not sure it was the right thing to do, but I hope they now know what they're doing as this bug is more than one year old. Now, fingers crossed!
[HTC One S] ryanshew:
Wow...or you can just use a root explorer, navigate to that file, open it, make changes, save, reboot.

It's in system/usr/keylayout/

hTConeS | SoFF | DarKSeNsE | BuLLetprOOf

Dark Sense 5 Theme+Mods_Click Me

Inverted Sense 4+_Click Me
[HTC One S] l0coful:
I was trying this but after the reboot I had restored keylayout file to original.
[HTC One S] Dublinguy:
Seems the One S is the "bastard" phone and just want it gone, so with the new HTC One in a year's time it will be forgotten...shame on them.

Is there a way to manually download 4.2.2 ?
[HTC One S] Giblet-dono:
So, I'm on ViperOneS.

I am still trying to disable the home button (allmost got it working as intended)

But as a replacement I don't want to use a software key.

I want it to be mapped to a long press (either menu or back) which is not out of the box possible with ViperOneS

So I installed this small app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=RabiSoft.HomeButton&feature=search_result

Then in long press actions (for either of the buttons) I chose custom app, and ofcourse I chose the above app, which gives me exactly what I want, remapping of the home button to either of the other buttons.

Jan the maker of the original Venom Rom provided me with an edited android.policy.jar which turned off the home buton!

It works perfectly now!

- Thanks Jan!

This is ONLY for ViperOneS 2.2.0

Copy the file to your phone, then using a rooted explorer replace the file in /system/framework with this one, then reboot.

After this your short presss home action will no longer work! - have not tested long press.

It is to be found here: http://hostr.co/T3MH8rkGMMYD

All credit goes to Jan - I got permission to post it here
[HTC One S] zeus4466:
I think I have a resolution

I had the same problem, and what I did is that I went into the phone pressed *#*#4636#*#* pressed phone information, then set the preferred network type to "GSM auto (PRL)" and that was it, till now I didnt experience the helicopter problem. Please try if it can work on your phone.
[HTC One S] alex_anthony:
Brilliant, I had some home button stuff disabled, but this has made my phone finally properly usable in poor signal areas.

Any idea what the changes are, in case I want to try a different ROM?
[HTC One S] Giblet-dono:
Sorry no, I contacted the creator of the original viperOne rom (not OneS) and he just editted this for me..

I know it is possible to remove the functionality on most anyrom by just editting the touchkey file

It is described in this thread, just have to search ;)
[HTC One S] bilal_law:
HTC one s home button fix

hello guys

i was having this problem since last month, tried almost every solution given on internet, finally while wondering its gsm related issue and some time its gone while holding from top leaving bottom untouched of my phone some time it dint happened. so i just used my back cover for htc one s and the issue gone all at once. i really love this phone but start to thinking abandoning it, now i again fall in love wid it. check up my video:fingers-crossed:

dailymotion.com/video/x1330px_htc-one-s-home-button-fix_tech
[HTC One S] raulbog:
What do you mean by "back cover"? Do you mean the regular back cover that comes with the phone, or do you mean a separate cover that fits onto the back of your regular phone back?
[HTC One S] bilal_law:
separate plastic or rubber back cover , watch the video on the link below
[HTC One S] scorpionatthepc:
Any idea if this solves the problem?
[HTC One S] Joh@n:
It doesn't, it only forces your phone to use 2g instead of 3g.
[HTC One S] djsubtronic:
GSM Auto (PRL) doesn't force it onto 2G, that's GSM Only.
[HTC One S] Peter2Black:
this app can disable long home button press

hk.sld.SwipeLaunchDisabler
[HTC One S] HTCExplorerPico:
So far seems to solve my problem especialy during calls when evry time screen was going crazy
[HTC One S] HTCExplorerPico:
I just figured out that in WCDMA preffered in call time signal strength rich 16-17 asu and I simply set WCDMA only and signal strength is stable on 12-13 asu ..the issue dissapear..
[HTC One S] Giblet-dono:
My SO still uses this phone, which is great apart from this isue

Now a new version of ViperOne S (3.0.0) has been released

And first thing I did was what I described in the following post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43630521&postcount=1672

Sine then I have found a way to completly disable the home button by editting just one simple file.

I know this has been done before but that zip didn't work for me so I just did it myself which does work

First make sure all logn press actions for home are turned off

Download the fantastic small app rabisoft homebutton (google will get you there, but its not in the playstore anymore)

In venom tweaks assign whichever longpress you like to that (custom) app so when you long press (for instance back) it launches that app and thus your homescreen

Than use a rooted file explorer and replace /system/usr/keylayout/cy8c-touchkey.kl

With my editted one found here: https://hostr.co/rIjwdHTN1Vkm

This file will remove all (short) pres and vibrate function from the home button

For my SO this works perfectly

back button is short press back, long press home

recent apps is short pres menu long press recent apps

Maybe this still helps someone

To edit the file: /system/usr/keylayout/cy8c-touchkey.kl yourself

just remove the line which says "HOME"

I know it's easy, but for some weird reason it took me very long to find and fix this.
[HTC One S] HTCExplorerPico:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2627905 READ MY TOPIC !! I HAVE SOLVED THE GLITCH
[HTC One S] Zoucz:
My comfortable workaround

Check out my workaround solution here:

http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-s/help/how-to-comfortable-helicoptering-home-t2830244
[HTC One S] rahul.iyer:
HTC One S helicopter issue

Has any1 solved the HTC one S helicopter issue ?

I cannot change the mode to WCDMA coz i am using a GSM n/w.

Also tried switching to GSM only n/w but that also didnt help.

Have given my phone for repairs twice , everytime they say its fixed and after 6-8 months it comes back on.

HTC is making me pay more for the phone i already paid :(:mad::mad::mad::mad:
[HTC One S] l0coful:
Yes, but only by rooting device and disabling home button - I moved the home button function to the right button for switching apps (you don't have swich app button, though, but I don't use it anyway). I have no problem with the phone from the year (at least this problem, only the rest of them, because it's the piece of s**t phone anyway). The solution is described in my post somewhere in this thread. I can also see other similar solutions around.
[HTC One S] robdevil:
It doesnt happen to me yet. Im online all time on all types connectivity(wifi sucks). My phone is SH23XW...grey euro unbranded. Cid- htc_001
[HTC One S] Bundin:
Ive had this, and had my device sent in for repairs. According to the doc sent back, they replaced some part(s) and so far I've had no further issues. Unfortunately, the store clerk couldn't tell me what exactly has been replaced. They also upgraded the rom to the latest version (1.78.401.2), which I didn't have yet.

What has always puzzled me is that I didn't have any problem whatsoever for the first weeks. 3G coverage inside my house is crap, so it's been switching between 3G and GSM all the time, mostly while connected to a wireless lan. One day, all of a sudden the issue appeared and never went away (tried hard reset, GSM only, wifi on/off).

My device has a SH24.. serial and was purchased directly from Vodafone NL.