iPod touch Home button gone crazy

[emvath]

Hello all, I'm hoping someone can help me with my Ipod touch.

I have a 3rd gen touch whose homebutton seems to think that it is being pushed at random times. About 3-7 times per minute it will act as if the button has been pressed. Usually quitting my app and taking me back to the home screen or "double clicking itself" and bringing up the task bar.

The button seems to be in fine shape and makes a nice solid click when pushed and comes right back up. I haven't dropped or gotten water on it. These are the things ive tried already:

Full restore
Reset home button (power button until slide screen and then home button until home screen)
Cleaning around the button with dry toothbrush bristles

None of those made any difference.

Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks

 

[LaWally]

Sounds like the sensor switch for the home button might be going bad ... thinks the home button is being pushed when it's not. I'd take it into Apple. Sounds like it's unusable as is.

 

[emvath]

Well I went in and talked to a "genius" today. He told me that since my ipod was six months out of warranty, the only thing I could do was buy a new one. Lame.

 

[thegreati]

Well I went in and talked to a "genius" today. He told me that since my ipod was six months out of warranty, the only thing I could do was buy a new one. Lame.

They are wrong. You can go to a local repair shop or find one online. Most home button repairs for iTouch's are much cheaper than what Apple will charge you for a new one.

 

[flashyman]

You should contact immediately with a technician