Home Button Not Responsive and taking random picture of screen?

[Infiniti7]

so i have noticed a little bit with the new ios5 software my iphone4 can do some random glitchy things sometimes. this morning i went to press the home button to get the screen back on and i had to press it a couple times and then all of a sudden it snaps a random picture of the screen and i didn't hold the top button and the home button at the same time. it just randomly went off. any ideas?

 

[akmolin]

hhmm never heard of this before the fact that it is taking a picture of the screen has me wondering if the sleep/ wake button on top is also engaged.. Do you have a case on your iPhone by chance?

 

[Infiniti7]

yes i do. it has to be from something. phone damaged maybe?

 

[akmolin]

I was thinking possibly your case has moved into a position where the sleep/ wake button on top is getting engaged and then when you hit the home button it engages the screen shot (if you didn't know to take a screen shot on the iPhone you hit the sleep/ wake button and the home button)

Maybe phone damaged or something like that. Hopefully someone on here other than me will come across this and have a better answer for you.

I'd also like to know myself in case I hear of this happening to someone else.

 

[Fossil Software]

I generally restart my phone any time I start seeing wierd issues like this. Can't know for usre if it will fix the problem. But these devices do so much... they have becomeso reliable that I forget to restart mine. But a good reboot always helps refresh it after a few days.

 

[Ivoryplum]

I agree with AKM1986.

I'm assuming your case is pushing down on the sleep/wake button.
Causing your home button to act weird, and also taking screenshots.

Try taking your case off and see if the same behavior occurs.

 

[akmolin]

Whenever I charge my phone once it is full I turn it off for like 5 mins since I have heard this is good to do from time to time I know it isn't really related but just in terms of getting things to work right

 

[akmolin]

@Infiniti7 j/w what case do you have?

 

[Pocobear]

Try a reset. Close all apps then - Hold down the HOME, bottom button, and the SLEEP, top button, for about 10 seconds until the Apple icon appears, then release buttons. Allow it to reboot, it may take a few minutes, don't panic like I did, wait for it to reboot. Cures many weird problems on iOS devices.

 

[Infiniti7]

i have the incipio double case...so you dont think i have to be worried about any of this? could be a glitch or something that happens sometimes because it is like a computer

 

[akmolin]

@Infiniti7 no I don't think it is anything to worry about may just be something but lets see when Apple releases an update which I'm sure will be soon if it still is happening

 

[Infiniti7]

how would you know what is in the update when apple releases a new one?