Google Search arrow over my home button - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Persistantly on screen the little up arrow stays over my home button so I can't use it whatsoever. Sometimes if I reboot it will go away for a short time, otherwise it's always there. I thought it may be from gravitybox but I wasn't sure. Any help would be appreciated!!

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Here ya go! Sorry wouldn't upload earlier

Thanks. Not what I was expecting to see ?
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Yeah I'm really confused!! any ideas at all?

Sorry not me but hopefully the pic will help someone else
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Are you using any lock screen mods? I had the issue a couple months ago but forgot how I resolved it.
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Weird - even the camera icon on the bottom right is what is usually on the lockscreen (not usually in the app drawer). What mods do you have installed?

I have Notification Mod and Gravitybox

RedEyedChester said:
I have Notification Mod and Gravitybox
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I have the exact same problem. Glad I'm not the only one who's going crazy with this thing.
I pretty much have your exact same set-up. I disabled Notification Mod last night to see if that is the problem but that damn little arrow keeps popping back up over the home button.
I have no idea how to fix this either.

Same issue... but no resolution...

Honestly it's been so long I don't remember, but somehow I fixed it! I think I red lashed my rom, removing GravityBox beforehand, and reinstalling it, only enabling things I knew I needed. Haven't had issues since. Weird issue though

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Dots on the top of the screen?

Sorta feel silly for asking and posting this but its bothering me lol. The dots on the top that show what screen your on when you swipe left or right. Well i thought they faded out when you swiped to a screen and stoped. Mine sre there all the time. Did or do they fade out or am i losing it? I installed a home app and uninstalled because it messed things up. If the dots did fade how can i turn this back on? Also was looking around for away to do a factory reset but cant find where to go? Thanks for the help
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MagillaGorillaX said:
Sorta feel silly for asking and posting this but its bothering me lol. The dots on the top that show what screen your on when you swipe left or right. Well i thought they faded out when you swiped to a screen and stoped. Mine sre there all the time. Did or do they fade out or am i losing it? I installed a home app and uninstalled because it messed things up. If the dots did fade how can i turn this back on? Also was looking around for away to do a factory reset but cant find where to go? Thanks for the help
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This looks like a home app feature. Check the preferences of ur home app. Need not reset phone when tinkering with ur home app can do the trick. If ur home app, does not support it u may have to switch to a different home app that has this feature.
On stock touchwiz forthe captivate the dots do not disappear.
This is my captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.
Have stock home not using an app. Its what came with phone. Someone doesnt know were i can find where to mess with home options? Thanks
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The dots don't disappear for a reason. You can tap on a dot and go directly to that page without having to swipe through them. That's why they remain visible.
You can't make them disappear, no matter how hard you try haha. If your looking for customization I would suggest ADW.launcher or launcherpro. Both are on the market and I really enjoy both. If you have other questions feel free to ask
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Just an FYI, if and when and depending on how the Froyo update comes for the Captivate, if you are running a non-stock launcher you may have issues getting the update.
bradleyG said:
You can't make them disappear, no matter how hard you try haha.
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Don't make blanket statements. When I close my eyes they disappear.
opcow said:
Don't make blanket statements. When I close my eyes they disappear.
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You just think they do. Just like the light in the refrigerator.
Miami_Son said:
You just think they do. Just like the light in the refrigerator.
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It works on you too. Goodbye! (and be glad I didn't crush your head between my thumb and forefinger)
opcow said:
It works on you too. Goodbye! (and be glad I didn't crush your head between my thumb and forefinger)
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No, no...not that!

T-Mobile Sensation 4G screenshot bug

So I found a bug where in I was able to take screenshots when pressing the home button. But it would happen everytime I pressed the home button so I kept taking screenshots all the time. This happened when I just sent a message on Gtalk, the keyboard was still active and pressed home and it said something along the lines of screenshot saved. The only way to stop this was to turn it off then on, but the first try to press the power down button, it did not want to turn the screen off.
Anyway, just letting the crowd know out there what they could expect. Seems more bugs that I've personally come across than before the update.
This is annoying the hell out of me!
Since the update I did earlier this has happened numerous times and the only way out of it is pressing the arrow key.
It goes back to normal after a few minutes then acts up again...
VERY odd.
Just checked out some other forums. This seems to be a pretty common error. The update did provide the ability to take a screen shot by holding the power button and hitting the home key.
iamdeemo said:
This is annoying the hell out of me!
Since the update I did earlier this has happened numerous times and the only way out of it is pressing the arrow key.
It goes back to normal after a few minutes then acts up again...
VERY odd.
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Mine was doing the same, hitting power made it stop.
Hi there. Im from Russia and I had this bug for a several times too. I have original non-operator version of Sensation 3g, so I don't think the reason is your operator or 4g ability.
Freaking hate this bug!
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Well at least yours work.mine comes out corrupt
Sent from my own custom Rom for sensation. 200mb free :3
Mine only does it when I use gtalk with sound or video. Other than that it never happens. To get rid of it I have to restart the device.
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If interested, there is a temporary workaround if you are rooted.
That is, edit your build.prop file (/system/build.prop) with terminal or file explorer with root privileges and look for the line "ro.htc.framework.screencapture = true".
Either comment this line ("#") or change "true" to "false" then save build.prop and reboot twice.
THIS WILL DISABLE BUILT-IN SCREEN SHOOTS!! But it will also get rid of this bug.
Now go grab an app from Market if you need to take screen shoots, but don't like this bug.
Bug
It's driving me crazy!!!
jonalejm said:
It's driving me crazy!!!
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Driving you crazy why
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I have this bug too and it's VERY annoying. I would rather HTC fix it than me having to disable a function of the phone!
I have the same problem!
Also the power button doesn't always turn the screen off and vice versa, it doesn't always turn it on. The screen comes on by itself at random times and sometimes when you press the power button, the screen turns off but then back on by itself.
Kevinr144 said:
I have the same problem!
Also the power button doesn't always turn the screen off and vice versa, it doesn't always turn it on. The screen comes on by itself at random times and sometimes when you press the power button, the screen turns off but then back on by itself.
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Im gettin the exact same problems, the damn screenshot bug kept happenin to me today, i ended up with about 50 unwanted screenshots in my gallery. They best sort this out soon or i'm gonna go mad!!
Glad I'm not the only one with this problem.
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mps83 said:
Im gettin the exact same problems, the damn screenshot bug kept happenin to me today, i ended up with about 50 unwanted screenshots in my gallery. They best sort this out soon or i'm gonna go mad!!
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Just disable it... I did I'm much happier now LOL .... Of course you need root
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evo9mrjr said:
Just disable it... I did I'm much happier now LOL .... Of course you need root
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I've not rooted unfortunately
Has anyone heard more on this? My girlfriend's phone is doing it and she's afraid of voiding her warranty by rooting it.
Is there a way to stop this bug without the rooting of the phone ?
Mine just did this for the first time today. I didn't even know the Sensation was capable of taking screenshots until the home button just randomly started snapping them today. That was annoying.

[Q] Help! Back key on Nexus S freezes.

Hello guys I was wondering if anybody else is having this problem, sometimes when I press the back key on my att nexus s it freezes for a couple of secs then it goes back to normal, it won't matter what I am doing it could be anything from visiting the marketplace to browsing the web its really annoying me a lot at this point.
If you know anyway how to fix this issue please let me know thanks.
I have the same problem, but it also happens with my menu and search keys. The individual backlight will dim and the phone freezes for 4-7 sec.
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Not having this issue.
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Is the phone freezing or is just the back key randomly not responding to touch? If its the latter, then you need to do an exchange. Common problem.
I used to have this issue but it eventually went away. It happened after they replaced my screen.
I used to have this and assumed it was a hardware thing, changing roms sorted it.
I have no idea why this is the case and when someone else said as much I thought it couldn't be the case but I'd suggest you flash a different ROM and see how you get on.
I have this problem also. Mine will go dark and exit out of anything I'm doing as if I was pressing it. Gets old sometimes
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http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?hl=en&tid=455215ff8747658b
I started getting this about two months into the life of my Nexus. In the process of exchanging mine now in the hours that I get an unaffected unit.
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My first one did this constantly so I exchanged it and so far so good with the new one.
Looks like a bad batch of ns4g's went out. Mine is doing this too. Not very ofter but enough that I notice it.
tdavis42 said:
Looks like a bad batch of ns4g's went out. Mine is doing this too. Not very ofter but enough that I notice it.
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Actually it affects all Nexus S models. I think it is touch panel driver bug.
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Lockscreen crash?

Hello all and thanks for looking here into my problem.
My phone runs on the clean and efficient CleanROM 7 with the stock kernel that came with. I've noticed a bit lately that when I pull up my phone and unlocked the lockscreen, the phone black screens and just freezes at that point. Can't do anything with the power button, so I have to hard reset with the battery coming out and back in.
The one thing I've noticed at the lockscreen is the status bar at the top isn't visible. At that point, I just tried to flicker my screen off and on to see if it appears, but it even freezes when I flicker it off. Any suggestions or ideas as to what's going on?
Thanks
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Bump
I've tried searching for a solution too, but I haven't seen one yet.
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That might be rom related, or specific to certain settings when using one style lock screen over another. Might want to go into settings for lock screen and make sure that ripple effects are turned off. Also might want to ask in the Rom thread itself. Other users may have experienced the same and be able to answer your question.
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[Q] Strange screen behaviors

Seems like something might be wrong with my phone. Today out of nowhere I started to get strange lines going through the screen for not even a second, similar to how a broken LCD will show multiple colors.
A little bit ago Netflix froze up and, I locked the screen it it should the top half on the bottom and the bottom half on top for couple seconds then went back.
I've done nothing to damage the phone, but it seems like the LCD is messing up on it, and I really hope there's some solution...
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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datallboy said:
Seems like something might be wrong with my phone. Today out of nowhere I started to get strange lines going through the screen for not even a second, similar to how a broken LCD will show multiple colors.
A little bit ago Netflix froze up and, I locked the screen it it should the top half on the bottom and the bottom half on top for couple seconds then went back.
I've done nothing to damage the phone, but it seems like the LCD is messing up on it, and I really hope there's some solution...
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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you are undervolting?
No, but I am on ElementalX kernel. I rebooted my phone and it stopped so maybe it was a weird software issue. Hopefully that's it.
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maybe it was a derp. if it happens again, try another kernel. if it still happens again. its not elementalx.

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