Fascinating.
It worked when playing music.
It will not work in the calendar or weather apps.
I did the exact same steps too.
TTFN,
Richard



On May 18, 2012, at 8:21 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> You hold down the Power button until the shutdown message appears. Then let 
> go of it and press the Home button until the app you are in closes. It's 
> still in the app switcher after it closes, but I know it does close because 
> if I try it with a music app that is playing music, it stops playing the 
> music when I follow this procedure.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
> 
> 
> 
> On May 18, 2012, at 6:10 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
> 
>> Richard, are you still holding the power button in when you press the home 
>> button? It sounds like you are pressing the home button by itself and as you 
>> know, doing that for a few seconds brings up Siri.
>> 
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>> On 5/17/2012 8:26 PM, Richard Turner wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> You must have left out the part where you are facing South Southeast at 3:37
>>> AM on the fourth Tuesday of the month or something like that, (grin),
>>> because no matter what I do, I always end up with the Siri Prompt sitting
>>> there.
>>> So, I'm going to conclude that this phone doesn't want this procedure done
>>> to it and will simply not cooperate.
>>> That, or the phone knows it doesn't really need to be done, so it doesn't
>>> work.
>>> Something as simple as this should work without a hitch, so there is
>>> something else with this phone.
>>> I'm just going to chalk this up to one of those things and move on.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Woody Anna Dresner
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:40 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: How to Calibrate Your Home Button | Snapguide
>>> 
>>> Hi Richard,
>>> 
>>> Sure, I'll try.
>>> 
>>> 1. Hold down the Power button until you get the prompt to shut down the
>>> phone.
>>> 
>>> 2. Hold down the Home button until the app closes. You end up on the lock
>>> screen.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Anna
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 15, 2012, at 8:20 PM, Richard Turner wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Anna,
>>>> Since  you are very good at writing instructions, could you rewrite
>>>> the instructions in your own words?
>>>> I did what I thought were step-by-step exactly what was outlined but
>>>> every time I end up with the Voice Control Prompt.
>>>> I'm clearly not doing something in exactly the right order or timing
>>>> or something.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Richard
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
>>>> Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:19 AM
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Re: How to Calibrate Your Home Button | Snapguide
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> That's odd; the steps work fine on my 4S. Did you hold down Home after
>>>> the message about powering off the phone appeared?
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Anna
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On May 15, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Richard Turner wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> This method does nothing for me on the iPhone 4s.
>>>>> When holding down the home button, I get the prompt for Siri, or
>>>>> after
>>>> turning Siri off, the standard Voice Command prompt comes up.
>>>>> 
>>>>> When I thne unlock the phone again, I'm still in the Calendar, or
>>>>> whatever
>>>> app was open.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Richard
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 15, 2012, at 5:44 AM, "Eric SS"<sseri...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> by Roberto Garza
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sometimes when you press the home button on your iPhone, iPad, or
>>>>>> iPod Touch there can be a delay or even take a couple of tries
>>>>>> before it responds. In this tutorial you will see how to fix this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Step 1
>>>>>> Open a stock application like the Calendar, Weather, or Youtube Step
>>>>>> 2 With one of these apps opened, hold down the power button until
>>>>>> the 'slide to power off' control appears.
>>>>>> Step 3
>>>>>> As soon as you see it, press the home button and keep it pressed
>>>>>> until the red slider disappears and the app is forced quit to the
>>>>>> home
>>>> menu.
>>>>>> Step 4
>>>>>> That's it! Now you should have a much more responsive home button.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://snapguide.com/guides/calibrate-your-home-button/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I do not subscribe to this site, so not sure of their information. I
>>>>>> have not tried this re-calibration, but intend to on my wife's
>>>>>> phone, as the home button seems to have issues.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>> 
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