What's the best way to clean a sticky home key?

I just purchased a brand new iPhone, and much to my dismay, something is causing the home key to stick. What's the best way to clean such an area? Can I do it myself, or is it best left to professionals? Thanks for your help.

Not if the device is in warranty and the issue is a defect not caused by your negligence. Take it in and let Apple take a look at it. If you fool around with it yourself and really cause some damage, then your warranty will not cover the repair. Better to be safe than sorry.

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shiyer wrote:
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For routine maintenance/upgrades, just {noformat} "stop er *" {noformat} should be preferred; and when all processes are stopped, mgr can (optionally) be stopped. If you really are waiting endlessly for this to return, the real question is "why": then, perhaps there are other parameters that can be adjusted to make GG stop more quickly. (On the other hand, {noformat} "stop mgr!" {noformat} is harmless, the "!" simply prevents it from asking "are you sure?" before stopping the process.)
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http://www.titanium.free.fr/
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Restoring OS X - 10.6 "fresh install method"
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