Mute button too sensitive

The mute button is so sensitive it renders the phone useless. I would like to disable it but am told I cant. I have done a complete reset with Apple tech support more often than you have changed socks. Also, the blue dot that shows your progress on the maps applications works about 1 time in 3. This is my second iPhone 4 the first one had so many problems it was absurd. Is there anyone here that has found a fix for these problems?

gary.conrad wrote:
It is supposed to mute when you touch it with your finger. It is not supposed to mute when a single ear hair touches it. This is an issue that Apple was going to fix but they admit it hasnt been done yet.
welcome to the iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Issues Club
300+ pages about this starting here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2475509
Cliff Notes:
Proximity Sensor doesn't work properly for many people causing uncommanded face-dialling, face-muting, face-facetiming, face-hanging-up etc whilst on calls.
Some unsubstantiated debate as to whether this issue is fixed in iOS 4.1 (release date as yet still unknown)

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Hello there Dr. Dave,
It sounds like your proximity sensor is not turning the screen black to prevent buttons from being pressed. I recommend the troubleshooting from the article named:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
Screen won't lock or go black when answering calls
Verify mute or speaker have not been activated, just prior to placing your ear over the receiver.
While on a call hold your hand over the top third of the display, and verify that the screen is locked or goes to sleep.
Try turning iPhone off and then on again.
If the issue persists, I would next close all the running apps on the phone:
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that and restart the phone and test the issue again:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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Every two seconds, the fonction of the side button gets activated because I press them by mistake... It's been two weeks and I still hit them by mistake.
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Don't know if this has already been discussed. I for one do not like where the new mute button is. Moreover, the mute feature does not mute for any type of video play. What gives?

Insulted? Very well. I'll bite, and answer the specific questions.
Maybe change it back to its original state?
The original state was a mute switch. It was modified prior to it's release to be an orientation lock. Having a hardware switch for muting notifications is actually more useful than an orientation lock.
You can now switch off notifications without having to unlock the device. The ONLY reason to lock the orientation is while the device is unlocked and in-use. Being able to shut off alerts when walking into a meeting/class/whatever makes more sense to me, and many others.
Shouldn't the iPad be a little different from the iPhone and have some originality and features that are unique?
They are already different. Why should the hardware act different across devices using the operating system? Should keys and buttons change from laptop to desktop running Mac OSX? The originality and features are in the device itself. A simple hardware switch does not eliminate that uniqueness.
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Careful with "everyone". A handful of extremely vocal users are making a stink all over the web about this change. But a majority of the users are on the exact opposite side of the spectrum. I happen to be one of the majority who welcome it, and sent feedback to Apple requesting this feature months ago.

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Hi,
You're welcome
Try using Recovery Manager to reinstall the IDT Audio Driver - the procedure for using recovery manager to reinstall Software and Drivers is detailed in the document on the link below.
Recovery Manager - Windows Vista
After the reinstallation has completed, restart the notebook.
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Hi,
Try the following.
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My phone has been asked to be plugged into itunes for the past hour or so, and it has been plugged in the whole time... i have tried holding in both buttons too turn it on and nothing is happening... whats wrong with it and how do i fix this :(?

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