What makes the home screen button malfunction on the iPhone 3Gs?

I'm tired of cutting my phone off just to get to another app. Can someone help me figure out what happened to my home screen button?

It's very likely a hardware issue.
You could try a restore either from backup or as "new" to see if that rectifies the problem.
If not, then it's time for a visit to the genius bar for a warranty or out of warranty replacement depending on your warranty status.    

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