diff --git a/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h b/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
index 4165094a..68a9ad81 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ void appletExit(void);
 Result appletGetAppletResourceUserId(u64 *out);
 AppletType appletGetAppletType(void);
 
-void appletNotifyRunning(u8 *out);
-Result appletCreateManagedDisplayLayer(u64 *out);
-
 /// Sets the state field for \ref AppletThemeColorType.
 void appletSetThemeColorType(AppletThemeColorType theme);
 
@@ -215,6 +212,34 @@ Result appletSetTerminateResult(Result res);
  */
 Result appletGetDisplayVersion(char *displayVersion);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Blocks the usage of the home button, for short (Home Menu) and long (Overlay) presses.
+ * @note Only available with AppletType_*Application.
+ * @param val Unknown. Official sw only uses hard-coded value 0 for this.
+ */
+Result appletBeginBlockingHomeButtonShortAndLongPressed(s64 val);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Ends the blocking started by \ref appletBeginBlockingHomeButtonShortAndLongPressed.
+ * @note Only available with AppletType_*Application.
+ */
+Result appletEndBlockingHomeButtonShortAndLongPressed(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Blocks the usage of the home button, for short presses (Home Menu).
+ * @note Only available with AppletType_*Application.
+ * @param val Unknown nanoseconds. Value 0 can be used.
+ */
+Result appletBeginBlockingHomeButton(s64 val);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Ends the blocking started by \ref appletBeginBlockingHomeButton.
+ * @note Only available with AppletType_*Application.
+ */
+Result appletEndBlockingHomeButton(void);
+
+void appletNotifyRunning(u8 *out);
+
 /// Set media playback state.
 /// If state is set to true, screen dimming and auto sleep is disabled.
 /// For *Application, this uses cmd SetMediaPlaybackStateForApplication, otherwise cmd SetMediaPlaybackState is used.
@@ -234,15 +259,6 @@ Result appletSetGamePlayRecordingState(bool state);
 /// Only usable when running under a title which supports video recording. Using this is only needed when the host title control.nacp has VideoCaptureMode set to Enabled, with Automatic appletInitializeGamePlayRecording is not needed.
 Result appletInitializeGamePlayRecording(void);
 
-/**
- * @brief Blocks the usage of the home button.
- * @param val Unknown nanoseconds. Value 0 can be used.
- * @note Can only be used in regularapps.
- */
-Result appletBeginBlockingHomeButton(s64 val);
-
-Result appletEndBlockingHomeButton(void);
-
 /**
  * @brief Gets ApplicationPlayStatistics.
  * @note Only available with AppletType_*Application on 5.0.0+.
@@ -293,6 +309,8 @@ Result appletSetScreenShotPermission(AppletScreenShotPermission permission);
 
 Result appletSetScreenShotImageOrientation(s32 val);
 
+Result appletCreateManagedDisplayLayer(u64 *out);
+
 /**
  * @brief Gets the current Illuminance from the light sensor.
  * @note Only available with [3.0.0+].
diff --git a/nx/source/services/applet.c b/nx/source/services/applet.c
index 5503d255..166713a0 100644
--- a/nx/source/services/applet.c
+++ b/nx/source/services/applet.c
@@ -1362,51 +1362,25 @@ Result appletGetDisplayVersion(char *displayVersion) {
     return rc;
 }
 
-Result appletSetMediaPlaybackState(bool state) {
-    if (!serviceIsActive(&g_appletSrv))
-        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
-
-    if (!_appletIsApplication())
-        return _appletCmdInBool(&g_appletISelfController, state, 61);//SetMediaPlaybackState
-
-    return _appletCmdInBool(&g_appletIFunctions, state, 60);//SetMediaPlaybackStateForApplication
-}
-
-Result appletBeginBlockingHomeButton(s64 val) {
-    IpcCommand c;
-    ipcInitialize(&c);
-
+Result appletBeginBlockingHomeButtonShortAndLongPressed(s64 val) {
     if (!serviceIsActive(&g_appletSrv) || !_appletIsApplication())
         return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
 
-    struct {
-        u64 magic;
-        u64 cmd_id;
-        s64 val;
-    } *raw;
+    return _appletCmdInU64(&g_appletIFunctions, val, 30);
+}
 
-    raw = serviceIpcPrepareHeader(&g_appletIFunctions, &c, sizeof(*raw));
+Result appletEndBlockingHomeButtonShortAndLongPressed(void) {
+    if (!serviceIsActive(&g_appletSrv) || !_appletIsApplication())
+        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
 
-    raw->magic = SFCI_MAGIC;
-    raw->cmd_id = 32;
-    raw->val = val;
+    return _appletCmdNoIO(&g_appletIFunctions, 31);
+}
 
-    Result rc = serviceIpcDispatch(&g_appletIFunctions);
+Result appletBeginBlockingHomeButton(s64 val) {
+    if (!serviceIsActive(&g_appletSrv) || !_appletIsApplication())
+        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
 
-    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) {
-        IpcParsedCommand r;
-        struct {
-            u64 magic;
-            u64 result;
-        } *resp;
-
-        serviceIpcParse(&g_appletIFunctions, &r, sizeof(*resp));
-        resp = r.Raw;
-
-        rc = resp->result;
-    }
-
-    return rc;
+    return _appletCmdInU64(&g_appletIFunctions, val, 32);
 }
 
 Result appletEndBlockingHomeButton(void) {
@@ -1456,6 +1430,16 @@ void appletNotifyRunning(u8 *out) {
     if (R_FAILED(rc)) fatalSimple(MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_BadAppletNotifyRunning));
 }
 
+Result appletSetMediaPlaybackState(bool state) {
+    if (!serviceIsActive(&g_appletSrv))
+        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
+
+    if (!_appletIsApplication())
+        return _appletCmdInBool(&g_appletISelfController, state, 61);//SetMediaPlaybackState
+
+    return _appletCmdInBool(&g_appletIFunctions, state, 60);//SetMediaPlaybackStateForApplication
+}
+
 Result appletIsGamePlayRecordingSupported(bool *flag) {
     IpcCommand c;
     ipcInitialize(&c);