How to find BlackBerry Secret Codes

[cyba.cowboy]

• Name: Decibel meter.
• Description/purpose: Displays your signal strength in decibels, instead of bars.
• Process: Hold "Alt" and press "N", "M", "L", "L" (repeat to reverse the effect).


• Name: Address Book file verification.
• Description/purpose: Checks the data in your Address Book for inconsistencies.
• Process: In the Address Book, hold "Alt" and press "V", "A", "L", "D".


• Name: Address Book data structure rebuild.
• Description/purpose: Forces a data structure re-build in the Address Book...
• Process: In the Address Book, hold "Alt" and press "R", "B", "L", "D".


• Name: View source code.
• Description/purpose: Displays the source code of a Web page.
• Process: In the Browser, hold "Alt" and press "R", "B", "V", "S".


• Name: Help Me! menu.
• Description/purpose: Provides crucial technical information about your device, for when seeking technical support or help in forums...
• Process: Hold "Alt" and (left) "shift", then press "H".


• Name: IMEI display.
• Description/purpose: Displays your device's international mobile equipment identity (IMEI - your serial number) on-screen... Also works from all other GSM handsets.
• Process: Type "*", "#", "0", "6", "#" on the Home screen.


• Name: "Soft" reset.
• Description/purpose: Performs a "soft" reset of your device; the equivalent of doing a "battery pull" (ie. Removing the battery for a few seconds).
• Process: Press-and-hold "Alt", then press-and-hold (left) "shift", then press-and-hold "Del".


• Name: Event Log.
• Purpose: Displays event logs of all the system-level events that occur on your device...
• Process: Hold "Alt" and press "L", "G", "L", "G".


All of these secrets have been tested on the BlackBerry 8800 and BlackBerry Curve 8300; I would expect them to work on all keyboard-featured BlackBerry devices... The above secrets may or may not work on BlackBerry Pearl series handsets.

In some cases, you will need to be on the Home screen when you enter these codes...


There are a few other "codes" at the following links, however I was not able to get them working on my test device, a BlackBerry 8800:

http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/57083-secret_menu.html


There is a MASSIVE (and I mean M-A-S-S-I-V-E!) list of BlackBerry short-cuts at:

Curve keyboard shortcuts list - PinStack.com - BlackBerry forums


If I've missed anything, please add it below...

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[ptownsalvatucha]

So coool. I tested these and they work on my curve!

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[Bevchenko]

awesome!!!!

[Apollo_Creed]

Thanks man!!

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[Blacklatino]

Thanks for sharing

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[lush242000]

Cool stuff. I don't know if it did anything different to my address book, but it was cool anyway.

[sTen]

Cool thx!!

[njlx016]

<ALT> + <ENTER> locks your Blackberry

[cuban_dudeca]

Hey all you pearl users this does work for the pearl. For example on the first code for the change the decibel meter. The code N M L L. The keys on the pearl have two letters. So you type the BN key twice. Then the M L and L keys once and it works. You have to pretend your typing T9 for these codes.

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[eroccia]

• Name: "Soft" reset.
• Description/purpose: Performs a "soft" reset of your device; the equivalent of doing a "battery pull" (ie. Removing the battery for a few seconds).
• Process: Press-and-hold "Alt", then press-and-hold (RIGHT) "shift", then press-and-hold "Del".

These instructions work for a 8320 curve but its the RIGHT alt key not the left

[cyba.cowboy]

njlx016,

That trick worked on my BlackBerry 8800 (though there was a 1-2 second delay)... Fantastic!


eroccia,

There's only one "Alt" key, but thanks anyway...

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[kickinitlive247]

right alt key?

alt and enter changes the language on my phone

[Duvi]

Alt + Enter doesn't work for me....

[Shooperman]

Originally Posted by cyba.cowboy

• Name: Help Me! menu.
• Description/purpose: Provides crucial technical information about your device, for when seeking technical support or help in forums...
• Process: Hold "Alt" and (left) "shift", then press "H".

Alt + "E" "A" "C" "E" for Pearl users.

[shando14]

Thanks for sharing everything worked on my 8700g