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Old 06-20-2009, 12:27 PM
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Lightbulb ADVANCED USERS ONLY: Unlock Hidden Engineering Screen on Storm

Hey, I haven't seen this posted on any of the Storm forums, so I wanted to post this information for advanced users to see, and so we actively have people looking at the options in this engineering screen. There is a ton of settings, information screens, etc. that you can change. As I said, this would be for advanced users only, as most setting changes would likely brick the phone, and might require a wipe and reload. I've found some very interesting screens, including one that shows the battery charge rate, discharge rate, even an option to force a battery drain. I've found that the Storm only uses 16-bit coloring, USB charges at a higher charge rate than wall chargers...There is tons of stuff, and I know there are some smart people that might be able to "unlock" some hidden features in the Storm. (Sorry, but I didn't find any hidden WiFi option!! lol Here are the steps on how to access the screen.

1) Access the 'Help Me' screen on your Blackberry. (Hold down the Back/ESC button, and tap top left of screen, then top right of screen, then top left of screen, then top right of screen)

2) You will need a code generated from your App version, device PIN, and device uptime. (When entering your App version, you will need to entire the entire line displayed in the HelpMe screen ie-4.7.0.148 (203). Uptime and deviceID needs to match exactly what the Helpme screen shows. Select duration for how long you want the engineering screen to replace the helpme screen. BlackBerry eScreen Unlock Code Generator (by Thyth)

3) Do NOT close the HelpMe screen, or the code generated will no longer work when you reopen the HelpMe screen.

4) Open up the virtual keyboard. (You'll need to use portrait querty, or landscape qwerty)

5) Enter in the 8-digit code generated in step 2 exactly how it appears. There will be letters and numbers, so you will have to switch from the keyboard to keypad during the entering of the code. You will not see the digits on screen as you enter them, so you will have to enter it carefully. You'll only need to enter this code once, and it will last until the duration you specified expires. Once that happens, you can generate a new code and start the process over again.

6) Once the last digit is entered, the engineering screen will replace the 'Help Me' screen, and can be accessed anytime by going to the Help Me screen. The Engineering screen will replace the HelpMe screen for the duration you set during step 2.

7) Please post your results. Again, be careful when messing with this settings screen. To be safe, you should write down the default settings before you make ANY changes.

Here is an example of one of the screens you can view.



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That link is buried in a thread not many people will find. Now it has its own thread where people can discuss it and post their findings..
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That link is buried in a thread not many people will find. Now it has its own thread where people can discuss it and post their findings..
Just keep in mind there is a reason that this screen is hidden. Most Verizon Reps don't even know how to access this screen, much less what the info is used for. I don't mind helping people out, however the problem comes when the do not read disclaimers and change stuff that they have no business changing.
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Just keep in mind there is a reason that this screen is hidden. Most Verizon Reps don't even know how to access this screen, much less what the info is used for. I don't mind helping people out, however the problem comes when the do not read disclaimers and change stuff that they have no business changing.
That's why it says advanced users only. There are smartbadvanced ysers on here thst will be able to figure stuff out and make the storm better by that screen.

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That's why it says advanced users only. There are smartbadvanced ysers on here thst will be able to figure stuff out and make the storm better by that screen.

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most of them i am sure already know about this screen
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Just keep in mind there is a reason that this screen is hidden. Most Verizon Reps don't even know how to access this screen, much less what the info is used for. I don't mind helping people out, however the problem comes when the do not read disclaimers and change stuff that they have no business changing.
Quit your whining. if you brick your phone then you learn something new and you'll realize you either 1 shouldn't be messing with those options or 2 are well on your way to learning something new.

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One of the points you say in the OP is that the USB charges at a better rate than the wall charger but I have to dissagree with that. I had my storm plugged into the pc all afternoon and it only went to about 50% but in the wall it only takes a few hours from flat to the point the flash symbol goes off.
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Same. Usb is much slower.

The one setting I want to figure out... The backlight settings. I was looking at that last month when I was messing with these settings. The screen is too bright at night most of the time.

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good find... im scared to touch anything but at the same time i want to sooo bad!
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One of the points you say in the OP is that the USB charges at a better rate than the wall charger but I have to dissagree with that. I had my storm plugged into the pc all afternoon and it only went to about 50% but in the wall it only takes a few hours from flat to the point the flash symbol goes off.
The only reason I say this is I went to the battery charging screen and it showed charging rate of 1050 when plugged into the wall and charging rate of 1400 wheb plugged into my USB. Hopefully some others will test this. I have screenshots but not near a laptop right now.
Maybe lower rates charge faster?
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The only reason I say this is I went to the battery charging screen and it showed charging rate of 1050 when plugged into the wall and charging rate of 1400 wheb plugged into my USB. Hopefully some others will test this. I have screenshots but not near a laptop right now.

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wall charger should be faster, mine is rated @ 800ma while usb will only be 500ma
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only partially related, but you can also call up the help me screen by showing the landscape keyboard and entering 2*92.
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The only reason I say this is I went to the battery charging screen and it showed charging rate of 1050 when plugged into the wall and charging rate of 1400 wheb plugged into my USB. Hopefully some others will test this. I have screenshots but not near a laptop right now.
Maybe lower rates charge faster?
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mine says the same thing but i think we might be looking at something wrong. it just plain isnt possible for the USB to be charging @ 1400.
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The only reason I say this is I went to the battery charging screen and it showed charging rate of 1050 when plugged into the wall and charging rate of 1400 wheb plugged into my USB. Hopefully some others will test this. I have screenshots but not near a laptop right now.
Maybe lower rates charge faster?
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I found what you're refering to, seeing the same results, but have to agree that hte wall charger is much faster. should be interesting to see what the car charger reads.
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