Here's a list of Hidden Menus & Functions I've stumbled across. Some of them are handy for BES/Enterprise support only.
Most require you to hold down the ALT key whilst typing the letters after the + sign (they don't need to be capitals).
Enterprise Activation (Options->Advanced)
- ALT+CNFG - Settings for Enterprise Activation
Address Book
- ALT+VALD - Validate the data structure and look for inconsistencies
- ALT+RBLD - Force a data structure rebuild
from the Options menu, type the following (No ALT+ required)
- RSET - Will prompt to erase & reload for a reload of the Address book from the BES
(n.b. this will wipe all entries, but you can goto SIM Phone Book & copy entries back afterwards)
Browser
- ALT+RBVS - View web page source code
Calendar
Open up a Calendar item
- ALT+VIEW Inside any Calendar item Show extra info for a Calendar event
(including message ID - handy for BES log troubleshooting)
from the Options menu, type the following (No ALT+ required)
- SYNC - Enable Calendar slow sync
- RSET - Will prompt for a reload of the calendar from the BES
- RCFG - Request BES configuration
- SCFG - Send device configuration
- DCFG - Get CICAL configuration
- SUPD - Enable detailed Cal. report for backup
- SUPS - Disable detailed Cal. report for backup
- SUPN - Disable Cal. report database
- LUID - Enable view by UID
- SRSL - Show Reminder status log
Messaging
- ALT+VIEW - For messages, displays the RefId and FolderId for that particular message. For PIM items, displays only the RefId.
Search Application
- ALT+ADVM Search Application Enabled Advanced Global Search
Home Screen
- ALT(left)+Shift(right)+Del - Restart the Blackberry (only for full-keyboard Blackberries)
- ALT+JKVV - Display cause of PDP reject
- ALT+CAP+ H - Displays the Help Me screen
- ALT + EACE - Displays the Help Me screen
- ALT + ESCR - Displays the Help Me screen
- ALT + NMLL - Switches the signal strength from bars to a numeric value.
- ALT + LGLG - Displays the Java™ event log.
WLAN (WLAN wizard screen)
- ALT-SMON WLAN - Enable simulated Wizard mode
- ALT-SMOF WLAN - Disable simulated Wizard mode
Theme (from theme menu)
- ALT-THMN - Change to no theme (B&W)
- ALT-THMD - Change to default theme
Date/Time (Date/Time menu - No ALT+ required)
- LOLO - Date/Time Show Network time values
SIM Card (Options->Advanced->SIM card - No ALT+ required)
- MEPD - Display MEP info
- MEP1 - Disable SIM personalization
- MEP2 - Disable Network personalization
- MEP3 - Disable Network subset personalization
- MEP4 - Disable Service provider personalization
- MEP5 - Disable Corporate personalization
Status (Options->Status)
- BUYR - Data & Voice Usage
- TEST - start a device test (Keyboard, GPS, RF, Audio (Handset,headset,bluetooth, Misc)
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