on my Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G it was called .) Slide-down to whatever activity you can find with “ hiddenmenu” in the name.

This also works with ADW launcher, but the process is changed to Custom Shortcut > Pick your activity > Activitiesįrom the next menu, Select Activities.* Now you should be at a black screen with a list of phone activities. The “Add to Home screen” menu should appear Tap Shortcuts. Go to your home screen ( using a custom launcher) and Long-Press on an empty spot. ( it’s free!)ĪDW Launcher and others also work, but the steps below are shown using Launcher Pro.

A custom home screen launcher, I suggest Launcher Pro.

( I’ve only tested this on version 2.1 and higher) Using a custom launcher, we’ll create a shortcut on the home screen that will open up any hidden menu on your Android phone.īefore we get started, you’ll need to make sure you have an app installed that will add the “ activities” option to your shortcut creator. So, this time around, we have a solid method that doesn’t use a phone code. Unfortunately, the process didn’t work for everyone and it seems only a handful of phones can use that method. Previously we showed you how to pull up RTN information on your Android phone using a dial code.

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