Press and hold the "Call Answer Button" (the same button that you press to receive an incoming call).

What happens? The Start Menu pops up.

This works on me and my friend's rw6828. Not sure about other phones, though. Give it a try... It would be nice to feedback the phone models for which this trick works (or does not work).

Doesnt work for M600. Press & hold EndCall cut off my GSM tho. :P

Doesn't work with the atom or the 818pro. Could be specific to the 6828/6818

Yeah, works for my 6818 but it loads my cascading start menu instead of the default one. Anyone knows how to load the default start menu instead ?

yeah! i've been trying to look for a way to launch start menu wo taking out my stylus! kudos nathaniel!! :D

Btw this is mentioned in the manual! The other buttons has press n hold functions also.

maybe i didn't read it thorough enuff

haha... yup! found it on page 8 of the 6828 manual. next time must read the manual more thoroughly!

anyways, this is pretty useful for me cos i don't have to open the flip cover to access certain functions.

Of course it didn't work. You press the wrong button.

i think he is just stating that when he press end call button it cuts off his gsm.. but when he press call button start menu doesnt pop up..

thanks for the tip very valuable for non-manual reading folks like me :P hehehe

thanks for the trick! very usable with my 6828.

also, pressing the "End Call" button a bit longer will lock the device.

yup, the press+hold "End Call" button trick is listed somewhere else in this forum (Can't remember where).

i found out the press+hold "Call Answer" button trick when I was trying to activate the speakerphone (like in my old O2 XDA2), but instead the Start Menu popped up!

thx for the tip. Works well with hp6365. DOnt need to fumble when driving. :)

but do not work on o2 mini

press of 'start' button brings up the start menu. wonders of qwerty keyboard

atom aldy got e start button there why still need short cut?

that's why it applies only to HP phones i think..

yup, works on my 6828

doesn't seem to work on my 818pro.

Hi guys. just in case ya haven't come accross this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic....light=smartskey

This background prog gives new meaning to your 2 softkeys. The one on the left launches the start menu (same as the call button, but this time no need to press and hold for long) and the softkey on the right controls the "X" or "OK" on the top right of any progs.

Sweet eh? Give it a try. I love it on ma HP.

what for do you want this to work on your 818 pro
818pro has 2 additional buttons which HP6828 does not have
namely, 'window start' button and 'ok' button
u Just press the window start button can already...why u still wanna press and hold the call button...

of course it won't work on an 818pro this tip is for the hp iPAQ rw6828. :)

does this work with atom?

highly unlikely that it will work with the atom but you may try it and report your findings so other users will know :) i think even if they are made by the same device manufacturer hp and O2 have taken different roads in customizing the ROM and therefore the device features.

On my old O2 IIs, i can access the speed dial without need to touch the screen, by pressing "Phone button" then press "down button" how can I do this on 6818?

Oh ya, IIs you can also access call history by pressing "phone button" then "up button"

I am using 6965 it doesn't work.

Doesn't work on the 6515 as well.

good thing that both 69xx and 65xx series phones have a dedicated START MENU button then :)

Does not seem to work on a 6515. In fact, it jammed the phone...