Do keypad commands come from Android or the manufacturer?

I'm curious if keypad commands like those listed below come from the Android OS or if they're added by manufacturers. On my N1, I know of these two commands:

*#*#checkin#*#* - Phones home to check for updates.

*#*#info#*#* - Enters a detailed phone information menu.

Topic dialer-codes android

Category Android


There are many that seem to be "standard", but they can also be added by individual applications (e.g. provider-installed).

Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540483 for a method to extract telephony codes from your installed apps.


It's android based, I tried same commands on Moto Droid and HTC myTouch, both worked exactly the same.


I entered ##info## on my Captivate and got to the same menu.

So, in the interest of adding to the list

*#*#1472365#*#* gets you to the GPS configuration menu (not sure what word that works out to)

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