Enter these short codes into your phone's dialer to unlock new menus, screens, and features to try.

Dial these short codes on your phone to access hidden settings, secret menus, and powerful features most users overlook.

While iOS has its advantages, the ace in Android‘s deck is customization. Because there are fewer walls in place, you can make it do more, sometimes in ways phone makers never intended. There is, in ...

Some codes are specific to certain models, but other, more generic codes can be accessed on nearly any Android device. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett You might not know this, but your Android device ...

Coders have a storied tradition of creating back doors in programs (or sometimes just fun little Easter eggs) that can only be accessed with a special "key." This has happened for almost as long as ...

Coders have a storied tradition of creating back doors in programs (or sometimes just fun little Easter eggs) that can only be accessed with a special "key." This has happened for almost as long as ...

By entering certain strings of numbers and symbols into your phone's dialer, you can gain access to a world of hidden information. Here's how to do it.

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ANDROID is full of codes that provide you access to secret features on your phone. Some are more useful than others - and some should be left to the experts.

YOU MIGHT now know this, but your Android device has several helpful features you can access via secret codes. Some codes are specific to certain models, but other, more generic codes can be access… ...

It is quite common for Android smartphone users that I forgot the password to their phone, so how to get into a locked phone? Or perhaps there is a used phone and don ...

ANDROID is full of codes that provide you access to secret features on your phone. Some are more useful than others - and some should be left to the experts. Apparently they don't work on all ...