How well do you know your smartphone? Seventeen hidden codes for Android and iOS.

Millions of users make use of smartphones around the world but not more that five percent are aware of what goes on behind the scene. Beneath the easy-to-navigate mobile operating systems that power Android and iOS smartphones lies a collection of hidden smartphone codes that provide access to useful information about these devices. In this post, we will look at seventeen hidden smartphone codes that will give useful information about your Android and Apple devices.

The codes which can be entered from the dialing pad, may not work on all devices as some service providers have been found to go as far as to disable them. While some of these codes will require users to press the call button, others do not. Users are advised to be careful with these codes as some have the capacity to reset your smartphones.

We have put together seventeen of the most practical hidden smartphone codes for Android and iOS phones. To use them, open your phone dialer and type them in, but only if you know what you are doing.

iOS hidden codes

Android hidden codes