15 Amazing Phone Secret Codes You Don’t Know, That Exist on Your Android/iPhone Devices

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Do you know that you can hide your number in every outgoing calls you make?
Read this post to the end to find out the code for the function.

1. IMEI number: Dialing the
code *06# will display the IMEI
number of your device.

What is IMEI number? It is known as INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPTMENT IDENTITY
NUMBER (IMEI) it is the unique number for your phone number, which comprises
of 15 digits which is very useful in a lot of cases for example, when you
lost your phone or stolen, this IMEI number is use to track down the lost
device or block the phone completely from any access by the
thief. 

2. Number Identification: The
code *#30# will help you turn on
your number identification on or off from your service provider network.

3. Statistics and secret menu code:
You can use the combination
*#*#4636#*#* if you are using an
android device to see the testing, signal for WI-FI and also the battery
information(health and temperature ) as well as the CPU information of your
device.

4. No outgoing calls: This
code *33*# only works on iphone
device, its main function is to disable any outgoing calls, sometimes it is
very necessary to disable outgoing calls,  so if you want to try it you
can just dial the code and it will disable all outgoing calls, which means
that your line will be barred from making any call until you disable this
feature by dialing this code
#33*# any time.

5. Instant factory reset settings:
Incase if you got a new phone and you wish to wipe or reset it and remove
all it settings including the Google account on it , you can simply dial the
combination code *#*#7780#*#* this code will delete all the data on the device including images videos
and others like call history will be gone. Don’t forget that this
combination is irreversible, so do not use this code without a good reason.

6. Whole Reinstallation: If
you want to go further and format Your phone you can dial
*2767*3855# this code will reset
your phone settings and also reinstall its frame ware, so therefore always
think twice before doing this , there is no going back once you press this
combination, this code only work on android phones.

7. Better Communication: When
you dial the code *3370# on an
iPhone device, it only turn on EFR signals to improve the quality of your
communication but unfortunately this feature drains battery so fast, so you
have to be ready for constant charging if you want to activate this feature.
You can always deactivate this feature by dialing this code
*3370# again.

8. Listen to yourself: This is
a fascinating feature for an android device, press
*#*#8351#*#* you can do this
when you want to refresh your memory from the last calls you have made or
recreate your own voice, doing this is just for fun.

9. Service center number: iPhone  users can simply find out their device centre number for
caring provider by dialing the combination code of
*#5005*7672# this is the cool
and easy way to get the correct number of service provider instead of
searching for it from another resource.

10. Quick Turning Off: When
you long press the power button, your phone gives out some options, instead
of waiting to see that options, there is this simple code you can dial that
will switch off your phone instantly, dial
*#*#7594#*#*
and your phone will turn off immediately without displaying those options.

11. Activate Call Waiting:
When you dial *43# on your
iphone , it will enables your phone to allow call waiting, for some people
who receives more calls than messages, you can turn this off by dialing
#43#

12. Quick Service Menu: This
code only work for the owner of Samsung Galaxy, when the combination code of
*#0011# is pressed, the service
menu will be displayed with some important information you may need.

13. Signal Information: This
code is very useful for iphone users to show signal, but quiet sometimes,
its better to turn on numeric mode instead of seeing the graphic mode of
-97, to do that dial
*3001*12345#* then press and
hold the power button until you see an option and then press the home
button, Activated. Do you know that -140 DBA is the worst signal and -40 DBA
on the other hand is the best one.

14. Straight to voice mail: Some people are bound to receiving many calls than text messages, so
therefore, you can easily forward all your incoming calls t voice mail when
you feel like not picking them, just dial this combination of code
*#21# on your iPhone device.

15. Hide Number: Pressing the
combination of code #31# on any
device type, Android/iPhone, this code will enables you to hide your phone
number from other to see it, whenever you make call to their phone, this is
the best and easy way to activate the private number feature in call
settings. You can turn off this feature by dialing
#31# again.