Hidden symbols for your phone, find out what you can do with the numeric keypad

At present, almost everyone in the world owns a mobile phone, almost without excluding children or the elderly, who are increasingly approaching the world of telephony, abandoning the older generation of smartphones to enjoy the benefits of applications.

Although anyone now knows how to use messaging platforms like Whatsapp, social networks like Facebook, and apps like their smartphone camera to perfection, there are few people who really know all the keyboard secret codes, which can nonetheless make a huge difference. Regarding phone use.

The use that everyone uses of the smartphone, no matter how comprehensive it is, will not be 100% complete, in fact there are many secret codes that can be entered directly into the numeric keypad of each phone that will allow you to unlock information or features that are very useful in many circumstances and that change according to carrier or device.

For example, through some specific combinations, you can transfer calls, you can deactivate the answering machine, you can find out accurate information about your phone (eg on the camera or on the software) and even restore the phone to factory settings, both in whole and in part.

Here is a list of the most important codes to know for Android phones:

• * # 06 # – IMEI code (the unique identification code of the phone that allows you to block it if it is lost)
• *#*#225#*#* – access the calendar
• * # 12580 * 369 # – information about software and hardware
• *#7465625# – device unlock status
• *#*#2663#*#* – touch screen version
• *#*#3264#*#* – RAM copy
• – *#*#232337#*# – bluetooth address
• – *#*#2222#*#* – device version
• *#*#44336#*#* – Software version and update information
• – *#*#273282*255*663282*#*#* – backup all data
• *2767*3855# – full factory data reset
• – *#*#7780#*#* – recovery and system section
• * 2767 * 3855 # – device format
• *#7780# – Partial Factory Data Reset

The symbols to be entered on the numeric keypad can reveal big surprises

Here is a list of the most useful codes, which relate to Italian telephone operators:

• Call forwarding with the phone turned off ** 62 * + 39 followed by 34 And the Mobile Phone Number#
• Forward calls when you are in another conversation ** 67 * + 39 followed by 34 And the Mobile Phone Number#
• Transfer when you can’t answer ** 61 * + 39 followed by 34 And the Mobile Phone Number#
• Send all calls to the answering machine ** 21 * + 39 followed by 34 And the Mobile Phone Number#

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