Hasta La Gadget!

Google is a company that has its fair share of secrets and Easter Eggs, and this quality about them has filtered down to the Android operating system. It seems that there are a fair number of secret codes which you can key in to access various settings on your handset which cannot be done through the normal menu system. Most of the codes will allow you to peruse through many useful, but extremely technical, information concerning your Android-powered smartphone. Bear in mind that this is nothing new, as the older featurephones back in the day when Nokia was untouchable certainly had a similar concept.

Bear in mind that you key in the codes at your own risk, as there might be risk of losing your data permanently or perhaps experience some hardware damage if you do not know what you are doing. For instance, the video above shows how keying in *#*#4636#*#* will allow you to gain access to additional information about your phone and battery, where you have a 5-option menu to play around with (Phone information, Battery information, Battery history, Usage statistics and Wi-Fi information). It must be said that the menus might end up looking different based on the kind of smartphone you use. (more…)

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