- Digging deeper into the abysmal, we found 7+ secret USSD Codes on iPhones that you can leverage as shortcuts.
- From enabling call waiting to checking regulatory details on your iPhones, these USSD codes can be a life-saver.
- These are powerful secret codes camouflaged on your iPhone's dialer app that don't need internet access whatsoever. Here's how you can actually use these codes.
It feels like your iPhone holds a lot of secrets than you might assume. We were digging some secret USSD codes on iPhones recently and stumbled upon a few. USSD or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data are codes with various functionalities attached to them. Once invoked, you will be able to enable/disable features or troubleshoot or find your iPhone’s IMEI. If that has got your attention, here are 7 secret codes for iPhones that will blow your mind.
How to Use Secret USSD Codes on iPhones?
Before we enter the hot optic of USSD Codes on iPhone, here’s how you can use them.
- First up, launch the Phone app only on our iPhone and launch the dialer.
- Use your keypad or on-screen number key to enter the codes mentioned below with symbols as mentioned.
- Hit the Call button and that will actually invoke or engage the feature.
- The relevant results will be displayed on the screen if the USSD codes are accurate.
7 Secret USSD Codes on iPhones
USSD Code for IMEI: *#06#
When you use this USSD code on your iPhone dialer, it displays your phone’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number which is unique to all phones. It is what police authorities use to track your phone or the telecom operators use to keep your device telecom locked.
USSD Code to Hide Caller ID: *67 or *82
What if you want to hide your Caller ID from appearing on the recipient’s phone? Well, you can use the code *67 followed by the phone number and viola, the screen will show “No Caller ID”. You can use it to prank your family or friends though.
Enable/Disable Call Waiting Status: *43# to Enable — #43# to Disable
Call waiting status on your iPhone lets you know when someone is calling you while you are on another call. You can decide whether to disconnect the incoming call, reject the existing one, or merge ‘em. It is possible to enable or disable the Call Waiting Status feature on your iPhone before the call. Here’s how.
- First, use the code *#43# to check if call waiting is enabled or not.
- If not, dial *43# to enable.
- If you want to disable it, dial #43# and this will disable the feature.
Check Legal Details: *#07#
Buying a new or used phone or want to check if the phone has all the required certificates and licenses, here’s how you can do it.
Simply dial *#07# on your phone’s dialer app and that should give you a dedicated menu that you can navigate to find relevant information all in one place.
USSD Code to Check Missed Calls: #61#
Most of the telecom operators have started notifying users if they have received any missed calls or not even if they were unreachable for the moment. You can recall all those missed calls using the USSD Code #61# which should make your job to recall callers a bit easier.
USSD Code to Forward Calls: *21<Phone Number>#
You might be unreachable on the given phone number, or you may lose network connectivity on the way. In such cases, try call forwarding. It redirects a caller from the number they are trying to reach (but is not available) to a reachable number, such as an alternate number of yours. This is one of the best ways to ensure you don’t miss any calls, especially if you use multiple phone numbers, like two SIM cards and an office landline
All you need to do is dial *21<Phone Number># and that should engage call forwarding on your phone. The <Phone Number> as mentioned above should be the one you want the calls from existing numbers to reach you i.e., primary phone or secondary phone or vice versa.
For example: *21 566787878#
Check Phone’s Signal: *3001#12345#*
Here’s a USSD code to check your phone’s signal. You can dial *3001#12345#* on the phone app and that’s where you’ll get to test the signal, network, settings, etc. The term “rsrp0” represents signal strength in decibels. The lower, the better.
- Beyond -100dB: Poor Signal
- -70dB to -90dB: Average Signal
- -50dB to -60dB: Good Signal
Few Honorable Mentions
We can’t include every USSD iPhone secret code in detail and thus, here are some honorable mentions that you can try out.
- Check Alert System is working or not — *5005*25371#
- To disable the alert system — *5005*25370#
- Check Call Line Presentation: *#30#
- Enable Enhanced Full Rate Mode: *3370#
