USSD is Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, sometimes referred to as “quick codes” or “feature codes”, and is a communications protocol used by GSM cellular telephones to communicate with the mobile network operator’s computers.
You can use USSD codes for different purposes on your android, or iOS devices. There are many useful secret codes to use on your device and *#*#4636#*#* is one of that useful codes.
If you would like to know some more detailed information and test your android device then from your phone dialer just dial *#*#4636#*#* it will show up results like Phone Information, Usage Statistics, Battery Information, and Wi-fi Information.
*#*#4636#*#* Usage
Open your phone’s dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#* then it will automatically redirect you to a screen where your device information and some tests will be available to you.
Phone Information
When you dial this USSD code you can access your phone’s various information such as IMEI number, Location, mobile network, signal strength, Mobile data, and much more and you also get some options to test these features.
Wi-Fi Information
You can also check details related to strength, and Mac address. here you can also run a ping test and other tests too.
Battery Information
Here you get options to check your battery-related information like battery voltage, the actual capacity of your battery, battery temperature, Voltage, its type, and much more.
Usage Statistics
This option shows you recently used apps, usage statistics, and more. To save more battery you can check apps that are using most of the battery. Then we can find out such apps and stop them running in the background to save some battery.
Note: Code *#*#4636#*#* only works if your Android phone is powered with Snapdragon Mobile Processors, I am sure that most Android devices run on Snapdragon Processors.
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Alternatives to *#*#4636#*#*
On some devices like Samsung Flagship, Realme, and Oneplus smartphones this code may not work so there are other options that are alternative codes available for *#*#4636#*#*.
Samsung: If you have a Samsung smartphone and this code not working then you can try *#0*#. When you enter this code it will open a test panel as shown in the following image.
Realme/ Oppo: If you have a Realme or Oppo smartphone then this code may not work as there is a different code for these devices. Try to type *#899# on your dial pad it will open Engineer mode where you get a testing option on Oppo/ Relame smartphones. On the OnePlus device, this code may work as Oppo is the parent company of OnePlus.
If you have Realme/ Oppo/ Vivo/ Oneplus and you want to check your software version then *#1234# may work for you.
Xiaomi/ Poco: If you have Xiaomi/ Poco device and if *#*#4636#*#* code is not working then dial *#*#64663#*#* it will work for you now.
Steps To Fix *#*#4636#*#* Not Working Code Samsung, Samsung j7 Prime, Samsung J2, Realme, Oppo, or other Smartphones
So first, check if the codes working or not. if your codes not working on your phone then you can follow my steps below and implement all the steps carefully.
- Open to the Play store.
- Then find an application called “TrueCaller“and after that install it.
- Now open the application and on the “Dialer Pad” dial *#*#4636#*#*.
- On Truecaller most of the codes work fine, so try that once.
FAQ
Que. Why *#*#4636#*#* not working android 12
it was observed mostly in the OnePlus devices. On OnePlus devices, After users got the Android 12 update they were unable to use *#*#4636#*#* code to open the test window. So in this case try to get use *#899# OR *#1234#.
Conclusion
We have shared all available information related to the *#*#4636#*#* code and hope it will be useful to you. And also you can try these above alternate codes if *#*#4636#*#* not working on your device.
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