A very popular tip on TikTok currently explains how to easily unlock a phone without knowing its secret code. The ideal thing for the most curious…
We can never say it enough, but curiosity is a nasty flaw! However, many people dream of getting their hands on the phone of their spouse or loved ones to see what secrets it contains. If this is your case, you probably have your reasons, and they only concern you – we promise, we won’t judge! –, but keep in mind that this is not necessarily very moral…
It is therefore hardly surprising that several videos circulating on TikTok quickly attracted the attention of users looking for the Holy Grail: a way to unlock a phone without knowing its secret code. They reveal a supposedly foolproof trick to bypass smartphone security by following a series of manipulations.
According to their authors, it would be enough to go to “Emergency”, on the lock screen, to return *##010*001# on the keypad and call so that a pop-up notification appears telling you that the call cannot be made. All you would then have to do is swipe the screen upwards at the level of this famous notification for the phone to open as if by magic.
The apparent simplicity of this technique has attracted thousands of users, who, dazzled by the promise of such a simple and quick solution, have rushed to test this method on their device. However, as might be expected, the results are not exactly there. Because if the pop-up notification actually appears, you have to press “Ok” to make it disappear, and the smartphone remains blocked. Impossible to swipe!
General disappointment therefore, because this tip will not allow you to enter your ex’s phone or unlock the one that has been forgotten on the corner of the table. Most users seem to quickly understand that they have been victims of a ploy aimed at accumulating views and likes. We can see many comments reporting that this does not work, or simply indicating the brand of their smartphone to know how to unlock it, because they have not been able to do so with the method presented.
But in the end, was it really surprising? Imagine for a moment what it would mean if such a trick really worked. If we could, in a few gestures, force access to any phone. This would open the door to all indiscretions!
Smartphone designers are investing millions in sophisticated security technologies. None of the major phone brands would allow such a flaw to pass, and fortunately! This video is simply a stupid trap (to be polite), one of those famous “hacks” which promise wonders but only serve to amass views, shares and incredulous comments.
After all, on TikTok, the goal is to get as much attention as possible. And what better way to do this than with a sensationalist promise: unlocking a phone without a secret code, a daydream for anyone who wants to snoop in other people’s affairs. So the next time a TikTok trick promises to hack a device in seconds, don’t be fooled. And be wary of these so-called “tips” spread on social networks because, even if they seem harmless, they can sometimes turn out to be misleading or even dangerous.