Fact Check: It seems that everyone hand holds a smartphone these days. Those tasks that formerly required hours of our time can now be carried out in minutes using a smartphone for assistance. It makes life easy, and it provides ways for entertainment as well.
In free time, people watch reels on different social networking sites for entertainment. Some of the reels have interesting facts; some carry facts with myths attached.
Some share genuine tricks that work when applied to your phone settings, while others provide many of false information just to grab views. Such reels can be reported if you ever come across one of them. This is one of those reels that have gone viral-like fire on social media.
It is said in one of the viral reels that calling a certain number “##556688##” will stop the call recording so notification. When the conversation is recorded, the other person hears a beeping alert from the audio device. This video states that that will disable the alert. Very curious among smartphone users is whether this kind of trick actually works.
Is This Actually True?
The very fact is that this claim is entirely false. Enter “##556688##,” and nothing much will occur. Calling will attempt and disconnect as an ordinary call. Such a setting or code can stop the call recording alert.
Many of fake reels about mobile tricks are in social media. Such videos capture their views and to get lot of followers. Sadly, a there part takes such videos for granted and never cross-checks their facts.
Be Careful of Fake Tricks
Do not believe everything that one sees on social media. Verify the information from trusted sources and confirm before trying it out on your mobile. Some of the fake tricks can even compromise the security of one’s device or compromise the privacy of personal data.
Stay smart and keep safe: social media holds a lot in store concerning misleading content. Report rather than stay spread if one finds such fake tricks. Be alert and wise not to be deceived by false claims!