What is Android Engineering Mode? How to Activate And Use on Different Smartphones?

A.R. Krishna
3 min readNov 17, 2021

Ref: https://fixyourandroid.com/how-to/access-android-engineering-mode/

Android Engineering mode or engmode on android is used to tweak the default settings with help of a hidden menu. This advanced mode on android lets users access the separate settings menu where they can configure and tweak the settings like Boost Smartphone Audio, Customize camera settings, tweak WiFi range and signal, Customize Bluetooth, Change Mac address and other tasks on android.

What is engineering mode on android?

Engineering mode on android is an advanced setting menu on android devices that is accessed by a special USSD code. This hidden mode allows the user to perform several tasks including performing various tests and tweaking the settings.

The menu is not available to access using any settings or app in android. You need to key in the special USSD code on the dialer to access the android engineering mode.

How to Activate Android Engineering mode?

You can either use the USSD code to access the engineering mode on android or use an app to access the menu. The USSD code to access the menu might be different on different android devices.

Also, not all android devices may provide the USSD code to access the engineering mode and you might need to root your android. Here are the methods to access the android engineering mode.

1. Use USSD code to activate Andriod engineering Mode

Accessing engineering mode using USSD code is different from one Android smartphone to another Android smartphone. Also, the settings, and opting you get in this method are limited.

Open Default Dialer app on Android.

Dial *#*#3646633#*# or *#446633#.

This will pop-up a new menu called Engineering mode.

This is the number code to enter android engineering mode. But, you can also use the code listed below if the code above doesn’t work for you.

Android Engineering Mode Codes

List of USSD codes for Activating Engineering Mode on Various Smartphone brands. The list contains Media Tek engineering Mode code, Snapdragon Engineering mode codes, etc.

2. Use app to activate Andriod engineering Mode(no root)

Another method to access android engineering mode is to use apps. There are several apps on the play store you can install on android to access the engineer mode. But, most of them required a rooted device. We are discussing here a few apps to access engineer mode without root access.

Also, you might need a different app for android devices running on different processors(Snapdragon, Mediatek etc).

Access engineering mode on Snapdragon processor

This method work on almost all device running on a Snapdragon processor. In some cases, it is not possible to access the engineering mode using a USSD code.

In such, follow the steps below to access Android engineering mode on the device running on Snapdragon processors.

Open Play Store and download shortcut master.

Open the app and grant the required permission.

Use the in-app option to customize, tweak or test the device default settings and features.

If you are using a rooted device then you can use another app called cellular pro. This app not only enables engineering mode on a rooted device but will also provide you with some extra functions and settings.

Here is how to enable android engineering mode on a rooted device running on Snapdragon processor.

Download and Install Cellular Pro on Android.

Open the app and grant the required permissions.

Use the in-app option to customize, tweak or test the device default settings and features.

Access engineering mode on Exynos processor

Follow the steps below to access Android engineering mode on the device running on Exynos processors.

Download and Install quick shortcut maker on Android.

Open the app and grant the required permissions.

Access engineering mode on MediaTek processor

Follow the steps below to access Android engineering mode on the device running on MediaTek processors.

Download and Install MTK Engineering mode on Android.

Open the app and grant the required permissions.

This Application allows you to run Advanced Setup from Engineering Mode Menu of MTK phones, also called SERVICE MODE.

You might need to enable the developer options to use it. You can easily activate it by navigating to settings>about and tapping 7 times on the model number of the device.

This was a quick method to access android engineer mode on different android devices running on different processors and make. Now, it’s time to explore the use of engineering mode. What are the settings and tweaks users can access?

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