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		preds on Sept 25, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USSD code to factory data reset a Galaxy S3 can be... Testing this myself, any USSD code that begins with * # launches the device's dialler with no characters dialled. Looking at the list of codes: http://umitem.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000... The factory reset appears to be the only USSD "auto dialled" code that doesn't begin with *#. Which is rather unfortunate. Edit: Actually, the IMEI code works on the Galaxy S2 running 2.3 (just tested) but not the Galaxy S3 running 4.0. My above comment refers to the S3.

armis on Sept 25, 2012 [–]

You need to replace # with %23

preds on Sept 25, 2012 | [–]

I did replace the # with %23 in my testing, it works on the S2 but not the S3. You can view for yourself at: http://kristofferr.com/samsung.html

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