A Chihuahua is hiding in Samsung Galaxy smartphones, here’s how to find it – THM Magazine

It is not uncommon to find a small easter egg in a high-tech product, a little joke left by the designers. This can be via a small hidden logo (like on the recent Xbox 20th Anniversary Controller) or via a secret inscription, like on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, where the message ” thanks2allgamefans“. At Samsung, we’ve decided to hide a photo of a mysterious chihuahua on all Galaxy smartphones.

The photo of a chihuahua in Samsung Galaxy smartphones?

In fact, a recent TikTok video revealed this secret, which allows you to view the photo of a small chihuahua, by performing a simple manipulation. The latter works on (almost) all Samsung Galaxy smartphones, including the latest ones.

At the moment, it is impossible to know why a photo of a small chihuahua is integrated into millions of Samsung Galaxy smartphones. The photo in question is not accessible in a “natural” way, it is clear from what is not accessible through the gallery. To access it, open the “Diagnostics” mode.

How to display the secret chihuahua?

For this, nothing very complicated. Open the Phone app, then dial *#0*# on the keypad. This will bring up a rather austere menu on the screen, with several tiles. Each tile allows you to run a test on your smartphone, to test the sound, image, screen…

Our search for the chihuhua asks us to validate the “Sensor” command. This will open up a new, more austere menu. Here it will be enough to validate the “Image Test” command at the top of the screen, to view the famous photo in full screen.

A photo of very average quality, moreover ugly stretched to fit the smartphone screen. As mentioned above, Samsung has not given any explanation for the presence of this photo, other than that the secret has been exposed.

If you own a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, or if you can lend one to your friends, now you know what to do to impress the gallery.