Fool Your Friends by Installing Updates for Your Smartphone
While Apple can mess up iOS updates pretty well at times , updates that fix these issues are important. So much so that you really should install them the day they come out. However, most people probably don’t scan the Internet or their Settings app to find out when a new iOS update is available.
However, if you’re the kind of thing that follows – or you have an Apple-obsessed friend – here’s a fun little trick you can use to get everyone else to grab the important update. And no, it doesn’t depend on iOS; If you and your friends are committed to Android, it works too.
All you have to do is remember that this Unicode character exists: ▯. Copy this and paste it into whatever group message you send to your friends. I recommend trying creative social engineering, for example:
While it might annoy your friends that iOS update doesn’t actually take 10 seconds to download and install, and they’ll probably figure this trick after a few posts, that’s okay. You will do whatever you can to keep their smartphones safe and up to date, and it’s worth it to feel good. Right?