Best tech pranks for April Fool’s Day 2025: Easy and hilarious ideas to fool your friends

“What in the world is going on?” If that’s the reaction you’re going for this April Fool’s Day, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re the office trickster or just looking to mess with your bestie’s phone, these tech pranks are guaranteed to confuse, frustrate, and have everyone wondering if their gadgets are haunted.

Let’s dive into four simple but diabolical tech pranks you can try this April Fool’s Day; just don’t forget to record their reaction!

Super Glitchy Android

Want to make your friend’s phone look like it’s possessed? Head into their Developer Options (unlock it by tapping “Build Number” 7 times in Settings > About Phone), scroll down, and toggle on Show Surface Updates.

Suddenly, every tap, scroll, and animation will flash in weird glitchy colours, making their screen look like it’s melting into madness. It’s annoying, confusing, and just the right level of chaos for April 1st.

The Frozen Desktop

This classic never gets old. Here’s what you do: Take a screenshot of your friend’s desktop, complete with all their icons. Set this screenshot as the desktop wallpaper. Now, delete or hide all actual desktop icons.

Sit back and enjoy as they furiously click their “apps” – which are now just part of the wallpaper – and wonder why nothing is opening. Silent confusion guaranteed.

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RTL Nightmare

Time to flip their world, literally. If your friend uses an Android phone, sneak into Developer Options again and toggle “Force RTL layout direction.”

Boom! Every app and screen will now display in Right-to-Left layout instead of the usual Left-to-Right. Icons move to the other side, texts look weird, and their brain will do somersaults trying to adjust. It’s subtle, it’s disorienting, and it’s hilarious.

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Turn the "No" Person into a “Yes” Person!

Got a friend who loves saying “No”? Time for some techy revenge. On an iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement. On Android, go to Settings > Languages > Personal Dictionary. Now, set it up so every time they type “no,” it autocorrects to “yes.”

Watch the chaos unfold as they accidentally agree to plans, approvals, and decisions they definitely didn’t mean to!

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