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Courtney Pochin & Victoria Jones

Woman shares smartphone tip for hanging up the phone without appearing rude

Answering the phone can be a stressful situation for some.

Whether it's picking up the phone to an unknown number or not being in the mood to chat to friends or family, ending a call can be tricky.

But one woman has a sneaky trick that could help you out.

Appearing on the YouTube series, Unfiltered with Zane and Heath, social media personality Woah Vicky shared a smartphone life hack for getting out of a phone call quickly.

And she was branded a "genius" for it, as the Mirror report.

A clip from the show has been shared on TikTok where it has since gone viral.

In the video, Vicky's phone rings as she's talking to the hosts, she admits she doesn't know who it is calling but reluctantly answers.

She says: "Oh wassup."

Vicky then starts to say something else, but while she's talking she can be seen to switch her phone to Airplane Mode.

"I do this to people when I wanna hang up," she confesses, showing her phone screen.

She goes on to explain that by turning airplane mode on, the call is disconnected and a message is sent to the other person saying "call failed" instead of "call ended".

So it looks as if Vicky was cut off, not like she hung up on them.

"That is genius," proclaimed one of the guys.

Vicky nods, adding: "I always do that. It will say reconnecting."

But the sneaky part is that it won't reconnect.

More than 11 million people have since watched the clip, with it garnering over two million likes on the @unfiltered account.

Many stitched the video with their shocked reactions, with one by @chrisbach1986maccers getting a lot of attention.

Thousands also took the time to comment, with one saying: "Ok but she's teaching me things."

Another wrote: "She's actually a secret genius."

"Smartest thing I've ever seen," added a third.

A different user added: "The power I now hold is dangerous."

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