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Trolling is the playful art of messing with friends using tools like their phones, computers, or social media. If you're looking for some lighthearted fun, discover ways to prank your friends using your phone, their device, or the internet. Ensure your pranks stay fun and harmless to avoid irritating your friends. A little creative planning can turn your trolling into a source of laughter for everyone.
Steps
Using a Smartphone
Send a "typing in progress" gif. Many smartphones show an ellipsis when you're composing a message. You can download a gif of the ellipsis, often available through an app store. A great way to prank your friends is to send them something intriguing, then, when they reply, send them the gif of the ellipsis to make them wait for a response that never comes.
- For example, text your friend, "You won't believe what happened to me today!" Wait for them to reply with "What?" Then send the "typing in progress gif," leaving them anxiously awaiting a response that won’t arrive.
Install the motion fart app on your friend's phone. If you can get hold of your friend's phone, download the motion fart app and activate it. This app produces farting sounds when the phone is moved. Every time your friend carries their phone, it will randomly emit an embarrassing fart sound.
- Ensure the fart app you download is free to avoid spending your friend's money just to prank them.
Have Siri call them a silly name. If your friend uses an iPhone, they may have Siri enabled. Grab their phone when they’re not looking, press the home button to wake up Siri, and ask her to address your friend with a funny, outrageous name from now on.
- For example, get Siri to call your friend by a quirky nickname or by a complex version of their real name.
Make their home screen appear frozen. Wait until your friend leaves their phone unattended. Take a screenshot of their home screen, then move all the icons to a different page. In settings, change their wallpaper to the screenshot you took. When they try to click on any icons, they will think their phone is locked.
- Depending on the phone model, the method to take screenshots, relocate icons, and change wallpapers may differ. If you're unsure, quickly look it up online while you're working on their phone.
Flood your friends with random texts. There's a site called catfacts.co where you can sign someone up to receive random cat facts all day long. It’s a harmless way to troll your friend by bombarding them with pointless texts.
- You can also use other random services to enroll your friend in receiving unexpected messages. Just ensure the services are free, so your friend doesn’t end up with an unexpected phone bill.
Trolling on Social Media
Use a fake check-in app to make your friend envious. Think about destinations your friend has always dreamed of visiting, like Disney World or a popular local restaurant. Download a fake check-in app for a social media platform like Facebook and "check in" to these places. Your friend may get a little jealous seeing this.
- You can even take it a step further and tag your friend in the post with a message like, "Thinking of you! Know how much you've always wanted to go here."
Tag your friends in random photos. People often find unexpected notifications irritating. If your friend has social media accounts like Facebook or Twitter, tag them in completely random posts or pictures. For instance, you could tag them in a photo of a frying pan at your place or random animal pictures from the zoo. They’ll get bombarded with notifications for totally unrelated images.
- Just be sure to avoid tagging them in ways that could be seen as hurtful. For example, if your friend is sensitive about their weight, don’t tag them as a cow. Instead, opt for something completely random, like tagging them as a shoe.
Add your friends to random Facebook groups. If you can grab your friend's computer for a moment, log into their Facebook and join a bunch of random groups or like random pages. This will fill their news feed with bizarre and unexpected content.
- You can choose entirely random pages, such as a group called "I Love Goats."
- You can also add them to groups with opinions or tastes they might not agree with. For example, if your friend dislikes Ayn Rand, add them to a fan page for Ayn Rand on Facebook.
Leave your friends with confusing messages. Post random and meaningless messages on your friend's Facebook wall or tweet them bizarre thoughts. This will leave them puzzled and wondering what you're trying to say. You could send links to random websites, like an IMDb page for a little-known movie, or just post messages that don’t quite make sense.
- For example, tweet something like, "Wow, that was epic. Never heard you laugh that hard!" Your friend will be left scratching their head trying to figure out what you meant.
Hack into your friend's account to post silly content. If you manage to get access to your friend's phone or computer, see if they're logged into Twitter or Facebook. Post some ridiculous tweets or status updates that will make them blush. For example, if your friend is a passionate Democrat, post something like, "Vote Republican this November!"
- Just ensure the content is appropriate. Avoid posting anything inappropriate or using offensive language.
Using Websites to Troll Friends
Send them fake news articles. There are numerous websites where you can create fake newspaper articles and send them to your friends. You can fool them into believing a made-up news story, creating a fun trolling moment for a few hours. Think of a fabricated story that will really get under their skin.
- For instance, if your friend is a big fan of a specific band, send them a fake article announcing the band's breakup and watch them panic.
- Though your friend might catch on quickly, it’s a quick way to have some fun, even if it's just for a few moments.
Create a meme using your friend's photo. With online meme generators, you can make memes using your own images. Upload a picture of your friend, add a funny caption, and share it with your mutual friends. Let them spread it on social media to have your friend trolled for the day.
- You could even send the meme to your friend and pretend you found it on a major website like Imgur, so they think their picture is going viral. But don’t let them believe it for too long to avoid causing unnecessary stress.
Face swap your friend's photos. Free websites allow you to swap faces in pictures. You can use these sites to face-swap your friend's photos with funny or absurd ones, then post them on Facebook or send them directly to your friend for a laugh. Swap their face with a baby’s photo or an animal picture for extra amusement.
Use voice modulation software to prank call your friends. Online software lets you alter your voice through a microphone or smartphone. Use it to prank call your friends with a disguised voice.
- For example, you could call pretending to be a representative from a credit card company or a collections agency.
- Just be sure to reveal it’s you before your friend gets too worked up. Trolling should stay lighthearted and fun, not cause real distress.
Caution
- Ensure that your pranks are lighthearted and only target friends who can take a joke. It's important to avoid causing any harm to your friendships through trolling.
