Fake Broken Screen Prank
Pick a realistic cracked screen, tap it, and hand over the "broken" device.
For the best results, add this to the device's home screen. The crack then fills the whole screen with no address bar and no tabs, which is the last thing that would give it away.
Cracked-glass screens for iPhone, Samsung and other Android phones, plus tablets, laptops and TVs, full-screen, keeps the device awake, and taps away in a second. Download any crack as an image to set as a wallpaper. Totally harmless, works right here in your browser, completely free.
How to Pull the Broken Screen Prank
Pick the device
Open this page on the device you're pranking, then choose Phone, iPad or TV/Laptop so the crack fits the screen.
Tap to go full-screen
Tap a cracked screen and it fills the whole display and the device will not dim or sleep while it's up.
Watch, then reveal
Leave it where they'll find it. When they gasp, tap the screen to reveal it was never broken at all.
Why It Works
A fake broken screen is the fastest, cleanest prank there is: nothing gets damaged, nothing gets installed, and it resets with one tap. This one uses real high-resolution photos of cracked glass that fill the entire display, with no fiddly overlays, no watermark and no pop-ups, and it holds the screen awake so it stays convincing while your victim stares at it in horror. Pick a phone crack for a phone, or a TV/laptop crack for any big landscape screen (laptop, desktop, monitor or smart TV). On iPhone and Android the crack even sits over a blurred home screen so it looks exactly like their own device just met the pavement.
The only thing that changes from one crack to the next is how bad the damage looks, and the photo underneath does most of the work. A hairline crack reads as a survivable accident and gets a wince. A properly shattered screen, corner-to-corner, is the one that gets the genuine gasp. Pick the damage to match how much you like the person.
Broken screen prank videos
Questions, Answered
Does this break or damage my screen?
No. It is completely harmless. It displays a realistic full-screen cracked-screen image. Nothing is downloaded, changed or damaged, and you exit with a single tap.
How do I get out of the broken screen?
Tap anywhere on the screen (or press the Esc key on a computer) and the crack disappears and the screen is back to normal.
Why does it stop my phone going to sleep?
So the prank stays convincing. The tool asks your browser to keep the screen awake while the crack is showing, so it does not dim or lock while your mark is looking at it. It releases the moment you exit.
Will it work on a phone, iPad, laptop and TV?
Yes. Pick the screen that matches the device you are pranking: phone cracks are made for phones, and the TV/laptop cracks fill any big landscape screen (laptop, desktop, monitor or smart TV).
Is it free?
Totally free, no sign-up. It works right here in your browser. Open the page, pick a crack, tap to go full-screen.
How do I pull the prank?
Open this page on the device you want to prank, choose a matching cracked screen, tap it to go full-screen, then leave it where they will find it. When they panic, tap to reveal it was fake.
I just want a plain white or black screen, not a crack, where is that?
That's a separate set of tools. See our plain White Screen and Black Screen, useful for monitor cleaning, dead-pixel checks and OLED battery saving.
For laughs only. Keep it kind: use it on people who'll see the funny side, reveal the joke quickly, and never to genuinely frighten or deceive anyone. No screens are harmed.
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