The sonic screwdriver could also stun various lifeforms, ( TV: Day of the Moon, GAME: The Gunpowder Plot) please a Krafayis, ( TV: Vincent and the Doctor) and overload a star whale's haemo-receptors, causing it to regurgitate. TV: A Christmas Carol, The God Complex) It could also create loud noises to draw attention or distract opponents.

The sonic screwdriver could also be used to repair devices ( TV: The Ark in Space, The Sontaran Stratagem, etc. However, with 13 gestures and three memory banks, it can learn the infra-red (IR) codes from 39 of the buttons on your existing remote controls. This was because they want the sonic to age as the doctor uses it; though the paint finish is pretty durable, heavy handling may cause the paint to wear thin or chip in places. The Doctor was thrown out of the TARDIS from the explosion, causing her to free fall to the Earth's surface.TV: The Android Invasion) The Twelfth Doctor told Clara to use setting 41 to send out random bursts of helicon energy to distract the Skovox Blitzer. Hand polished, copper plated die castings, two-tone swirl mouldings and an authentic mixture of rubber, plastic and metal components are all brought together to create an exceptionally well-finished Series 7+ replica that not only looks great, but really feels like it means business. As long as you keep holding the button, the Sonic will buzz as it scans through a sequence of TV on-off IR codes, emitting each one to find the code that will turn off the TV.

The sonic screwdriver could perform medical scans on lifeforms to determine various purposes, such as whether they were alive or injured, ( TV: Closing Time, The Bells of Saint John) severity of injuries ( TV: Cold Blood, etc. from the tip of the Sonic Screwdriver while it is glowing green, and briefly press and release the normal remote control button for the function you want to program on to that gesture. The sonic screwdriver had a number of scanning functions, being able to analyse energy forms ( AUDIO: Nightshade) and bodies for life signs.The real prop also has a protruding button soldered on to a square cut out in the grip material, which the actors use to make the tip glow when the script requires it. The sonic screwdriver could also disable disguising devices, such as voice modulators ( TV: The Snowmen) and cloaking devices. The rotation gestures must be performed slowly, holding the Sonic Screwdriver steady and level, as if gently turning a volume knob. After the loss of the previous sonic screwdriver, the TARDIS gifted the Eleventh Doctor with a new model.