GTA Vice City cheat codes for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and mobile
Vice City cheats for every platform - including the Definitive Edition.GTA Vice City cheat codes are central to anyone playing the neon-tinged, '80s-set crimeathon who wants to skip straight to the action, granting you the ability to do everything from changing your character skin to spawning weapons and changing the weather.
At this point GTA Vice City is available across multiple platforms old and new - including the 2021 Definitive Edition which brings it to a Nintendo system for the first time - with this page explaining how to unlock GTA Vice City cheats on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and mobile.
We also explain how to enter cheats in Vice City - so you can wreak havoc in Rockstar's version of Miami wherever you're playing.
On this page:
- GTA Vice City cheat codes explained, including how Definitive Edition cheats work
- GTA Vice City PC cheat codes
- GTA Vice City PlayStation cheat codes
- GTA Vice City Xbox cheat codes
- GTA Vice City Switch cheat codes
- GTA Vice City mobile cheats: Can you enter cheat codes in Vice City on iOS and Android?
If you're looking for more explainers, we have pages on Vice City properties, opening up closed bridges in Vice City and helicopter locations.
GTA Vice City cheat codes explained, including how Definitive Edition cheats work
While entering cheats is all pretty simple, there are a few things to bear in mind when you're thinking of using them. Here's a quick rundown of what you should know.

- Several cheat codes in the 2021 Definitive Edition have been disabled. Rockstar has confirmed it has removed some cheats for technical reasons, and we have verified which have worked for us on this page - and have kept the ones which have worked in previous re-releases below if you are playing those.
- There are new cheat codes in the Definitive Edition. One is Big Head Mode, which is performed by entering the Konami code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right) then the right-most face button, then the down-most face button (so on PlayStation, would be Circle then X). There is seemingly no PC-specific way to input this cheat by using a keyboard. Here's the cheat in action via Dan Allen Gaming on YouTube:
- Controller and keyboard inputs (mostly) work on all platforms in the Definitive Edition. This means on PC you can use controller input to activate cheats (useful for the new Big Head Mode in particular!) and on console, use the PC keyboard inputs to activate cheats. However, in our experience the ones which work and which don't can vary - so if one code doesn't work one way, try the 'usual' method for that platform to see if that works instead.
- Using cheats can disable Trophies and Achievements. As such, use a separate save file for any cheat-filled sessions.
- Save before you enter them. This is an obvious one, but make sure you always save before entering cheats, just in case something goes wrong and you cause a little too much havoc.
- A lot of cheats can't be deactivated. Whilst re-entering most "mode"-style cheats (ones that toggle something on or off, like slow motion for instance) will bring up a "Cheat Deactivated" notification, we often found when testing them out that this didn't do anything and the cheat remained active until we quit the game or reloaded a save. This is another reason to save your game first!
GTA Vice City PC cheat codes: All GTA Vice City cheats for PC listed
PC cheats for GTA Vice City are entered by simply typing in the below codes as they appear. They're not case sensitive, so you can type them in lower case or capital letters, and you don't need to bring up a dialogue box or console commands or anything like that. Simply type the code correctly, and you're sorted!

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GTA Vice City PC Cheat Codes (for Definitive Edition and previous PC releases):
Cheat | PC code |
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Weapon Set 1 | THUGSTOOLS |
Weapon Set 2 | PROFESSIONALTOOLS |
Weapon Set 3 | NUTTERTOOLS |
Full Heath | ASPIRINE |
Full Armor | PRECIOUSPROTECTION |
Increase Wanted Level by 2 | YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE |
Lower Wanted Level to 0 | LEAVEMEALONE |
Suicide | ICANTTAKEITANYMORE |
Speed Up Gameplay | ONSPEED |
Slow Down Gameplay | BOOOOOORING |
Quick Clock | LIFEISPASSINGMEBY |
Spawn Tank | PANZER |
Spawn Bloodring Banger | TRAVELINSTYLE |
Spawn Alt Bloodring Banger | GETTHEREQUICKLY |
Spawn Sabre Turbo | GETTHEREFAST |
Spawn Hotring Racer | GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED |
Spawn Alt Hotring Racer | GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST |
Spawn Hearse | THELASTRIDE |
Spawn Limo | ROCKANDROLLCAR |
Spawn Trashmaster | RUBBISHCAR |
Spawn Caddie | BETTERTHANWALKING |
Flying Boats | AIRSHIP |
Nearby Vehicles Explode | BIGBANG |
Road Rage | MIAMITRAFFIC |
Pink Cars | AHAIRDRESSERSCAR |
Black Cars | IWANTITPAINTEDBLACK |
Flying Vehicles | COMEFLYWITHME |
Handling Buff | GRIPISEVERYTHING |
All Traffic Lights Green | GREENLIGHT |
Amphibious Cars | SEAWAYS |
Ricardo Skin | CHEATSHAVEBEENCRACKED |
Lance Skin | LOOKLIKELANCE |
Ken Skin | MYSONISALAWYER |
Hilary Skin | ILOOKLIKEHILARY |
Jezz Skin | ROCKANDROLLMAN |
Dick Skin | WELOVEOURDICK |
Phil Skin | ONEARMEDBANDIT |
Sonny Skin | IDONTHAVETHEMONEYSONNY |
Mercedes Skin | FOXYLITTLETHING |
Candy Suxxx Skin | IWANTBIGTITS |
Random Outfit | STILLLIKEDRESSINGUP |
Riot | FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT |
Hostile Pedestrians | NOBODYLIKESME |
Armed Pedestrians | OURGODGIVENRIGHTTOBEARARMS |
Armed Female Pedestrians | CHICKSWITHGUNS |
Ladies' Man | FANNYMAGNET |
Sunny Weather | ALOVELYDAY |
Cloudy Weather | APLEASANTDAY |
Very Cloudy Weather | ABITDRIEG |
Foggy Weather | CANTSEEATHING |
Rainy Weather | CATSANDDOGS |
Invincibility | YOUCANTLEAVEMEALONE |
Spawn Hunter | AMERICAHELICOPTER |
Spawn Aeroplane | FLYINGWAYS |
GTA Vice City PC cheat codes disabled in the Definitive Edition:
Cheat | PC code |
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Invisible Cars | WHEELSAREALLINEED |
Big Wheels | LOADSOFLITTLETHINGS |
Smoke a Cigarette | CERTAINDEATH |
Fat Skin | DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS |
Skinny Skin | PROGRAMMER |
Buy All Properties | FULLCITYPEOPLEMINES |
Mass Bike Spawn | FREEWAYFORANGELJOY |
GTA Vice City PlayStation cheat codes: All GTA Vice City cheats for PS5, PS4, PS3 or PS2 listed
PlayStation cheats for GTA Vice City are entered by simply pressing the buttons on the controller as they appear in the cheat codes list below. As with PC cheats there's nothing else you need to do to activate them, simply press the controller buttons in order and you're away.

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GTA Vice City PlayStation Cheat Codes (for Definitive Edition and previous PlayStation releases):
Cheat | PlayStation code |
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Big Head Mode | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X |
Weapon Set 1 | R1, R2, L1, R2, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Weapon Set 2 | R1, R2, L1, R2, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ← |
Weapon Set 3 | R1, R2, L1, R2, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ↓ |
Full Health | R1, R2, L1, CIRCLE, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Full Armor | R1, R2, L1, X, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Increase Wanted Level by 2 | R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, ←, →, ←, →, ←, → |
Lower Wanted Level to 0 | R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓ |
Suicide | →, L2, ↓, R1, ←, ←, R1, L1, L2, L1 |
Speed Up Gameplay | Triangle, ↑, →, ↓, L2, L1, Square |
Slow Down Gameplay | TRIANGLE, ↑, →, ↓, SQUARE, R2, R1 |
Quick Clock | CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, SQUARE, L1, SQUARE x3, L1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE |
Spawn Tank | CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, L2, R1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE |
Spawn Bloodring Banger | ↑, →, →, L1, →, ↑, SQUARE, L2 |
Spawn Alt Bloodring Banger | ↓, R1, CIRCLE, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, ←, ← |
Spawn Sabre Turbo | →, L2, ↓, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, CIRCLE, ← |
Spawn Hotring Racer | R1, CIRCLE, R2, →, L1, L2, X, X, SQUARE, R1 |
Spawn Alt Hotring Racer | R2, L1, CIRCLE, →, L1, R1, →, ↑, CIRCLE, R2 |
Spawn Hearse | ↓, R2, ↓, R1, L2, ←, R1, L1, ←, → |
Spawn Limo | R2, ↑, L2, ←, ←, R1, L1, CIRCLE, → |
Spawn Trashmaster | CIRCLE, R1, CIRCLE, R1, ←, ←, R1, L1, CIRCLE, → |
Spawn Caddie | CIRCLE, L1, ↑, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, CIRCLE, X |
Flying Boats | R2, Circle, ↑, L1, →, R1, →, ↑, Square, Triangle |
Nearby Vehicles Explode | R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, L2, L1 |
Road Rage | R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, ←, R1, L1, R2, L2 |
Pink Cars | CIRCLE, L1, ↓, L2, ←, X, R1, L1, →, X |
Black Cars | CIRCLE, L2, ↑, R1, ←, X, R1, L1, ←, CIRCLE |
Flying Vehicles | Triangle, Circle, Triangle, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓ |
Handling Buff | TRIANGLE, R1, R1, ←, R1, L1, R2, L1 |
All Traffic Lights Green | →, R1, ↑, L2, L2, ←, R1, L1, R1, R1 |
Amphibious Cars | →, R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, SQUARE, R1, R2 |
Ricardo Skin | L1, L2, R1, R2, ↓, L1, R2, L2 |
Lance Skin | CIRCLE, L2, ←, X, R1, L1, X, L1 |
Ken Skin | →, L1, ↑, L2, L1, →, R1, L1, X, R1 |
Hilary Skin | R1, CIRCLE, R2, L1, →, R1, L1, X, R2 |
Jezz Skin | ↓, L1, ↓, L2, ←, X, R1, L1, X, X |
Dick Skin | R1, L2, R2, L1, →, R2, ←, X, SQUARE, L1 |
Phil Skin | →, R1, ↑, R2, L1, →, R1, L1 ,→, CIRCLE |
Sonny Skin | CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, L2, ←, X, R1, L1, X, X |
Mercedes Skin | R2, L1, ↑, L1, →, R1, →, ↑, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE |
Candy Suxxx Skin | CIRCLE, R2, ↓, R1, ←, →, R1, L1, X, L2 |
Random Outfit | →, →, ←, ↑, L1, L2, ←, ↑, ↓, → |
Riot | ↓, ←, ↑, ←, X, R2, R1, L2, L1 |
Hostile Pedestrians | ↓, ↑, ↑, ↑, X, R2, R1, L2, L2 |
Armed Pedestrians | R2, R1, X, TRIANGLE, X, TRIANGLE, ↑, ↓ |
Armed Female Pedestrians | →, L1, CIRCLE, L2, ←, X, R1, L1, L1, X |
Ladies' Man | CIRCLE, X, L1, L1, R2, X, X, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE |
Sunny Weather | R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, ↓ |
Cloudy Weather | R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, TRIANGLE |
Very Cloudy Weather | R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, SQUARE |
Foggy Weather | R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X |
Rainy Weather | R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, CIRCLE |
GTA Vice City PlayStation cheat codes disabled in the Definitive Edition:
Cheat | PlayStation code |
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Invisible Cars | TRIANGLE, L1, TRIANGLE, R2, SQUARE, L1, L1 |
Big Wheels | R1, X, Triangle, →, R2, Square, ↑, ↓, Square |
GTA Vice City Xbox cheat codes: All GTA Vice City cheats for Xbox listed
Xbox cheats for GTA Vice City are entered in the same way as they are on PlayStation platforms: by simply pressing the controller buttons as they appear, in order, in the list of Xbox cheat codes below. There's nothing else you need to do to activate them, so simply save your game first just in case, and then crack on.

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GTA Vice City Xbox Cheat Codes (for Definitive Edition and previous Xbox releases):
>Cheat | Xbox code |
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Big Head Mode | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A |
Weapon Set 1 | RB, RT, LB, RT, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Weapon Set 2 | RB, RT, LB, RT, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ← |
Weapon Set 3 | RB, RT, LB, RT, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ↓ |
Full Health | RB, RT, LB, B, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Full Armor | RB, RT, LB, A, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Increase Wanted Level by 2 | RB, RB, B, RT, ←, →, ←, →, ←, → |
Lower Wanted Level to 0 | RB, RB, B, RT, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓ |
Suicide | →, LT, ↓, RB, ←, ←, RB, LB, LT, LB |
Speed Up Gameplay | Y, ↑, →, ↓, LT, LB, X |
Slow Down Gameplay | Y, ↑, →, ↓, X, RT, RB |
Quick Clock | B, B, LB, X, LB, X x3, LB, Y, B, Y |
Spawn Tank | B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y |
Spawn Bloodring Banger | ↑, →, →, LB, →, ↑, X, LT |
Spawn Alt Bloodring Banger | ↓, RB, B, LT, LT, A, RB, LB, ←, ← |
Spawn Sabre Turbo | →, LT, ↓, LT, LT, A, RB, LB, B, ← |
Spawn Hotring Racer | RB, B, RT, →, LB, LT, A, A, X, RB |
Spawn Alt Hotring Racer | RT, LB, B, →, LB, RB, →, ↑, B, RT |
Spawn Hearse | ↓, RT, ↓, RB, LT, ←, RB, LB, ←, → |
Spawn Limo | RT, ↑, LT, ←, ←, RB, LB, B, → |
Spawn Trashmaster | B, RB, B, RB, ←, ←, RB, LB, B, → |
Spawn Caddie | B, LB, ↑, RB, LT, A, RB, LB, B, A |
Flying Boats | RT, B, ↑, LB, →, RB, →, ↑, X, Y |
Nearby Vehicles Explode | RT, LT, RB, LB, LT, RT, X, Y, B, Y, LT, LB |
Road Rage | RT, B, RB, LT, ←, RB, LB, RT, LT |
Pink Cars | B, LB, ↓, LT, ←, A, RB, LB, →, A |
Black Cars | B, LT, ↑, RB, ←, A, RB, LB, ←, B |
Flying Vehicles | Y, B, Y, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓ |
Handling Buff | Y, RB, RB, ←, RB, LB, RT, LB |
All Traffic Lights Green | →, RB, ↑, LT, LT, ←, RB, LB, RB, RB |
Amphibious Cars | →, RT, B, RB, LT, X, RB, RT |
Ricardo Skin | LB, LT, RB, RT, ↓, LB, RT, LT |
Lance Skin | B, LT, ←, A, RB, LB, A, LB |
Ken Skin | →, LB, ↑, LT, LB, →, RB, LB, A, RB |
Hilary Skin | RB, B, RT, LB, →, RB, LB, A, RT |
Jezz Skin | ↓, LB, ↓, LT, ←, A, RB, LB, A, A |
Dick Skin | RB, LT, RT, LB, →, RT, ←, A, X, LB |
Phil Skin | →, RB, ↑, RT, LB, →, RB, LB ,→, B |
Sonny Skin | B, LB, B, LT, ←, A, RB, LB, A, A |
Mercedes Skin | RT, LB, ↑, LB, →, RB, →, ↑, B, Y |
Candy Suxxx Skin | B, RT, ↓, RB, ←, →, RB, LB, A, LT |
Random Outfit | →, →, ←, ↑, LB, LT, ←, ↑, ↓, → |
Riot | ↓, ←, ↑, ←, A, RT, RB, LT, LB |
Hostile Pedestrians | ↓, ↑, ↑, ↑, A, RT, RB, LT, LT |
Armed Pedestrians | RT, RB, A, Y, A, Y, ↑, ↓ |
Armed Female Pedestrians | →, LB, B, LT, ←, A, RB, LB, LB, A |
Ladies' Man | B, A, LB, LB, RT, A, A, B, Y |
Sunny Weather | RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, ↓ |
Cloudy Weather | RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, Y |
Very Cloudy Weather | RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, X |
Foggy Weather | RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, A |
Rainy Weather | RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, B |
GTA Vice City Xbox cheat codes disabled in the Definitive Edition:
Cheat | Xbox code |
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Invisible Cars | Y, LB, Y, RT, X, LB, LB |
Big Wheels | RB, A, Y, →, RT, X, ↑, ↓, X |
GTA Vice City Switch cheat codes: All Grand Theft Auto 3 cheats for Switch listed
As with other consoles, cheats for GTA Vice City are entered by simply pressing the below button codes as they appear at any point in the game.
As long as your button presses are being registered - as in, you're not in the middle of a cutscene or something like that - then once you've completed them in order, it'll work.
Cheat | Switch code |
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Big Head Mode | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B |
Weapon Set 1 | R, ZR, L, ZR, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Weapon Set 2 | R, ZR, L, ZR, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ← |
Weapon Set 3 | R, ZR, L, ZR, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ↓ |
Full Health | R, ZR, L, A, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Full Armor | R, ZR, L, B, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
Increase Wanted Level by 2 | R, R, A, ZR, ←, →, ←, →, ←, → |
Lower Wanted Level to 0 | R, R, A, ZR, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓ |
Suicide | →, ZL, ↓, R, ←, ←, R, L, ZL, L |
Speed Up Gameplay | X, ↑, →, ↓, ZL, L, Y |
Slow Down Gameplay | X, ↑, →, ↓, Y, ZR, R |
Quick Clock | A, A, L, Y, L, Y x3, L, X, A, X |
Spawn Tank | A, A, L, A, A, A, L, ZL, R, X, A, X |
Spawn Bloodring Banger | ↑, →, →, L, →, ↑, Y, ZL |
Spawn Alt Bloodring Banger | ↓, R, A, ZL, ZL, B, R, L, ←, ← |
Spawn Sabre Turbo | →, ZL, ↓, ZL, ZL, B, R, L, A, ← |
Spawn Hotring Racer | R, A, ZR, →, L, ZL, B, B, Y, R |
Spawn Alt Hotring Racer | ZR, L, A, →, L, R, →, ↑, A, ZR |
Spawn Hearse | ↓, ZR, ↓, R, ZL, ←, R, L, ←, → |
Spawn Limo | ZR, ↑, ZL, ←, ←, R, L, A, → |
Spawn Trashmaster | A, R, A, R, ←, ←, R, L, A, → |
Spawn Caddie | A, L, ↑, R, ZL, B, R, L, A, B |
Flying Boats | ZR, A, ↑, L, →, R, →, ↑, Y, X |
Nearby Vehicles Explode | ZR, ZL, R, L, ZL, ZR, Y, X, A, X, ZL, L |
Road Rage | ZR, A, R, ZL, ←, R, L, ZR, ZL |
Pink Cars | A, L, ↓, ZL, ←, B, R, L, →, B |
Black Cars | A, ZL, ↑, R, ←, B, R, L, ←, A |
Flying Vehicles | X, A, X, ↑, ←, ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓ |
Handling Buff | X, R, R, ←, R, L, ZR, L |
All Traffic Lights Green | →, R, ↑, ZL, ZL, ←, R, L, R, R |
Amphibious Cars | →, ZR, A, R, ZL, Y, R, ZR |
Ricardo Skin | L, ZL, R, ZR, ↓, L, ZR, ZL |
Lance Skin | A, ZL, ←, B, R, L, B, L |
Ken Skin | →, L, ↑, ZL, L, →, R, L, B, R |
Hilary Skin | R, A, ZR, L, →, R, L, B, ZR |
Jezz Skin | ↓, L, ↓, ZL, ←, B, R, L, B, B |
Dick Skin | R, ZL, ZR, L, →, ZR, ←, B, Y, L |
Phil Skin | →, R, ↑, ZR, L, →, R, L ,→, A |
Sonny Skin | A, L, A, ZL, ←, B, R, L, B, B |
Mercedes Skin | ZR, L, ↑, L, →, R, →, ↑, A, X |
Candy Suxxx Skin | A, ZR, ↓, R, ←, →, R, L, B, ZL |
Random Outfit | →, →, ←, ↑, L, ZL, ←, ↑, ↓, → |
Riot | ↓, ←, ↑, ←, B, ZR, R, ZL, L |
Hostile Pedestrians | ↓, ↑, ↑, ↑, B, ZR, R, ZL, ZL |
Armed Pedestrians | ZR, R, B, X, B, X, ↑, ↓ |
Armed Female Pedestrians | →, L, A, ZL, ←, B, R, L, L, B |
Ladies' Man | A, B, L, L, ZR, B, B, A, X |
Sunny Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, ↓ |
Cloudy Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, X |
Very Cloudy Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, Y |
Foggy Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, B |
Rainy Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, A |
GTA Vice City mobile cheats: Can you enter cheat codes in Vice City on iOS and Android?
The last thing you might still be wondering is about the mobile version of Vice City, where there's no controller or keyboard that you can use to input the cheats listed above.

Thankfully, you can actually use a workaround to enter cheats if you're really keen on doing so and don't mind a little hassle. In brief, you'll need to download a third-party keyboard app or program that allows a keyboard to be used as a kind of overlay to any mobile games you're playing. With that, you can then type in the letter-based cheats as listed in our PC Cheats section, and they'll work as usual.
As always, we do recommend you exercise caution in downloading third-party software of course, so if you're dead set on using cheats in the mobile version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, do your research first and be aware that you're doing so at your own risk! Again, make sure you save your game first just in case, too.