A redesigned sonic screwdriver appears in the new series, with a blue light in addition to the sound effect. In the 2005 episodes " The Empty Child" and " The Doctor Dances", Jack Harkness uses a " sonic blaster", referred to by Rose Tyler as a "squareness gun", capable of "digitising" structures by disintegrating them and then reversing the process, among other functions. Toshiko uses a "lockpick" device in a number of episodes which replicates the door-opening function of the screwdriver.

For the 50th anniversary special, " The Day of the Doctor" (2013), another version was seen in the hands of John Hurt's War Doctor. In a comic The Catherine Tate Show sketch, Catherine Tate's teenage character Lauren Cooper accuses her English teacher (played by David Tennant) of being "the Doctor". The Pyramid at the End of the World") In his final adventure, the Doctor uses the glasses briefly to examine the Testimony interface, much to the confusion and irritation of the First Doctor (" Twice Upon a Time").

Some of the uses in the new series include: repairing electronic equipment; re-attaching materials such as barbed wire; detecting, intercepting and sending signals; remotely operating the TARDIS; burning, cutting, or igniting substances; fusing metal; scanning and identifying substances; amplifying or augmenting sound; modifying mobile phones to enable "universal roaming"; disabling alien disguises; resonating concrete; reversing teleportation of another entity. Not all iterations of the Doctor have used the sonic screwdriver on screen; the Fifth Doctor in fact opted not to replace his after it was destroyed in " The Visitation".

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It functions much like the sonic screwdriver, used primarily for opening and closing locked doors, and for disabling and re-enabling machines; like the sonic screwdriver, it remains ineffective against deadlock seals and wooden objects. As there was no TARDIS around to fire out a replacement, she had to take matters into her own hands. In the first of the specials " The Star Beast", this screwdriver is shown to have upgraded functionality, such as being able to draw out maps and graphs, and also being able to create energy shields to block a corridor.In the series 6 episode " The Girl Who Waited", future Amy Pond has a "Sonic Probe" that she made herself. In " World War Three" (2005), when confronted by a group of Slitheen, the Doctor threatens to "triplicate the flammability" of a bottle of port wine with the sonic screwdriver, though one of the Slitheen realises he is bluffing. It is depicted as being smaller and sleeker than the Doctor's, and he was sufficiently impressed with her design that he attempted to swap screwdrivers with her in The Horns of Nimon (1979–80). It might look weirder and be more unpredictable than the ones she’s had in the past, and it tends to splutter when asked do anything tricky, but the Doctor is rightly proud of her handiwork. In the final story of season 15, The Invasion of Time, the Fourth Doctor conceded, "Not even the sonic screwdriver can get me out of this one.

This version had even more functions including detecting security traps, remote detonation of mines, opening doors and restraints, creating ignition sparks and again removing screws and fixings.Much larger than the Second Doctor's sonic screwdriver, this model elaborately detailed silver collar featured black and yellow stripes and red trim, and could be pulled down to activate the screwdriver. Despite the Doctor's claim not to give his screwdriver to anyone, he gives one to his own doppelgänger in " The Rebel Flesh", and gives his to Rory Williams in " The Girl Who Waited" after having either given or loaned one to him for use in " A Good Man Goes to War" and loaning him one in " The Big Bang". The first device is a Sonic Gauntlet for Jenny Flint that will feature making locks fall apart, radioactivity counter and receiver dish, that will allow you to watch shows. In light of the news of Doctor Who coming to Disney+ I got an idea of what a classic Sonic would look like with some MCU influence.