For those who does not know yet on how important it is to know the IMEI number of your phone, then let talk about it first here in this page before going to the topic at hand.
The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is used by a GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing that network. So basically, if you've lost your phone, you can call your network provider so that you can ask them to blacklist the phone using the IMEI number. What does this mean? It means that when someone already got your phone and don't want to return it to you, then you have the option to totally block the usage of that phone with the help of your IMEI number.
So now, that you know how important the IMEI number of your phone, let us then proceed to identifying different ways of finding out the IMEI number of your phone.
The very first, and most simple way of finding out the IMEI number of your phone is by calling *#06#. Once you've input these characters on your phone, you will then see the IMEI number of your phone.
In addition, other phones has built-in info about the IMEI number of your phone. Take for example Samsung Galaxy S4. If you go to "Settings" then "About Device" and then go to "Status", you will then see various information about your phone including the IMEI number. Other Samsung phones and as well as other brand smartphones may have this option so it is better that you take a peek.
On the other side (we are talking of the iPhones here), the iPhones has its IMEI number placed on the box itself. So when you buy a new iPhone, please don't throw away the box and save your IMEI number first.
So that's how you identify the IMEI number of your phone.
But what if you've lost your phone already? Is there a way to identify the IMEI number of it?
If you've signed up your phone on your Google Account, then you are lucky as you will get the option to identify its IMEI number.
All you need to do is go to google.com/settings, sign-in with your Google account and expand the Android tab. From here, you will see all your android devices that are connected with your Google Account and, it's respective IMEI number.
We hope this article has helped you in some ways. Don't forget to identify the IMEI number of your phone as it will serve as your safety precaution. When you lost it, you'll be confident enough that no one will use it ever again.
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