4 Ways to Check iPhone IMEI You Must Know

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – For cellphone users, you must be familiar with International Mobile Equipment Identity, or often abbreviated as IMEI.

For those of you who are curious, IMEI is a combination of 15 different digit numbers and can be found easily attached to a cellphone, whether it’s on a box or a sticker on the smartphone body.

The IMEI itself is the identity number listed on the Android or iPhone cellphone which functions to identify the device.

Others, this IMEI also functions to prevent the smartphone from being stolen. If the cellphone can be identified, the thief cannot use any SIM card on the Android or iPhone cellphone.

This is because the iPhone or Android IMEI number is connected directly to the cellphone number registered with the operator by the user. When an operator blocks a stolen iPhone’s IMEI number, the phone cannot be connected to another number.

Then how do you check iPhone IMEI? Usually, you can find all 15 digits in the sales box. However, it’s a good idea to make sure the number on the box is the same as the IMEI on the iPhone.

Here’s how to check iPhone IMEI:

1. USSD menus

One of the easiest and fastest ways is to press *#06# on your iPhone phone keypad.

2. Check via Settings or Settings

Another way you can check iPhone IMEI is to open the Settings menu, select General and tap About.

Look for the serial number, users may need to scroll down to find the IMEI/MEID and ICCID.

To paste this information into an Apple registration or support form, touch and hold the number to copy.