Please kindly provide me with activation date of my device because I bought it from one of the agents and I noticed that activation was before buying

Please kindly provide me with activation date of my device because I bought it from one of the agents and I noticed that activation was before buying

iPhone 7, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 23, 2019 2:47 AM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2019 11:01 AM

It sounds like you purchased this from somewhere that was not an Authorized Apple Reseller. In that case the device would be a gray market device and the purchase date is when they purchased it from an Authorized Reseller. That is when that warranty started. However SravanKrA provided you with how you can get the information. However, if you look at the end date for the warranty, the purchase date would be one year earlier, minus a day. So, if the warranty ended today, 23 June 2019, the purchase date would be 24 June 2018. If you have activated the device, go to Settings>General>About>Model and provide the full number. Not the A####, but the longer number. If the A#### is showing, tap on it and the Model will appear. Post that here and someone can tell where that phone was manufactured to be sold, and you can compare that to where you purchased it.

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Jun 23, 2019 11:01 AM in response to bandar81

It sounds like you purchased this from somewhere that was not an Authorized Apple Reseller. In that case the device would be a gray market device and the purchase date is when they purchased it from an Authorized Reseller. That is when that warranty started. However SravanKrA provided you with how you can get the information. However, if you look at the end date for the warranty, the purchase date would be one year earlier, minus a day. So, if the warranty ended today, 23 June 2019, the purchase date would be 24 June 2018. If you have activated the device, go to Settings>General>About>Model and provide the full number. Not the A####, but the longer number. If the A#### is showing, tap on it and the Model will appear. Post that here and someone can tell where that phone was manufactured to be sold, and you can compare that to where you purchased it.

Jun 23, 2019 10:43 AM in response to bandar81

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