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how to get imei number via serial number?

i have lost my iphone 4 and i dont have anything except my mobile serial number. to report in police i need imei number. please help me.

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2

Posted on Mar 3, 2013 8:03 AM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2013 11:49 AM

iTunes of your computer has it stored.


  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Open Preferences. (In Mac OS X, choose iTunes > Preferences. In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences.)
  3. Click the Devices tab.
  4. Position the mouse over a backup to display the serial number of the backed-up device. iPhone and cellular iPad models also display the IMEI/MEID and Cellular Data Number.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4061?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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Mar 3, 2013 11:49 AM in response to rockdnation

iTunes of your computer has it stored.


  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Open Preferences. (In Mac OS X, choose iTunes > Preferences. In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences.)
  3. Click the Devices tab.
  4. Position the mouse over a backup to display the serial number of the backed-up device. iPhone and cellular iPad models also display the IMEI/MEID and Cellular Data Number.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4061?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Sep 8, 2013 8:50 AM in response to rockdnation

Probably too late, but this just helped me:

theipadguide.com wrote:


How can I find / look up my iPad serial number?

You can easily find your iPad serial number (S/N). If you have a Wi-Fi + 3G model, you can also look up your International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number and ICCID. Follow these steps to get this information:

If your iPad is working properly:

1. Navigate to Settings -> General -> About
2. The Serial Number, IMEI and ICCID are listed towards the bottom of the page, along with other information.

If your iPad will not turn on or boot properly:

Your serial number and IMEI are both printed on the barcode label that's affixed to your iPad packaging.

If you don't have your iPad packaging:

1. Run iTunes on your computer
2. Hold down the Control key and on the menu bar of the Mac click iTunes -> About iTunes. On Windows computers hold down the Control key and click Help -> About iTunes.
3. When your iPad serial number (S/N) appears in the dialog box press the space bar to stop scrolling.

Note: iTunes 9 lists the iPad S/N next to "iPod"

Mar 10, 2014 10:31 AM in response to rockdnation

If you don't have access to the phone, you may have a backup from iTunes that we can use to pull out the IMEI number. I am one of the developers for a program called Decipher Backup Browser -- we built the ability to view the IMEI number in the backps into our free trial (for folks in this exact predicament!) If you want to give it a try, you can download the free trial of our program here:


Mac: http://deciphertools.com/bb-mac.html


Windows: http://deciphertools.com/bb-win.html


If you want to read a little bit more about doing this, you can also read this blog post I wrote about it here:


http://decipher-media.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-to-find-your-imei-if-you-no-longe r.html


(Disclaimer: As I mentioned, I work for the company that I am posting links for, so I may benefit, directly or indirectly from clicks on the links above. 🙂)

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