How do I find the Serial number of a locked iphone?

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How do I find the Serial number of a locked iphone?

iPhone 4S

Posted on Feb 11, 2015 12:52 PM

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Answer 1

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bechardj

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Feb 11, 2015 1:01 PM in response to dominickDD214

Plug the phone into your computer and view it in iTunes. The Serial No. should be visible.

Alternatively, On a 4S you can eject the SIM tray on the right side of the phone, and read the serial off the tray. On newer phones, it is on the back of the phone.

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Answer 2

Feb 11, 2015 1:17 PM in response to Japib

Thanks but unfortunately I don't have any of those items to do that. Just have the phone. We are a third party support provider for Pharma companies and they send in their HW when users leave the company or are let go. This particular client deployed this device outside of our company at some point so we did not have the luxury of recording that info when deployed. We also cannot reach the original user to obtain the passcode. All we need is the serial number but need a way to access that on the phone without the passcode and without resetting or restoring the phones IOS.

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Answer 3

Feb 11, 2015 1:30 PM in response to dominickDD214

A visit to an apple store. They can provide a serial if you give them an imei.

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Answer 4

Feb 11, 2015 1:55 PM in response to dominickDD214

Yeah, unfortunately this is a older version of a CDMA Verizon 4s that does not have a Sim tray to access.

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Answer 5

Feb 11, 2015 1:57 PM in response to dominickDD214

Then it's not a 4S. The CDMA 4S has a SIM tray. It must be a 4.

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Japib

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Feb 11, 2015 1:02 PM in response to dominickDD214

on your iPhone receipt, on your iPhone original packaging (the box), or on you support Profile : Find the serial number of your Apple hardware product - Apple Support

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Answer 7

Feb 11, 2015 1:31 PM in response to bryan.vance

And how are you going to get the IMEI if you can't activate the phone?

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Answer 8

Feb 11, 2015 1:35 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Depending on the model of iPhone, some have the IMEI printed on the back.

My iPhone 5 has it there. Though no serial no.

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Answer 9

Feb 11, 2015 1:38 PM in response to Phil0124

True, but from the OP this is an iPhone 4S, which does not. However, being an iPhone 4S, the serial number is etched on the SIM card tray (as is the IMEI).

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