How To Find iPhone IMEI Number, ICCID, Serial Number: iPhone Security

November 22, 2009

in Tools & Extras

We have already published few posts on IMEI number of a mobile phone explaining what a IMEI number is?, how to find valid IMEI number?, how to check IMEI validity?. If you have missed those articles then check them out here: How to check validity of IMEI number? &  How to find a Valid IMEI number?

Well, now talking about iPhone, there are several ways to find iPhone IMEI number, serial number and ICCID. So lets start exploring them one by one.

Method 1: Finding iPhone IMEI in iTunes with iPhone connected to it:

Follow these simple steps to find iPhone IMEI, serial number, and ICCID.

  • First of all connect iPhone to the computer, and select your iPhone when it starts appearing in iTunes 7.6 ( or higher)
  • Now select the “Summary” tab and it will show you up your iPhone’s serial number.

Finding iPhone IMEI number

  • Under the same “Summary” tab click on Phone Number (see screenshot above) and iTunes will display IMEI number.

iPhone IMEI in iTunes

  • Similarly click on “IMEI” and iTunes will display the ICCID.

Method 2: Finding iPhone IMEI in iTunes with iPhone not connected to iTunes:

When you don’t have iPhone connected to iTunes follow this procedure.

  • Open up iTunes 8.1 ( or higher version) and mouse over a device backup. Now open preferences in iTunes, in Windows you can do it by choosing “Edit > Preferences” and in Mac you can go to “iTunes > Preferences“.
  • Select the “Devices” tab. Now for a backed up iPhone hovering the mouse over a backup will display the serial number and IMEI number too. See the screenshot below.

iPhone IMEI not connected to iTunes

Method 3: IMEI on iPhone About Screen:

iPhone About screen displays your iPhone serial number,IMEI, and ICCID. To open your iPhone About screen go to Settings > General > About from your iPhone home screen. You will need to scroll down a bit to see IMEI and serial number.

iPhone About Screen

Method 4: Finding iPhone IMEI on SIM tray of iPhone 3G:

You can find serial number and iPhone IMEI on iPhone Sim tray also. See the Screenshot below.

IMEI on iPhone SIM tray

Method 5: IMEI on the back of iPhone:

You can also find your iPhone serial number and IMEI number engraved on the back of your iPhone metal case.

Ref & Image Credit: [ Apple Support]


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{ 18 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Chris November 30, 2009 at 1:08 pm

Grat piece of info man!
Thanks for share :)

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2 Shahab November 30, 2009 at 1:10 pm

You’re welcome Chris!

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3 alex December 1, 2009 at 6:05 am

additional info:
to see IMEI in every cellphone just type: *#06#
Thanks ;)

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4 Shahab December 1, 2009 at 1:56 pm

You’re welcome alex :)

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5 Evaldas December 23, 2009 at 5:45 pm

@Alex, Does not work on iPhone 3G

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6 Shahab December 23, 2009 at 5:50 pm

@Evaldas, Quite rightly said Evaldas :)

7 Sree January 6, 2010 at 11:30 pm

Thanks for this info!

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8 Shahab January 6, 2010 at 11:50 pm

You’re welcome Sree :)

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9 ESSA February 6, 2010 at 12:26 pm

LOVE YOU MAN. GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!

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10 Shahab February 6, 2010 at 12:28 pm

Thanks :) You’re welcome!

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11 Alexander February 7, 2010 at 4:46 am

Dear ,
Please tell me how I can defferenciate the Original iphone form the Duplicate one.
Please reply as early as possible as I am planning to buy a 3G version from my friend who purchased in Phillippines for 38000pisos as he says,

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12 Shahab February 7, 2010 at 11:36 am

Well alexander fake phones won’t have original imei and also they won’t have original serial number. So here are two things you can do to check whether your iPhone is original or fake:

1: Check out its IMEI validity from this link
2: Open this link , enter your serial number, if you get the description for iPhone then its the original iPhone.

Do let me know If you get any difficulty in doing this.

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13 fareed March 15, 2010 at 11:59 pm

great information, u r so good shahab

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14 Vinish Parikh July 5, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Great article , thanks for sharing

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15 nikki July 12, 2010 at 2:27 pm

nice information,keep it up!!!!!!

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16 Shahab July 12, 2010 at 3:01 pm

Thanks Nikki for dropping by!

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17 Josh Morelli-Harlan July 25, 2010 at 11:10 am

Apple stopped placing the serial number on the back of a iPhone

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18 prakash malagi p August 4, 2010 at 11:49 am

dear sir i now how is i phone imei numbers differnec service provider ? pls till me

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