How to find a phone by IMEI. Dispelling myths

Data-lazy-type="image" data-src="http://androidkak.ru/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imei..png 400w, http://androidkak.ru/wp-content/ uploads/2016/06/imei-300x178.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"> A cell phone is an indispensable element in people's daily lives. Having lost it as a result of loss or theft, some of a person’s capabilities are sharply limited. That is why everyone tries to find their lost smartphone as quickly as possible. However, no one knows exactly what needs to be done for effective searches. On the Internet you can find several ways to find a stolen Android smartphone. But, there is one condition - knowing the imei of your phone.

What is imei

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Ways to search for a smartphone by imei

1. Google

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In addition to indicating the coordinates of the device, you can use other options through the site - “Block and delete data” and “Call” if a person has lost the device near home. It is worth noting that the device you are looking for must have an Android version higher than 3.2.25. Otherwise, identification will become impossible.

2. Airdroid app

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3. Lost Android program

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• turning on sound, vibration, display;
• search for the device's location on the map. If GPS is disabled, the user will be able to enable this option;
• blocking and unblocking from the Internet;
• sending pop-up messages asking for the return of the device;
• viewing and copying photos, messages, contacts;
• receiving a notification about replacing a SIM card, etc.

4. Statement to the police

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After accepting the application, police officers will send a request to cellular operators, who will check the registration of the subscriber with the specified number and provide an official response. However, such an algorithm for finding a lost smartphone is hardly possible if the applicant is an ordinary person. The fact is that domestic law enforcement agencies react very slowly to such statements. In addition, cellular communication companies almost never turn off the device until the fact of its theft is actually proven by representatives of the relevant authorities. In most cases, all this leads to the fact that the fraudster manages to sell the device or change the number.

So, you have lost your beloved gadget, in which practically your entire life is hidden. What to do in this situation? There is only one answer: look. And of course, according to IMEI, we will look into the details in the process. All that remains is to understand what this same IMEI is. Let's start with this question.

What is IMEI

This is what the IMEI code sticker on the box looks like

Each mobile phone is assigned its own identification number by which it is registered on the network. This number must be assigned to the device at production and, in theory, changing it is, if not impossible, then very labor-intensive. It is precisely to ensure security - so that, having stolen a smartphone, an attacker cannot change its IMEI - the algorithm for assigning it is constantly changed. At the very beginning, when mobile phones were just starting to be made, the code had 14 characters, and in 2004 there were 15. This code consists of an identifier, designation of the place and date of assembly, and so on, which the user does not need to know.

IMEI can be seen if you look carefully look at the box, in which your device was packaged when purchased. It can also be find it on the phone itself, if you lift the battery, but this method is not suitable for devices with a fixed battery. Finally, you can type a specific keyboard shortcut so that the identification code appears on the screen.

Important: the code for checking IMEI is *#06# and call.

The phone was stolen. What to do?

No one is safe from a thief

If your phone is stolen, the first thing you need to do is write statement to the police. Well, or say goodbye to your device, since - and this is important to remember - only this authority can search for a phone by IMEI. The fact is that, according to our legislation, only the police can send a request to the operator to track the phone.

When a phone goes online, it does so using an identification code, and the base station “knows” that a particular phone has entered the network using two factors: the SIM card signal and the IMEI of the specific device. However locate your smartphone only by IMEI mobile phone provider can not.

Only the operator can tell where the lost phone is, and he can do this only at the request of the competent authorities.

In order to write a statement to the police In connection with the theft of a smartphone, you need to indicate your passport details, provide documents for the purchase of the smartphone (receipt, warranty card, etc.), as well as the IMEI of the device. The district police department transfers the case to the unit that deals with such issues, and it, in turn, forwards the request to the operator. As you can see, this is not a quick matter, since the police are not a lost property office, and criminal intent still needs to be proven.

In fact, they will actually search for your gadget only if its loss occurred as a result of a criminal offense, for example, robbery, etc.

That's why any other suggestions find phone by IMEI- via satellite, online, free or otherwise, firstly, are doomed to failure, and secondly, by default they are fraudulent. Also, there are no programs for searching a phone by IMEI, unless it is a database of stolen devices created in order, for example, not to buy such a device second-hand.

Why can’t you find a phone by IMEI online?

Imagine: your phone was stolen. What do thieves do in this case? That's right: put the SIM card in the nearest trash can, turn off the device itself. It would seem, how to track a phone in IMEI? But the myths that this is possible are very persistent, and for good reason.

The fact is that even when the gadget is turned off, they remain running processes: Battery consumption monitoring, a network processor, which periodically sends low-frequency signals with a radio frequency module, but does not go into the network, but waits for the alarm to go off or connect to the USB port, and static memory are involved. Everything else is asleep, including the radio module itself. Hence, no satellite, no base station - no one at all- this phone does not “see” and cannot find it.

On the other hand, as soon as a new SIM card is inserted into the stolen phone and it tries to register on the network, it is thanks to the IMEI that the system will display that the stolen phone has appeared somewhere. In Europe and the USA, such a device is immediately blocked, so a pickpocket or someone who likes to save money will not get much joy from theft. But in the Russian Federation there is no such system yet, but perhaps.

However, it is possible to protect your phone from thieves, or at least make their life less sweet, and in subsequent articles we will tell you how to do this.

As practice shows, most often a phone is stolen through a primitive robbery in a dark alley, quiet park, or underground passage. Such actions are usually aimed at people who cannot defend themselves and fight back against attackers. Young women and teenagers become victims of criminals most often. Unnoticed theft occurs mainly in a crowded place, where, amid the rush and crowd, it is difficult to notice how the thief snuck into a pocket or bag.

The theft or loss of a mobile phone always brings a lot of worry to its owner. The difficulty of returning a found phone is due to the peculiarities of the Russian mentality. People, having found the phone, do not want to return it and take it for themselves. One of the most effective ways is to search for a mobile phone by IMEI.

What is IMEI?

IMEI is a 15-digit code (International Mobile Equipment Identity). It is unique for each device and is assigned to the phone by the manufacturer. This code is issued to each cellular device operating in the GSM, IDEN, WCDMA networks. IMEI is stored in the phone's factory firmware. Its main task is authorization and identification in the cellular network. Therefore, searching for a cell phone by IMEI can be effective if it is stolen or lost.

When a smartphone is stolen, the owner submits an official report and blacklists the IMEI. In the EU countries and the USA, such a phone will not work in any cellular network, since it is prohibited from calling, with the exception of emergency services, and when you try to register, a signal is sent to the service, which allows you to transmit the relevant information about the place and time of exit to the police to the network. Therefore, in foreign countries, thanks to this system of work, it is possible to successfully track a phone by IMEI and prevent theft, since when it is blacklisted, it becomes a useless thing. In Russia, unfortunately, such a mechanism for combating intruders has not yet been developed.

How to find out the IMEI of a phone?

First of all, to answer the question of how to find a phone by IMEI, it is important to find this code. In order to find out the IMEI, just dial a simple command *#06# - and the 15-digit code will appear on the screen. The information is also located under the battery in a table along with the serial number, on the original packaging or sticker and in the warranty card. Thus, this code is a kind of “fingerprint”, since every time you register in the GSM network, the cellular operator sees the location using the phone’s IMEI.

Is it possible to change IMEI?

On some phone models, a way to change IMEI has been found; as a rule, these are Chinese devices. This feature is not available on newer mobile devices. Since manufacturers are interested in providing their users with the maximum level of protection and security, they are constantly looking for solutions to combat theft. However, along with manufacturers, scammers are also looking for ways and loopholes to hack the device’s software and resell the stolen phone. It is worth noting that in some countries, for example in Kazakhstan, there is an article for unauthorized access to protected information, which threatens with imprisonment for up to 3 years. In Russia, Articles 273 and 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provide for changing IMEI. And in judicial practice there are cases of imprisonment under these articles for a period of 3 years.

How to find a phone by IMEI

In Russia, mobile operators have access to information about the location of phones. However, they do not have the right to disclose this information to ordinary citizens and provide it only at the request of law enforcement agencies.

To search for a phone by IMEI, you need to contact the police with a free-form statement, indicating your last name, first name and patronymic, passport details and IMEI of the stolen phone. It is also necessary to provide copies of documents confirming ownership of the device. After this, police officers make a request to cellular communication companies in Russia, which check whether the subscriber with the specified IMEI is registered on the network, and give an official response to law enforcement agencies. The intelligence services, in turn, having learned the location of the attacker, search for him and take appropriate measures.

However, in practice, due to the bureaucratic structure of our state, requests to the police are processed quite slowly, and by the time things get underway, the attacker will already have time to resell the phone on the secondary market or change the IMEI. And cellular operators, in turn, do not turn off a cell phone until it is proven that it is indeed stolen. Therefore, a revision of the legislative framework is required to simplify the system for dealing with theft of mobile devices.

Is it possible to return a stolen phone by identifying it using IMEI yourself?

Despite the fact that there are a number of web services on the Internet that offer to search for a phone by IMEI code, they do not provide any guarantee about the accuracy of the information. Since officially only cellular operators have information, they do not have the right to provide information to anyone except law enforcement agencies. Therefore, these methods are questioned, and it is worth remaining vigilant when using them. It will be possible to identify a stolen phone only if it is not turned off and any actions are performed from it - calls, checking the balance, sending messages.

How intelligence agencies determine the location of a stolen phone

The mobile phone can only be detected using the GSM cellular communication standard. The signal from the mobile device is analyzed by software, which allows you to determine the sector and the nearest station base in which the subscriber is registered. This search system allows you to find a phone by IMEI and find out its location with an accuracy of 100-200 meters, which is sufficient for an attacker to be caught by law enforcement officers.

What to do if your phone is stolen?

For those who want by IMEI, just follow the following steps.

1. To find a stolen phone, you should not immediately block the SIM card. If calls are made from it, there is a possibility of detecting the location of the intruder, which will help police officers in investigating the case. It is advisable to block only if there is a large amount of money in the account and a tariff with a postpaid payment system is used, since all calls on the attacker’s cell phone will have to be paid by the owner.
2. Find out IMEI. If the IMEI is unknown, it can be found on the original packaging in which the device was sold. Using the identifier, it is possible to find a stolen phone even if the SIM card is replaced by another mobile operator. However, the factory code of the phone does not always coincide with the code indicated on the packaging, so it is worth checking it at the stage of purchasing the phone.
3. Contact your operator's mobile phone store to obtain a printout of calls from the date the phone was lost.
4. With your passport, documents for purchasing the phone that confirm ownership (warranty card, receipt, box), printout of calls, you must contact the police to report the loss of your mobile device. In the application, you must indicate your contact information, as well as the IMEI number, and insist that law enforcement officers contact the cellular operator to search for the loss using the identification number.
5. You can enter your phone into one of the databases of stolen phones on such Internet resources as imeis.ru, trackerplus.ru, tech-touch.ru and others. If you enter your details, you can protect buyers from purchasing a stolen phone. And also if an attacker tries to sell the phone on the secondary market, other participants in this service will notify you about this.

Methods for finding a stolen phone

Android Device Manager is a service that is provided for mobile devices running on Android. When registering in the service, you have the opportunity to use the “Search for a phone by IMEI satellite” service. The option also offers to make a free call to a lost phone at maximum volume, which allows you to find the phone if it was not stolen, but lost on the street or at home.

How to find a phone by IMEI made by Apple

iPhones are popular all over the world and most often they become a tasty prey for attackers. These devices are characterized by high demand, price and good liquidity. Manufacturers of Apple products have taken care of the safety of their users by providing the ability to track the location of the device thanks to the geolocation system. To do this, you need to use the iCloud option, in which you can enable the “Find My iPhone” function. After your device is lost, just go to icloud.com and enter your password and Apple ID. If this function was not activated before the theft, the system will not track the phone, and it will not be possible to find it this way. In this case, the only correct decision is to file a corresponding application with law enforcement agencies.

Alternative options for finding a stolen phone

1. It is recommended to create a business card on the phone about the owner with contact information in case the phone turns out not to be stolen, but lost, and the people who found it want to return the loss to the rightful owner.
2. Many mobile device manufacturers offer various services that involve sending SMS messages when changing the SIM card to the number specified during registration.
3. You can use the LoSToleN service, which is a database of stolen phones and allows you to place information about the IMEI of the missing gadget for a reward if found.

Searching for data on the Internet

With the development of information technology, many services on the Internet offer a program to search for a phone by IMEI. However, it is worth remembering that in most cases such companies are fraudulent and operate illegally. They ask you to send a paid SMS message to gain access to the service, which ultimately does not provide any information. Therefore, when looking for a solution to the problem of how to find a phone by IMEI, you should not resort to methods of searching for information on the global network.

In order to find a phone, you must have access to the equipment and software of all mobile operators in the country. Therefore, such a service cannot be provided by ordinary web offices. Access to information is only available to law enforcement agencies, who receive information upon request from any mobile operator. Therefore, searching for a stolen phone on your own is a futile task that takes a lot of time and effort. The only correct solution that can help is to contact the special services.

How to prevent yourself from buying a stolen phone

When buying a phone on the secondary market, it is worth checking it in the database of stolen phones to avoid troubles in the future. Since if the owner has already filed a statement with the police, it will be quite difficult to prove that it was not you who stole the phone, and the device will have to be returned to the copyright holder. However, not all stolen mobile devices are included in the database. You should not purchase a mobile phone without documents from a private person, and if such a device is offered, this should immediately alert you. Also, when purchasing a device, it is recommended to check the IMEI of the phone with the one indicated on the package.

In the modern world, we cannot imagine our life without mobile gadgets, namely smartphones, tablets and other devices.

Each smartphone or even mobile phone has its own identifier, which consists of a 15-digit code. This code goes by the well-known but mysterious acronym IMEI, which literally stands for International Mobile Equipment Identifier. Knowing this identifier, we can easily find out the status of the phone, for example, whether it is lost or stolen, whether it is wanted, and we can also find out the model of the smartphone and even whether it belongs to any country.

So, when buying a smartphone, we can use the IMEI code to verify that it was brought into our country legally. To see the IMEI of your smartphone, you need to look at the back cover, there will be a sticker with a code from the manufacturer, it is also indicated on the battery, box, and warranty card. And if we enter *#06# while dialing a number, we will see it on the smartphone display. In view of this, many users have a reasonable question: is it possible to find a phone through IMEI?

Is it possible to find a switched off phone byIMEI?

Losing a smartphone is quite an unpleasant incident. Our mood becomes bad, we become irritable, and our first instinct is to find our gadget as soon as possible. At the same time, the reason for the loss may be different; we could have lost it due to carelessness or it could have been stolen from us by attackers. One of the first thoughts that may come to mind is the question, can we find a phone by IMEI?

In fact, we can, but to do this, GPS must be active on the phone, namely, data transfer must be enabled in the settings. So, even if the SIM card is removed from the smartphone, for example, an attacker deliberately took it out, it becomes possible to track the location of the device. But you most likely won’t be able to do this on your own; it’s better to seek help from law enforcement agencies and your telecom operator. If the phone is turned off, then it will not be possible to track it, because it is very important that it sends a signal.

Program to find phone number byIMEI for free

Programmers and developers of various software offer us a lot of different products that perform a variety of functions. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that the list of such software includes programs that offer us to find a phone via IMEI for free. But it is worth understanding that access to mobile operator databases is not open, and it is impossible to obtain such access without their knowledge. Therefore, it can be assumed that searching for a smartphone using free software may not be effective.

We should be much more wary of those programs that promise to find a phone by IMEI for free via satellite, and then ask, for example, to send some SMS. Most often this turns out to be a fraudulent scheme. If you still use the services of such programs, then it is best to use those whose work is based on the use of information received from the user. The most popular such program is IMEI-Poisk 2.0, which takes into account the phone number, IMEI, last location and use.

How to find a phone usingIMEI on the computer?

The principle of searching for a lost or stolen smartphone using a computer is approximately similar to the previous one. The easiest way to find a phone by IMEI is via satellite, but to do this, you must first install the necessary application on it, otherwise our task will become more complicated. If the phone was not prepared, then using the IMEI code we can independently find out only the status of the smartphone, its model and, possibly, information about where it was purchased.

But if we took care of our device and installed the necessary applications, for example, in the Eset Mobile Security antivirus, in addition to virus protection, there is an Anti-Theft module. By activating a similar function on your smartphone, if you have lost it or if it has been stolen, we will be able to track the location of the gadget on the official website of the program developer.

How to findiPhone ByIMEI?

Needless to say, the Apple iPhone today has perhaps the most recognizable logo on the mobile technology market. Let’s be honest, we all recognize the “bitten apple” on the back of the phone. But such popularity not only brings benefits, sometimes vice versa. The iPhone is becoming a desirable prey for attackers who are trying to steal someone else's device.

Finding a phone by IMEI online if you own an iPhone is not a good idea, because the developers took care of the security of their gadgets. The best solution would be to connect to the iCloud utility, where you can find and enable the Find My iPhone mode. In the event that the smartphone is lost or stolen, we need to go to icloud.com, where you will need to enter your Apple ID and password. After this, we can easily see the location of our iPhone and even its movement around the city.

How to find a stolen phoneAndroid By

IMEI?

Despite the popularity of the Apple brand and their iPhone smartphones, Android devices also do not lose their attractiveness. What should we do if we lost or had our Android smartphone stolen? After all, in this case, the trick with iCloud will no longer work. However, we do not lose our chances of finding a phone by IMEI via satellite for free. The well-known Google corporation will help us with this.

We remember that when we launch an Android smartphone for the first time, we link it to our Google account. From now on, all information about our device will be stored here, including IMEI, its location and even battery level. In order to locate the lost device, we need to go to “Android Remote Control”. Here we will have the opportunity to make a call to a smartphone, delete data from it or block the gadget.

How to find a phoneSamsung ByIMEI?

It is pointless to challenge the popularity of the Samsung brand in the world of mobile technology in comparison with, for example, Apple. In our opinion, they are completely equivalent today and have approximately equal popularity and an equal army of fans. Thus, we can conclude that for attackers who can steal your smartphone, Samsung is no less desirable prey.

We all understand that Samsung developers decided not to use an individual operating system for their smartphones (although for a long time there were persistent rumors that Samsung gadgets would run Tizen OS), but install only their shell on the mass Android system. Thus, IMEI recognition methods and options for how we can find a phone by IMEI for free are no different from other Android smartphones.

How to find a stolen phone byIMEI in Ukraine?

Even if you know the IMEI of your smartphone, trying to find it on your own may lead to nothing. You can find a phone via IMEI via satellite only if you have previously installed the necessary software, or by using services from Google or Apple. But what to do if your smartphone is turned off?

In our country, the most effective way to find lost or stolen smartphones is to contact the police. This procedure will take some time, because first our police officers need to obtain permission to check IMEI in court. Next, search activities are carried out and the person who illegally owns your device is identified. For this procedure to take place, we need to contact the nearest police station and write an official statement about the loss or theft of a mobile device.

In fact, finding a lost smartphone is a very difficult undertaking, even if you know its IMEI, serial number and other identifying differences. Therefore, if you are afraid of such a case (and you should always be afraid, because theft or loss always happens unexpectedly for us), then you need to take care of the safety of the gadget in advance.

We can install applications on our smartphone with an anti-theft function, which will allow us to track the location of the smartphone, master “Remote Access to Android” in advance, so that at the right time we can quickly navigate and find the location of our smartphone using Google services. The best thing to do is to promptly contact the nearest police station and write a corresponding statement.

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Every modern person cannot imagine his existence without a mobile device, which, for obvious reasons, almost never leaves his hands. Today's gadgets, in addition to regular calls and SMS messages, have other functionality, for example, taking photographs, shooting videos, using them you can access the Internet and plan your schedule.

Therefore, the loss of such a multifunctional gadget for its owner becomes a real disaster. However, do not be prematurely upset, since each modern communicator has its own individual code, with which you can track the location of the loss. In addition, there are several other ways to help you find your phone if it goes missing.

Finding a switched off phone

If the phone is lost and is turned off, this may mean the following:

• it was stolen and turned off;
• he randomly got lost and after a certain time his battery ran out.

If the phone was simply lost within a certain room, then to find it you need to apply the following tips:

1. Go through all the rooms, paying special attention to those places where it would be convenient to put the gadget.
2. Conduct a survey of people in the same room. Since there is a possibility that someone simply took the lost smartphone for their own needs.
3. If you have set an alarm on your mobile device, you should just wait for it to go off. This will happen in any case, even if the gadget was turned off.

If the communicator was stolen or lost on the street, then you must carefully examine the last route of travel, carefully looking at your feet. However, in this case, a disabled gadget means that it was stolen, or it was found by a third party and disabled. Then to find it you can try using the following methods:

If you are searching for a switched off phone using your SIM card, you first need to contact your operator. Currently, all mobile companies can send a signal to a SIM card installed even in a disabled gadget.

The signal is sent through the GPS system, which in turn is connected to satellites. It turns out that the SIM card will receive a signal sent from two or more points. And then nearby cell towers should have time to record the received signal. This is what allows you to determine the location of the communicator, even show it on an Internet map.

The step-by-step instructions for detecting a turned off device using a SIM card are as follows:

• call the operator;
• ask to find a lost accessory;
• dictate a phone number that was lost;
• give the agreement number for the SIM card;
• wait for a response from the operator.

Search for a gadget by imei

Imei is a unique GSM code for each gadget, translated into Russian as “International Mobile Equipment Identifier”. When a mobile connection is connected, the code is automatically sent to the mobile cellular operator.

If another SIM card is inserted into a lost or stolen communicator and at least one outgoing call is made, then law enforcement officers have the opportunity to identify the mobile device by imei, that is, find out information about the owner of the new SIM card. All that remains is to track the thief and seize his telephone device.

Finding out the imei of a gadget is not difficult, especially if it was purchased in accordance with all the rules and has all the necessary documents. Typically this code is stored in the following places:

1. On the outside of the package.
2. Under the battery of the communicator.
3. In the phone's firmware.
4. In the warranty statement.

On many mobile phones, such a code can be retrieved by dialing the encryption combination (*#06#), after which you need to press the call button.

Today there are several methods for searching for a phone by imei. You can be sure that without the help of law enforcement agencies and cellular communications employees, changing this code is quite difficult, and in some cases even impossible. It is also worth noting that in some countries of the former union this action is illegal and carries administrative or criminal liability.

If for some reason the victim does not think to look for and return his phone, he can simply block it using imei. To do this, you need to contact your mobile operator verbally.

Independent search for a gadget

To independently find a stolen or lost communicator, you can resort to programs that were developed specifically for Android and iOS. However, if you are one hundred percent sure that the gadget was stolen, then it is best to contact the police, where you will need to write a statement indicating the unique imei identification number.

You can independently track the location of your smartphone using the Internet, but in this case, the mobile device must be linked to a Google account.

• go to your search engine personal account;
• find the “search for mobile device” function;
• select the device that the system should detect;
• click “proceed”.

After completing the above steps, the system will begin searching for the gadget; if the results are positive, the approximate location of the device will be displayed on the online map.

Another way to find a phone on your own is to use the capabilities of the smartphone (iPhone) itself.

To do this, you need to use a special service from Apple - iCloud. This program allows you to synchronize gadget data to a personal computer.

In addition, the developers of this service provided the “search for iPhone” function. In order to use this function, you need:

1. Access the Internet from a personal computer or laptop.
2. Connect to the official iCloud website.
3. Enter your existing ID.
4. Enter your password.
5. Select the “search for iPhone” function.

If the mobile phone was turned on at the time of the search, the service will show its location.

In addition, using this program you can block the device or delete all data from its memory. To do this, you just need to send a special code.

Despite all the available programs and services, there are times when the owner is unable to find his gadget for some reason. But before you get upset, you should definitely try all possible and impossible ways to find a communicator.

There are cases when one service does not work, and another, on the contrary, shows the owner the location of his lost device on the first try.