The Apple iPhone 6s was one of the most successful Apple iPhone to be launched in the market. The iPhone 6S did bring some improvements to the device, but the thing that was missing on the device was the IMEI Number. Apple stopped printing IMEI number of the iPhone on the back of the phone. So, now where to find the IMEI Number of iPhone? Here is how you can find it. What is an IMEI Number? Now before you know how to find iPhone’s IMEI number, read this to know what an IMEI number is and why the OEMs are required have a unique IEMI for every device. The IMEI stands for International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, and the number is used to identify each mobile phone. The number is used by your Mobile Phone carrier or the network provider to match the phone to the networks, so that it can figure out who is making the calls and to whom. Mostly the IEMI number is used by the law department to track and trace a stolen mobile. It is also used to blacklist a stolen mobile. Now if you know the IMEI number of your iPhone, it comes in handy when you want to unlock your phone. Knowing the IEMI number and checking the IMEI status is also essential before buying an old iPhone. There are a couple of ways to find the iPhone’s IMEI number. In this article, I have listed most of them. 1: Dial a Code to Find IMEI Number The best and the easiest way to find the iPhone’s IMEI number is to dial a shortcode that will display IEMI number of your phone. So, open your iPhone’s dialer app and dial *#06#. As soon as your type the last digit, the phone will display your IMEI Number on display. 2: Find IMEI Number at the Back The second method is to look for the iPhone’s IMEI Number at the back of the phone. Although, the Apple stopped printing the IMEI on its iPhone’s since the launch of iPhone 6S. You can still find the IEMI number printed at the back of the phone if you are using the iPhone 6 / 6 Plus or older variants. So, look at the back of the phone. At the bottom, you can view the IMEI number printed in fine prints. You may need a Magnifying glass to view it correctly. 3: The IMEI Number in the iPhone SIM Tray There is another way to find iPhone’s IMEI number and that is the phone’s SIM Tray. The iPhone SIM Tray contains the phone’s IMEI number in fine prints. So all you have to do is take out the SIM Tray using the SIM ejector tool, remove the SIM card and there you have it. The IMEI number printed on the SIM Tray is rather small, so you may have to use a magnifying glass. 4: Find iPhone’s IMEI Number under Settings The iPhone’s IMEI number can also be found under the Settings of your iPhone. Follow these steps to know how to do it. Go to Settings and tap on General. From General, go to About. Scroll down and locate the IMEI Number section. If you want to copy the IEMI number, hold and tap on the IMEI number and a pop-up dialogue box will appear. You can copy the IEMI number from here. 5: iTunes can Show You the IMEI Number You can also find the IMEI number of your phone by opening iTunes. So open iTunes and follow these steps. Connect your iPhone to PC or Mac using the Lightning Cable. From the top right, click on Devices and choose your iPhone. Go to the Summary tab in the iTunes. Click the Phone Number in the top box and you will see the IMEI Number. 6: iTunes Backup Can help you to Find IMEI Number of a stolen iPhone So, all of the above methods shows you how you can find the IMEI number of your iPhone. But, for any of them to work, you should have your iPhone with you. What if you have lost your iPhone? How to find the IEMI number of your stolen iPhone? Well, there is a way to find the IMEI number of your stolen iPhone. Here is how to find it. Note: For this method to work you must have at least once backed up your iPhone using iTunes. Open iTunes and to the Preference Tab. Next, select Devices tab. If you have previous backups, it will show up in the list. Now move your cursor over the iPhone’s backup that you have lost and a pop-up dialogue box will appear showing information about the iPhone which includes IMEI number as well. Note down the IMEI Number manually and you can use the IMEI number to track your device or put it in Blacklist.
