hello guys, well a friend of mine lost his Galaxy S6 like a month ago on a taxi cab and he reported it as lost so the IMEI was locked in order to make it useless to anyone who find it... 3 days ago i asked if he was able to track it with any security app on the phone and he said yes... long story short, we found the device (the driver was trying to use it) and we manage to get it back from him bcoz it was useless... he called for official help to his cellphone provider and samsung but they both said that there was nothing they can do to unlock his IMEI....
looking around in many cites and youtube, there are tons of videos showing how they change the IMEI but no one tells how to do it and/or what software they use (obviously, they do it on previous charge but i dont trust them...) my friend gave me the phone and i want to try to use it... is there any way to change the IMEI so i can use his recovered phone??? please help guys
sorry model number is SM-920I not L
Please be advised what you are asking is not allowed on this forum even though the phone may belong to him.
Changing IMEI is considered illegal in many countries.
If your provider who locked the phone refuses or cannot remove the block there is nothing that can be done legally to help your friend.
Cosmic Blue said:
Please be advised what you are asking is not allowed on this forum even though the phone may belong to him.
Changing IMEI is considered illegal in many countries.
If your provider who locked the phone refuses or cannot remove the block there is nothing that can be done legally to help your friend.
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ok buddy, thx for answering tho
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Somebody know how change IMEI on HTC Touch ?
(Sorry for my english.)
THX for help and reply.
By changing the phone....
romualdrichard said:
By changing the phone....
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Smart-ass
@tlc033,
I believe that there are ways to do this. However, as far as I know it is illegal to change the IMEI in any phone. I could be worng though, it has happened once before. Try to google it, you might stumble upon an answer (or two)...
THX a lot for reply.
I try google. "it is illegal to change the IMEI" - i know, but i can't SIMunlock it (HTC touch Elfin - operator A1 austria http://www.a1.net/), i try for 12 times and nothing. The generated code is wrong. How can i unluck it ?
Check with your operator when they are able to give you the right code....
IMEI is the serial number of the phone and as you see, it's unic.... more, I think the number is mostly engraved in the phone... Pretty sure that you can not change it.
by modifying SPL area it can run some type of IMEI command
Unfortuanately this is one of those subjects we're not supposed to discuss on the forums as it's illegal in most, if not all countries.
it's illegal everywhere
and the Moderators and Admins look down on Threads dealing with this... which is a good thing, because if they would allow something like this, they would have to deal with the Authorities sooner or later...
as far as i know, you can contact your provider and ask them to unlock your phone free of charge... of course, i think this happens after some time. for example, for US tmobile, you have to wait for half a year.
have you looked at the elf sub-forums regarding this...I am pretty sure sim unlocking is discussed...
just checked- sim unlocking is discussed.. for both the elf and elfin.
It´s illegal if you change the IMEI for illegal unlocking purposes. But if you do a research for educational purposes or, more understandable reason, repairing a phone, well I think this is not illegal. And, after all, it is not illegal to make the application, the problem comes when you use it for illegal purposes.
For example, the reverse engineering proceses uses hex-editors. But it´s not illegal to develop those type of application.
So I Discovered something about phone flashing and getting Data to work but it makes worried to share my discovery because I've seen so many people say something but not give you 100% information. Is phone Flashing Illegal ? or anything related to it ? Like if I have a Verizon Phone and manage to flash to the other carrier and share all info about how to get 3g, 4g, mms, ..efs etc working. Am I not allowed to share it here or what ? Most of all would I get in trouble????
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So I Discovered something about phone flashing and getting Data to work but it makes worried to share my discovery because I've seen so many people say something but not give you 100% information. Is phone Flashing Illegal ? or anything related to it ? Like if I have a Verizon Phone and manage to flash to the other carrier and share all info about how to get 3g, 4g, mms, ..efs etc working. Am I not allowed to share it here or what ? Most of all would I get in trouble????
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The xda rules are here. Most things will be OK as long as you are not stealing service from the new carrier or posting ways to change the IMEI or other ESNs. Since changing the IMEI is often used to resell stolen phones, it is illegal in many many places and even discussing how to do this is also illegal.
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The xda rules are here. Most things will be OK as long as you are not stealing service from the new carrier or posting ways to change the IMEI or other ESNs. Since changing the IMEI is often used to resell stolen phones, it is illegal in many many places and even discussing how to do this is also illegal.
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I concur.
I'm leaving my country in a few hours and I wanna know if I'll be able to buy a sim on the place im going to and use it on my phone without it being locked.
I have a Sony Ericson xpiria x8 using custom ROM android 4.1.1, it's bootloader unlocked and rooted.
So how do I check if it's unlocked without trying to use another sim card? I don't have time to get one
If it's locked, how do I unlock it for free?
I'm sure this has been asked alot but only for it about other phone models, plus the websites that talk about this are all 100% bull**** and even paid for doing a stupid IMEI check
Great ****ing forum, it's been like 3 hours and nobody ****ing answered, also since I just made an account I have to ****ing fill the general forum with **** that doesn't belong here, this is a ****ing simple question that no one can ****ing answer or at least give some advice, there's lots and lots of help on **** that its already covered up like installing ROMs and crap which is nothing more than downloading software and following steps but when something new comes up it can't be ****ing answered
**** off
Greetings everyone,
I have an issue i have been trying to combat for a full week now, so i am now based on your expertise to resolve my situation. I have a friend who has bought a fake lenovo clone with the model code S850c. Because the firmware it shipped with was fulled to the brim with bloatware and popups, he asked me to flash another ROM using SP Flash tool. Since it is not a legit model, i only found a couple of ROMS which actually worked.
In between firmware flashes, i had to do a "Format all and flash", which also resulted in the IMEI numbers originally binded with the phone to be deleted. However, I am not able to restore them, because i ommited writing them down before flashing the phone. As a result, the phone recongnises the SIM card but is unable to register to any network. Naturally, i went into engineering mode and punched in the 2 IMEI numbers located under the battery(it is dual SIM), but they must be invalid, since the phone will still not register and imei.info cannot recongnise them.
As a last resort, i also tried to input IMEI numbers from old working phones i have in my drawer, but i still experience the same behaviour. Is there any way to find the original IMEI numbers again or i am doomed? Also, with known working IMEI failed to work?
Only ways xda will advise is to restore a backup that should have been made or to return it to the oem.
Messing with the imei in anyway is illegal in most countries so the above is the only ways xda allows to be talked about.
Thanks for the tip, but I can provide proof that my statements are true and the devices are not stolen, if that is required. I am by no means a thief, i just want to correct a mistake i made in the first place.
In addition, what i asked is about another way to retrieve the IMEI that ORIGINALLY came with the device in order to restore it, without having a backup beforehand. As i mentioned before, the ones under the battery are NOT blacklisted, they are simply fake ones.
With that said, i understand and respect XDA's rules and policies.
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Thanks for the tip, but I can provide proof that my statements are true and the devices are not stolen, if that is required. I am by no means a thief, i just want to correct a mistake i made in the first place.
In addition, what i asked is about another way to retrieve the IMEI that ORIGINALLY came with the device in order to restore it, without having a backup beforehand. As i mentioned before, the ones under the battery are NOT blacklisted, they are simply fake ones.
With that said, i understand and respect XDA's rules and policies.
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I am sure you can. That wasn't a question really. The biggest issue is that any of the tools that might even help you are illegal so you understand the hard place xda is in. Your issue will be most likely the fact that it is a knock off which will mean that it doesn't have a valid imei to begin with. See if you can track down a stock OS for it in another site. (you won't find one here) and see if flashing it will bring it back. Other then that I would send it back and get it replaced but to be honest, with clones you are best off not touching them.
ok i see, thank you so much for your help! I hope i did not sound agressive in my reply, but i was really desperate for a solution
Best regards!
Hi guys,
I'm a new user, I have a problem to which, when talking to a friend, he recommended me to register here and ask about my issue, as there seems to be plenty Android Experts that may be able to provide me a straight answer or give me hope.
My dad just passed away, I still can't believe it happened, given the fact that he wasn't too old... but going back on topic, his phone is a Redmi Note 4 that I ordered him around two years ago, he lived abroad and was a regular user, he never messed up with settings or anything, just stock MIUI with the updates that were sent as far as he mentioned me last time we could speak about his phone. What I would like to know is if it would be possible to recover his phone data, what me and my sisters care for the most are his pictures, we want to recover them and save them in a place where we have access to.
However, while searching on many websites, there are many Android Data Recovery software but they always request me to enable the USB debugging, but it is impossible for me, as the phone has a Pattern/Fingerprint lock.
Also, found several software that claim to remove your screen lock without deleting the device contents but when I'm going to the unlock step, there is a prompt that I have to confirm to delete all the information. And I've downloaded more than five software for each, the last one I downloaded is called Dr. Fone from Wondershare; I sent an email to them asking if I have to purchase the product to get that feature but I have not received any reply yet.
Basically, the phone is locked without USB Debugging, and I cannot access the files in the phone which is all we want.
Does anyone knows of a way to unlock it?
I'd even pay if it is necessary, I just haven't purchased the software mentioned above because I can't find if they are real or are just scam, there isn't like much information about them. Or has anyone purchased or successfully used any of those softwares?
The model is a Redmi Note 4 I believe it was the Global Version, with MIUI 8.1, but I'm not sure.
I'm getting a bit frustrated, maybe my dad doesn't want us to unlock his phone and that is why I cannot find a way, but I would like to know if it is possible.
I really appreciate your time, I'm sorry for the long text, if there is anything that maybe I'm missing, please let me know.
Thanks in advance
Javier
Thjavo said:
Hi guys,
I'm a new user, I have a problem to which, when talking to a friend, he recommended me to register here and ask about my issue, as there seems to be plenty Android Experts that may be able to provide me a straight answer or give me hope.
My dad just passed away, I still can't believe it happened, given the fact that he wasn't too old... but going back on topic, his phone is a Redmi Note 4 that I ordered him around two years ago, he lived abroad and was a regular user, he never messed up with settings or anything, just stock MIUI with the updates that were sent as far as he mentioned me last time we could speak about his phone. What I would like to know is if it would be possible to recover his phone data, what me and my sisters care for the most are his pictures, we want to recover them and save them in a place where we have access to.
However, while searching on many websites, there are many Android Data Recovery software but they always request me to enable the USB debugging, but it is impossible for me, as the phone has a Pattern/Fingerprint lock.
Also, found several software that claim to remove your screen lock without deleting the device contents but when I'm going to the unlock step, there is a prompt that I have to confirm to delete all the information. And I've downloaded more than five software for each, the last one I downloaded is called Dr. Fone from Wondershare; I sent an email to them asking if I have to purchase the product to get that feature but I have not received any reply yet.
Basically, the phone is locked without USB Debugging, and I cannot access the files in the phone which is all we want.
Does anyone knows of a way to unlock it?
I'd even pay if it is necessary, I just haven't purchased the software mentioned above because I can't find if they are real or are just scam, there isn't like much information about them. Or has anyone purchased or successfully used any of those softwares?
The model is a Redmi Note 4 I believe it was the Global Version, with MIUI 8.1, but I'm not sure.
I'm getting a bit frustrated, maybe my dad doesn't want us to unlock his phone and that is why I cannot find a way, but I would like to know if it is possible.
I really appreciate your time, I'm sorry for the long text, if there is anything that maybe I'm missing, please let me know.
Thanks in advance
Javier
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I understand your situation, I lost my father a few years ago. It is possible to recover the data from your dad's phone, but, unfortunately, it is against the forum rules here to help with cracking a phone to retrieve data that does not belong to you. The reason why it is against the rules, even in your unfortunate situation, is because anything we tell you could be seen and used by other people to break into devices that do not belong to them.
Another factor is, we don't know if what you tell us is actually true or not. That does not mean that you are deceiving us, it just means we have no way of knowing and we can't just take your word for it.
These reasons make it unacceptable for anyone in this forum to help you. It's all about security and maintaining security, regardless of the situation, and it is somewhat a legal issue. Helping crack the device could be a liability against XDA or the members helping you. A member or user can choose to compromise their own security but we can't help with devices that are not theirs.
It is best if you didn't ask this question here and it is pointless for you to try making another thread about this issue with different wording because all of your threads and posts can be viewed from your user profile page. It is also pointless to try making another username to post this issue again with different wording because the moderators and Admin can see that it is still you with a different name.
I know it sucks, but anyone that helps you will be violating the forum rules. I'm not saying that you can't get this done, I'm just saying no one HERE can legitimately help you. I would try linking you to other places that can help you, but even that might be pushing the rules a bit.
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each device has a google account (and maybe a xiaomi account). you can check from PC if there is the google password saved in browser. if not, each google account has a fallback email address where you may be able to request a (google) password reset. from google you can lock the phone with temporary password, then unlock the screen with temporary password. if you recently changed the google password before, you need to wait at least 72 hours with internet connection. besides this you can check photos.google.com or drive.google.com for any backups.
without knowing the google account, you still can try to bruteforce the pattern with Teensy or Hak5 USB Rubber Ducky microcontroller connected via USB OTG adapter. if the phone does not support USB OTG there are more expensive solutions like XPIN Clip (this is just a common hint, the important part is the code for microcontroller which i don't share here). also there might be a chance to flash TWRP custom recovery in EDL Mode without unlocking the bootloader or factory reset via exploit, and TWRP might be able to decrypt userdata partition with default_password
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