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I had recently flashed my rom to wm6.5 without thinking much at all.
I then find out that my imei is now different from what is printed on hte phone (under the battery)
As I dont really like the WM6.5 rom, I used the rom from this thread to go back to wm6.1, everything looks the same as i 1st got the phone. BUT the imei shown in "Device ID" and "About" remains different from the original imei on the phone. I also checked it by *#06#.
So where did I get this imei no from? Did i get it from the wm6.5 roms?
I search and yet to find a tool to edit the imei yet. any advice from anyone pls?
Hello Frank, have a custom Rom wm 6.5 installed aswell and indeed my IMEI also changed. Did not pay attention to it sofar, so thanks for pointing this out.....
Think that a different IMEI is not so much an issue unless you have to bring it to HTC for repair.....therefor always the recommendation to back-up your original Rom.....with original IMEI
Change of the IMEI might be the problem. And the big one. As I know, changing of IMEI is illegal in almost all countries and might be prosecuted. Also your mobile phone operator can put it on blacklist and you will not be able to connect to network. More here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276851
Anyway, there are some tools available, but I can't point you directly. Try to google them.
frankbeer, Frank Caarls: Which ROM do you use? I can take a closer look at it. And please send me that new changed IMEI via PM.
The last 2 digits of the IMEI can change, they are the Software Version Number (SVN).
Only the 1st 15 matter.
Dave
Hello Dave, is correct....last 2 digits changed......my IMEI under battery only shows first 15 numbers.....
Frank Caarls: Then you are making false alarm. Next time please study, what is IMEI and from how much number it is composed. And as I told you changing of IMEI is a problem and that is why I posted that link, so please make fun from somebody else. Btw. you cannot backup IMEI in your ROM.
Your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is transmitted to the Network provider the moment you switch ON your phone
It is used by your Network to identify the following
1) The first two numbers is RBI (Reporting Body Identifier) = who registered that type of phone ( verify here )
2) The next four numbers is TAC (Type Allocation Code) = what type of unit and its complete specifications
3)The next two numbers is FAC (Final Assembly Code) = who manufacture it
example :-
01 AEG
04 Samsung
07 Motorola
10 Nokia
30 Ericsson
41 Siemens
50 Bosch
51 Sony
4) The next six numbers is the Serial Number of the Phone
5) The last number is sort of a check sum, that verifies the previous numbers
Combined a total of 15 numbers is used by your network to get the complete information about your phone that is used against their database of Blacklisted phones and final approval to connect to their network, IF they were inaccurate or had complaints (like being stolen, not paid telecoms dues etc) it will be rejected and BLOCKED immediately from connecting to that Network
You can verify all this by entering you IMEI here and here
And also here to check if it is blacklisted
Your IMEI is also needed for networks to BLOCK your phone when needed as well as ANTI theft apps.
Hence if your IMEI changes or gets lost, it may fail to connect to the network, depending on the restrictions of that network provider.
It is clear that Flashing custom ROMS can cause your IMEI to Change or get deleted as they may be ported from another manufacturer or from another version of the same manufacturer as the IMEI embedded in the chip of your phone.
IF you want to AVOID this problem, safe you EFS folder the moment you think of Flashing any ROM that is NOT the original Firmware for that phone
It is noted that to resolve this problem you have to return to its original firmware to recover your embedded IMEI and do a progressive upgrade . eg. from GingerBread to ICS before going on to Jelly Bean
For ways to resolve IMEI problems visit EFS Problems and Solutions or My Android Solutions
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This post is linked to Pit Stop
I will add that information on their own IMEI number check here http://www.imei.info/
similarly, you can also recover your IMEI using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
nice jobe OP!
Good job in explaining what it is!
Confused
TotallydubbedHD said:
Good job in explaining what it is!
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You have the FAC 04 as Samsung which is correct but, HTC is also 04
mikaelel said:
I will add that information on their own IMEI number check here
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I tested this site with my Nokia E71, and it's reporting my phone as Nokia 100
awaaas said:
I tested this site with my Nokia E71, and it's reporting my phone as Nokia 100
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My Galaxy S3 appears as a Huawei U7510 on http://www.imei.info/, but http://imei-number.com/imei-number-lookup/ shows the correct information...
Taysider said:
You have the FAC 04 as Samsung which is correct but, HTC is also 04
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I believe this is also possible as some of the manufacturers are using more than one FAC (Final Assembly Code) and some do have the same FAC....end of the day only the manufacturer would have chosen what they wish to use, on the other hand the checksum of the 15 numbers in total, should give the correct model and specs to the network .
saywhatt said:
similarly, you can also recover your IMEI using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
nice jobe OP!
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My P500 LG Optimus is showing as KP500 LG Cookie.
[email protected] said:
My P500 LG Optimus is showing as KP500 LG Cookie.
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lol :laugh:, which url did you use?, the one post by mikaelel
http://www.imei.info/, seems to giving some wrong info.
xsenman said:
lol :laugh:, which url did you use?, the one post by mikaelel
http://www.imei.info/, seems to giving some wrong info.
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Funny lol
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app
Apparently I have a Samsung Xperia Play.
It is noted that to resolve this problem you have to return to its original firmware to recover your embedded IMEI and do a progressive upgrade . eg. from GingerBread to ICS before going on to Jelly Bean
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I had this very problem tonight. Flashed back to stock to try and fix a camera problem, then just installed cm10 to fix the partitions and applied my JB backup.
That's when I hit the imei problem. When I copied the efs folder across and rebooted it didn't fix it, came up some error. Then I manually copied the imei folder across, and then manually copy/replaced the loose files from my efs backup across into efs, leaving the extra files that were there from the install.
Meaning instead of completely replacing the efs folder with my backed up one, just adding all the files from the backup folder into the installed efs folder, replace any with identical names though.
Rebooted and it worked fine saving me having to go back to GB and progressively work my way back up. Nice..
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knuckles1978 said:
Rebooted and it worked fine saving me having to go back to GB and progressively work my way back up. Nice..
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All solutions for IMEI recovery are detailed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26827676&postcount=4512"
Sorry I'm new please try and bear with me..
Are you saying I should write it up nice and post it in there??
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knuckles1978 said:
Sorry I'm new please try and bear with me..
Are you saying I should write it up nice and post it in there??
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Nope...what you did has already been written and advised as a way, to resolve IMEI recovery by me in June 2012 and other methods were recently deleted by MODs as they can sort of edit the IMEI (which is illegal to do) ..so, no problem, you have done it in one way ( because you had a backup) and there are other ways too...all compiled on that link as well as My Android Solutions, link below
Just had a proper read through that thread. Thanks
I thought that the way I did it was a little different because it didn't work when I tried replacing the installed efs folder with my backed up one, maybe not though.
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Note!
http://www.imei.info/ -I found the address in Chinese Wikipedia -
http://zh.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI -but I confirm that falsifies information.
nice info, I should try to look on those given threads about retrieving imei because I got one who's got unknown imei due to a noob upgrade without even backing up efs folder
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xsenman said:
Your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is transmitted to the Network provider the moment you switch ON your phone
It is used by your Network to identify the following
1) The first two numbers is RBI (Reporting Body Identifier) = who registered that type of phone ( verify here )
2) The next four numbers is TAC (Type Allocation Code) = what type of unit and its complete specifications
3)The next two numbers is FAC (Final Assembly Code) = who manufacture it
example :-
01 AEG
04 Samsung
07 Motorola
10 Nokia
30 Ericsson
41 Siemens
50 Bosch
51 Sony
4) The next six numbers is the Serial Number of the Phone
5) The last number is sort of a check sum, that verifies the previous numbers
Combined a total of 15 numbers is used by your network to get the complete information about your phone that is used against their database of Blacklisted phones and final approval to connect to their network, IF they were inaccurate or had complaints (like being stolen, not paid telecoms dues etc) it will be rejected and BLOCKED immediately from connecting to that Network
You can verify all this by entering you IMEI here and here
And also here to check if it is blacklisted
Your IMEI is also needed for networks to BLOCK your phone when needed as well as ANTI theft apps.
Hence if your IMEI changes or gets lost, it may fail to connect to the network, depending on the restrictions of that network provider.
It is clear that Flashing custom ROMS can cause your IMEI to Change or get deleted as they may be ported from another manufacturer or from another version of the same manufacturer as the IMEI embedded in the chip of your phone.
IF you want to AVOID this problem, safe you EFS folder the moment you think of Flashing any ROM that is NOT the original Firmware for that phone
It is noted that to resolve this problem you have to return to its original firmware to recover your embedded IMEI and do a progressive upgrade . eg. from GingerBread to ICS before going on to Jelly Bean
For ways to resolve IMEI problems visit EFS Problems and Solutions or My Android Solutions
This post is linked to Pit Stop
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I have updated my Galaxy NOte N7000 with Some Custom ROMS , after that it changed my IMEI number ..
I cant use this mobile in INDIA i cant make and receive calls and TEXT but Internet data is working fine
. Please let know how can i change my IMEI number
I have Not taken any backup of EFS folder can i use other galaxy note files
Thanks
Hello all
Seeing as my last thread got closed because I asked about writing MY OWN IMEI back to my phone manually (which apparently is illegal... not sure why...) I decided to ask a couple of different questions instead:
1: Will installing a custom ROM fix my IMEI?
2: Can I install a custom ROM on my I9300 which is currently locked to Three
3: Why is it illegal to write MY OWN IMEI (found behind my battery) back to my device that is corrupted?
Thanks
Have you searched the forum for the imei / serial fix?
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Tidus32x said:
Hello all
Seeing as my last thread got closed because I asked about writing MY OWN IMEI back to my phone manually (which apparently is illegal... not sure why...) I decided to ask a couple of different questions instead:
1: Will installing a custom ROM fix my IMEI?
2: Can I install a custom ROM on my I9300 which is currently locked to Three
3: Why is it illegal to write MY OWN IMEI (found behind my battery) back to my device that is corrupted?
Thanks
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1.Tell me what u 've done u lost ur imei?
2. What u mean?
3. In many countries changing IMEI is illegal. That can only be done only by official services. Even restoring ur own imei can in that fact is illegal cuz u r not allowed serbice. Second thing even if u tell "I want to do it for myself only" that not mean its 100 % sure. Even if u tellthe true, some other ppl can lock at our instructions and do this illegal. I think that is the reason why u've got closed the old topic.
f0xy said:
Have you searched the forum for the imei / serial fix?
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I have spent three days searching forum after forum after forum, trying all these different "fixes" that only seem to work on versions of the S3 that I don't have. All the fixes seem to be for Qualcomm models etc and mine is UK.
maqikpl said:
1.Tell me what u 've done u lost ur imei?
2. What u mean?
3. In many countries changing IMEI is illegal. That can only be done only by official services. Even restoring ur own imei can in that fact is illegal cuz u r not allowed serbice. Second thing even if u tell "I want to do it for myself only" that not mean its 100 % sure. Even if u tellthe true, some other ppl can lock at our instructions and do this illegal. I think that is the reason why u've got closed the old topic.
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1 - flashed stock unbranded 4.3 rom which changed efs to v2, then reverted back to different variations of 4.04 and 4.1.2 trying to cure the "Not Registered On Network" issue I was having. This has seemingly damaged my efs folder which I did not back up (as I didn't even know about this folder)
2 - My I9300 is currently sim-locked to accept only sim cards from the Three UK network
3 - Thanks, this point is much clearer now.
Tidus32x said:
1 - flashed stock unbranded 4.3 rom which changed efs to v2, then reverted back to different variations of 4.04 and 4.1.2 trying to cure the "Not Registered On Network" issue I was having. This has seemingly damaged my efs folder which I did not back up (as I didn't even know about this folder)
2 - My I9300 is currently sim-locked to accept only sim cards from the Three UK network
3 - Thanks, this point is much clearer now.
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1. When u updated rom to 4.3 ur /EFS files got changed to v2. If u didnt made backup of thats files u cant downgrade low than 4.3
Keep 4.3 with MK6 ota update and IMEI will be fine.
2. Simlock is not same as brand of firmware. U can use any brand or unbranded rom. Branded rom=bloatware from operator, most of them useless, if want to uninstall it u need root cuz those app are preinstaled with rom in ur system. If u want warranty, use branded soft from ur operator. If want smooth and good system w/o trashes use unbranded soft.
3. Want to thanks? Press my thanks buttom
maqikpl said:
1. When u updated rom to 4.3 ur /EFS files got changed to v2. If u didnt made backup of thats files u cant downgrade low than 4.3
Keep 4.3 with MK6 ota update and IMEI will be fine.
2. Simlock is not same as brand of firmware. U can use any brand or unbranded rom. Branded rom=bloatware from operator, most of them useless, if want to uninstall it u need root cuz those app are preinstaled with rom in ur system. If u want warranty, use branded soft from ur operator. If want smooth and good system w/o trashes use unbranded soft.
3. Want to thanks? Press my thanks buttom
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Will try to find mk6 update tonight and let u know what happens.
Oh and where is the thanks button?
maqikpl said:
1. When u updated rom to 4.3 ur /EFS files got changed to v2. If u didnt made backup of thats files u cant downgrade low than 4.3
Keep 4.3 with MK6 ota update and IMEI will be fine.
2. Simlock is not same as brand of firmware. U can use any brand or unbranded rom. Branded rom=bloatware from operator, most of them useless, if want to uninstall it u need root cuz those app are preinstaled with rom in ur system. If u want warranty, use branded soft from ur operator. If want smooth and good system w/o trashes use unbranded soft.
3. Want to thanks? Press my thanks buttom
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I am not sure that's completely correct.
My understanding is that EFS changed to v2 from July 2013 XXEMG* onwards. "This means if you have flashed an official ROM (or custom ROM based on official) from July 2013 (MG* or newer), you are now in a situation whereby only an EFS v2 baseband (MG* or newer) can read the IMEI in /EFS." This therefore also includes the latest versions of 4.2.1.
Refer to rootSU for this info:
http://alturl.com/c9wrx
HTH
Tidus32x said:
Hello all
Seeing as my last thread got closed because I asked about writing MY OWN IMEI back to my phone manually (which apparently is illegal... not sure why...) I decided to ask a couple of different questions instead:
Please read the rules .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704138
Please read the faqs and guides .
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Q1 No
Q2 Yes but it may have no network see faqs and guides .
Q3 Forum rules mods decide .
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Thread Closed
This has and always will be a grey area, that being said, there is no need for a new thread,you can post in the link given above, oh and its in the wrong sun forum.
Hello ,
i have a samsung note 3 n9005 ( it was a gift for me , don't know the source )
it working fine and very well , but lately i found strange problem with truecaller app , when i sent to trucaller support about it they told me that this is custom rom problem because its changed the imei number for my mobile to some thing like public one not a unique one .
i checked this already , they were right , when i dialed *#06# i found another imei than the one under the battery
this is what i get 357507050008880 , i have completely different one under the battery , i checked the one under the battery on much sites its original and the serial number connects to the imei ,
i have a custom rom (XNOTE)
please help ??
because i feel like i have a bad phone now .
spidersxx said:
Hello ,
i have a samsung note 3 n9005 ( it was a gift for me , don't know the source )
it working fine and very well , but lately i found strange problem with truecaller app , when i sent to trucaller support about it they told me that this is custom rom problem because its changed the imei number for my mobile to some thing like public one not a unique one .
i checked this already , they were right , when i dialed *#06# i found another imei than the one under the battery
this is what i get 357507050008880 , i have completely different one under the battery , i checked the one under the battery on much sites its original and the serial number connects to the imei ,
i have a custom rom (XNOTE)
please help ??
because i feel like i have a bad phone now .
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Please install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, press Menu > 'Refurbishment Check' to see if your phone has any issue with the refurbishment?
spidersxx said:
Hello ,
i have a samsung note 3 n9005 ( it was a gift for me , don't know the source )
it working fine and very well , but lately i found strange problem with truecaller app , when i sent to trucaller support about it they told me that this is custom rom problem because its changed the imei number for my mobile to some thing like public one not a unique one .
i checked this already , they were right , when i dialed *#06# i found another imei than the one under the battery
this is what i get 357507050008880 , i have completely different one under the battery , i checked the one under the battery on much sites its original and the serial number connects to the imei ,
i have a custom rom (XNOTE)
please help ??
because i feel like i have a bad phone now .
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i think your IMEI is on black list, after i install custom rom i decide to go back to stock then when i flashed stock rom im getting IMEI null... my advice is send your phone to repair shop and they try to fix your origiinal IMEI but if they cant fix there are one more solution they will change your IMEI from the Original one. that is my advice its up to you.
vndnguyen said:
Please install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, press Menu > 'Refurbishment Check' to see if your phone has any issue with the refurbishment?
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it tells me that my mobile may b refurbished !!
dunt know any thing about that
Nico231995 said:
i think your IMEI is on black list, after i install custom rom i decide to go back to stock then when i flashed stock rom im getting IMEI null... my advice is send your phone to repair shop and they try to fix your origiinal IMEI but if they cant fix there are one more solution they will change your IMEI from the Original one. that is my advice its up to you.
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do you mean the original printed one is on blacklist ? why it would be ?
what was you imei situation before you flash stock and custom rom , they were different too ?
i will check with repair shop about this problem and see what they can do
there is any way to change imei to the printed one under battery ?
spidersxx said:
it tells me that my mobile may b refurbished !!
dunt know any thing about that
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What is your actual problem now? If you still can make calls and send/receive text messages so no problem. Just use it.
Discussing about changing imei on xda is prohibited. And it's also not so easy.
As the check result using 'Phone INFO ★Samsung★' app, your device is a refurbished one. That means it is not a original (genuine) one. Its hardware has been modified or repaired or replaced etc...
spidersxx said:
do you mean the original printed one is on blacklist ? why it would be ?
what was you imei situation before you flash stock and custom rom , they were different too ?
i will check with repair shop about this problem and see what they can do
there is any way to change imei to the printed one under battery ?
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yes maybe, i flash custom rom before and my IMEI is showing correctly then when i decide to go back to stock rom after flashing stock i got IMEI null not different IMEI and also baseband unknown. when i sent it to repair shop they said that my IMEI is on black list they ask me to changed board but its expensive so they decide to change the IMEI from the Original one and my phone now is working. Yes its possible to change IMEI from the Original IMEI.
hii . when i try to call someone it's show me not regestered on network i have try my card sim on others device ,it's wirking fine i try everything without success can anyone guide me pllz i'am waiting for an important
thanks in advance
Just like that without even mentioning what variant and region. Gl
First of all you need to see if the baseband is normal and need to see if the IMEI is normal if it is 0049 that is more trouble
If everything is normal, you can try to use Odin to restore or SPT-BOX software tools to repair my English is not very good sorry
china chenli said:
First of all you need to see if the baseband is normal and need to see if the IMEI is normal if it is 0049 that is more trouble
If everything is normal, you can try to use Odin to restore or SPT-BOX software tools to repair my English is not very good sorry
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my imei 0049 ... and the serial number 0000 ...! What can I do about it? Ariza patch does not work on note 3. Yes, and at the Lollipop ...
You lost IMEI. Try to install stock rom with odin (I solved the problem in this way)
I have new motherboard, no officially motherboard!
I have the same big problem , I installed a stock rom 5.0 not modified, I did a factory reset. My imei is
358588058911910/01
the imei wrote behind the battery is
358588/05/891191/0
What should I do to return to a normal use, I can't give a phone call. The rom is
Android 5.0 N9005XXUGPOF3
I have change The BB original to N9005XXUGBOA1
BUt allways "not registered to the network !!!
I'm lost !! Thanks to give a solution if you have it.
patos46 said:
I have the same big problem , I installed a stock rom 5.0 not modified, I did a factory reset. My imei is
358588058911910/01
the imei wrote behind the battery is
358588/05/891191/0
What should I do to return to a normal use, I can't give a phone call. The rom is
Android 5.0 N9005XXUGPOF3
I have change The BB original to N9005XXUGBOA1
BUt allways "not registered to the network !!!
I'm lost !! Thanks to give a solution if you have it.
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i have the same problem now , and i flashed few stock roms from different areas , but no success!! did you fix ur phone and how ? thank you
Sorry, I don't. If you find the solution , please make me know.