Hi,
I have a question that if a moderator wants to close the thread I will understand
I will change my phone using my operator insurance, so I will conserve my phone and make it repaired so I can sell It.
I just want to know if I can change my IMEI.
I repeat, if my question isn't in the right place here, just lock the thread.
Thanks in advance.
You don't need to change your IMEI and doing so is illegal in most countries.
You will not get any advice on how to change your IMEI on this forum.
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Why would you want to - it's one of the only verifiable pieces of information a buyer can trust. I suspect noone will help you with this.
Yes... you are right,... in case of selling the item, but i bought it as a present and i want to offer it as new... but it's not
we are on a forum so... any question is ok
i know of no way to do this. It is not erased when updating a rom, so it is stored somewhere else within the hardware of the phone. I suspect that it is hardwired somewhere along with the IMEI, and so you cannot delete it.
Best not to tell people something is new when it's not, huh?
and no, not any question is ok. Ask about warez, changing IMEI numbers and generally how to screw people over tends to get a chilly response in most places!
i understand the implications of some unlockers modifying IMEI's and understand reasons for this not being welcome on the forum, but now i don't know why it has been tottaly removed without an answer ? now i dont know if its ok to use or not. i cant be the only person to have downloaded it right ?
would it not have been better to have removed the posts linking the file as apposed to the whole thread itself giving somone ( a modorator ) time to establish whether it was potencially illegal or not ?
i just wanna know if its legal to use or not ?
don't mean to sound shirty or anything.
i dont think its legal, if you mess with your imei, you dont have insurance anymore in case something happens to your phone.
and are there not other ways to unlock your phone?
i remember network codes on the old samsung and nokia phones. like *#-----#
only stolen phones needs new/change of IMEI
this is the reason why it is illegal, as it provides a venue for stolen phones to be used by others
As above
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Is it possible? And if it is, how?
It would be practical to me if I could change the IMEI of my G1 to that of my old phone, be cause of the way my operator works.
As far as I can understand this is not an illigal topic on the forum. If it is, please tell me so I can delete the thread.
ovindahl said:
Is it possible? And if it is, how?
It would be practical to me if I could change the IMEI of my G1 to that of my old phone, be cause of the way my operator works.
As far as I can understand this is not an illigal topic on the forum. If it is, please tell me so I can delete the thread.
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It is in the wrong forum, and its not possible (afaik) to change your IMEI.
I believe it is illegal in most countries
Someone asked this somewhere else and I'm pretty sure it's illegal
Start asking your questions in the right sub-forum (Q&A) (Theme) or even in (General), or simply search.......Final result will be a ban for you up too 3 days.
Thanks
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Hello this is my first post, I need advice regarding IMEI fix for my unlocked Ls991,
I've received it as a gift for Christmas and I really like this device, it's not blacklisted or stolen, but the problem is that I live in Syria where the regime and carrier networks will block the phone from connecting to network unless I play an unreasonably high fee just to allow my net phone to work on Syrian network which is very unfair.
I've paid the fee for my old phone and I'm not wiiling to pay it again every time I get a new phone, I wish If I could just change IMEI of my new phone and put my old phone's IMEI instead so they can't find out that I got a new device.
As an Android enthusiast I've read many articles, but I'm still not very sure I can make this change cause I'm afraid I may brick my new phone, a comprehensive guide from the trusted xda devs will help me make this jump.
I think the only possible way to do it is to flash efs partition - correct me if I'm wrong -
Xposed framework will only mask IMEI and the carrier will still find the hard-coded one.
And what about unlock status, I think it's encoded in efs as well,
Thnx everybody for your contribution
Have a great day
Dr.mlion94 said:
Hello this is my first post, I need advice regarding IMEI fix for my unlocked Ls991,
I've received it as a gift for Christmas and I really like this device, it's not blacklisted or stolen, but the problem is that I live in Syria where the regime and carrier networks will block the phone from connecting to network unless I play an unreasonably high fee just to allow my net phone to work on Syrian network which is very unfair.
I've paid the fee for my old phone and I'm not wiiling to pay it again every time I get a new phone, I wish If I could just change IMEI of my new phone and put my old phone's IMEI instead so they can't find out that I got a new device.
As an Android enthusiast I've read many articles, but I'm still not very sure I can make this change cause I'm afraid I may brick my new phone, a comprehensive guide from the trusted xda devs will help me make this jump.
I think the only possible way to do it is to flash efs partition - correct me if I'm wrong -
Xposed framework will only mask IMEI and the carrier will still find the hard-coded one.
And what about unlock status, I think it's encoded in efs as well,
Thnx everybody for your contribution
Have a great day
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so of coarse this is a touchy subject what firmware are u on is it zv6 through zva if so root it use xposed and there a module called imei changer can spoof the imei to whatever u want i use it and most online services that can do imei detection register my spoofed imei most of the time i did it with my g4 on net 10 not always a sure fire but is a possibility.
if u do get it changed to the other device change the other device to this one or destroy it
so there is no confusion in the future.
i did my g3 and forgot to change it back one time and caused a headache
other than u need the msl code from sprint and use cdma workshop to change it accordingly
the unlock on sprint lgs usually is in the carrier folder
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Dr.mlion94 said:
Hello this is my first post, I need advice regarding IMEI fix for my unlocked Ls991,
I've received it as a gift for Christmas and I really like this device, it's not blacklisted or stolen, but the problem is that I live in Syria where the regime and carrier networks will block the phone from connecting to network unless I play an unreasonably high fee just to allow my net phone to work on Syrian network which is very unfair.
I've paid the fee for my old phone and I'm not wiiling to pay it again every time I get a new phone, I wish If I could just change IMEI of my new phone and put my old phone's IMEI instead so they can't find out that I got a new device.
As an Android enthusiast I've read many articles, but I'm still not very sure I can make this change cause I'm afraid I may brick my new phone, a comprehensive guide from the trusted xda devs will help me make this jump.
I think the only possible way to do it is to flash efs partition - correct me if I'm wrong -
Xposed framework will only mask IMEI and the carrier will still find the hard-coded one.
And what about unlock status, I think it's encoded in efs as well,
Thnx everybody for your contribution
Have a great day
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also Welcome to xda devs hope you find as much useful info here as ever needed.
u ended up in the worst forums u could development and stuff are complet;y dead on the ls991
i almost appear to be the last g4 survivor on zv6 rooted.
if there is anything i can help with feel free to ask
the only dumb ?s are the ones not asked
Hi to all,
I received a new s21 ultra, it was a demo device from te store where the imei is null, can someone help me to unlock the demo lock to get my imei back please?
Thx
djcedric said:
Hi to all,
I received a new s21 ultra, it was a demo device from te store where the imei is null, can someone help me to unlock the demo lock to get my imei back please?
Thx
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Just for my understanding. How to get "your" IMEI back? As far as I know a demo device never had an IMEI.
Oswald Boelcke said:
Just for my understanding. How to get "your" IMEI back? As far as I know a demo device never had an IMEI.
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Hi Oswald, i see everywhere that it is possible to unlock de demo device to get imei back but they asking 240 dollars for it so i think it's possible to get it back? some websites offer this service and on youtube also some movies from demo devices getting imei back, i think with the good tools it can be fixed...just need to find someone that know how to do it, able to pay him something but not 240 dollars that's to expansif for me.
That's why i ask it here...thx
djcedric said:
Hi Oswald, i see everywhere that it is possible to unlock de demo device to get imei back but they asking 240 dollars for it so i think it's possible to get it back? some websites offer this service and on youtube also some movies from demo devices getting imei back, i think with the good tools it can be fixed...just need to find someone that know how to do it, able to pay him something but not 240 dollars that's to expansif for me.
That's why i ask it here...thx
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@djcedric Thanks very much for your explanation. I've closed the thread as this is exactly the discussion that we don't support regarding IMEI's. Then I correctly understand that you do not intend to repair or restore the original IMEI but want to change or edit it.
Edit or change of IMEI is illegal in quite a few of countries. For this reason, I've closed your thread! XDA doesn't allow and doesn't accept discussions about or support for such an edit or change.
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In future, please refrain from starting such a discussion or requests for support on XDA.
Thanks for your cooperation!
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Oswald Boelcke
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