I have nothing marked "Status" under About Device in the settings menu, nor a sticker with the imei number on the back. Can the status setting be deleted in any way? If so, how can I retrieve it? I bought the tablet "new" on-line which it wasn't. Help!
Which model?
I guess V510, since you are asking about IMEI.
V500 does not need IMEI, since it's not GSM device (WiFi only)
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Previous owner has removed IMEI sticker (under the battery) so I don't have SERIAL number. Is there any way to find it inside the phone?
Hi! That's a suspicious thing for them to do. On the current ROM I'm running (Cloudy v2.4) on my VS985 (Verizon LG G3), the IMEI is under Settings / General / About phone / Status, and it's right under my cell phone number. Location might vary slightly under different versions of the stock ROM and I don't recall under non-stock ROMs, I assume it's listed in a similar place on them too.
i know how to find IMEI number, but I can't find SERIAL number
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Hi everyone, not long ago I posted this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2/help/bootloop-enters-recovery-stock-enters-t3336838 where I had some issues with the EMMC chip. Today I bought a second hand logic board, my note 2 model is GT N7100 International Version, and so is the logic board that I bought, I replaced the logic board and the phone booted, everything is working fine, wifi, camera, sound, etc. The only thing it is not working is the sim card. I tested 3 different sim card carriers, it recognizes 2 of them. But I'm not able to make any phone calls or send SMSs. When I pull down the notification panel it says the name of the carrier on the bottom, with the other carrier it says "Insert SIM Card".
The phone is running jellybean 4.1.2. rooted with stock recovery. No efs backup.
It could be some problem with the logic board replacement? I mean everything is working fine but the sim card.
The previous owners just told me that he had an generic IMEI, and he could make calls without any problem(he was selling the logic board because the screen broke up). Do I need to look for a guide to replace efs folder or something?
thanks to all in advanced!
Generic imei? Sounds like the seller changed the original imei to something that would work with the seller's carrier and not your carrier.
I can think of no valid reason to change a phone's original imei unless the original imei had been blacklisted. You could try restoring the logic board's original imei.
yes, that's the same thing I think of, phone is blacklisted and seller sold it on parts. You can try to change imei to some old phone, that you own.
Try to update to stock kitkat
yaro666 said:
yes, that's the same thing I think of, phone is blacklisted and seller sold it on parts. You can try to change imei to some old phone, that you own.
Try to update to stock kitkat
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Generic imei? Sounds like the seller changed the original imei to something that would work with the seller's carrier and not your carrier.
I can think of no valid reason to change a phone's original imei unless the original imei had been blacklisted. You could try restoring the logic board's original imei.
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Yes, what he is telling me is that he bought the phone in Colombia, so in order to the phone work here in Venezuela he had change the imei for a generic one. That's what he told me. I did not know any of this things until I did a research on Google and I read several methods to solve this problem. But the thing, correct me if I'm wrong, generics imei start with 0049.... And the imei that is on the phone does not Stat with 0049. It shows other number and in the end shows /01, I've never seen that before.
The phone is rooted, I was triying to update it but when I plugged into the computer it is not recognize by it. I use Windows 10, and when I plugged in the phone it sounds both the phone and the computer, but there is no sign of the phone in the computer. I wanted to flash a custom recovery so I can make a backup of the efs folder just in case.
So, I can replace my old imei, (the one that is on the bad logicboard) on this new-second handed logic board?
I think that the original imei won't work here since the phone is from Colombia.
I would like to know if there could be a solution. Because I've done some research on Google, and I've seen soooo many tutorials and every single one is different. And since I don't know exactly what is wrong with the phone I'm afraid to do something wrong and mess up the logicboard.
I think the problem is due to the altered imei. The imei is suppose to match the phone and manufacturer.
Im really sorry for your trouble and you may post on xda for help and assistance but changing IMEI number is illegal and can't be discussed on xda I'm afraid. The fact the seller told you he changed the IMEI number to a generic one sounds like it could have been stolen, if you have the original efs folder you may be able to restore that
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Hi for all. I have a few questions.
When I activate the mobile data 3G indicator sometimes appear and instantly dissapear, the maximum speed that I have It's the H+
Is this normal? I use zuluman patch for the "No registered in network" problem.
And finally my IMEI doesn't match with the IMEI behind the battery label but the phone works perfectly. It's necessary restore my IMEI? I don't have a copy of EFS folder, How can I restore it?
Greetings and thanks in advance!
The imei in the phone should always match the label unless the phone is a refurbished unit?
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The imei in the phone should always match the label unless the phone is a refurbished unit?
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I found it on the ground of a street one day. I try to found the owner but not luck. So I install it a Stock ROM downloaded because the stock one that the phone has was very bloated and then there start the "No register on network" problem so I install it the Zuluman patch and works well but recently I saw that the IMEI that the phone shows me doesn't match with the label one.
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I bought an G3 (D851) for the wife. IMEI (from about phone and *#06# are both the same) was clean and phone activated on T-Mobile. Worked for a couple of weeks then quit. IMEI is now blacklisted. Rechecked IMEI and it comes back to a Galaxy Note 3 N9005 that is blacklisted as lost/stolen.
So then I check the tag underneath the battery and it has a different IMEI, one that is registered to a LG G3 (D851) that checks clean.
I did not know you could spoof or change an IMEI. Is there any way to restore the original IMEI so I can use the phone?
I'm not real computer/phone literate but I did do a hard reset to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
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I bought an G3 (D851) for the wife. IMEI (from about phone and *#06# are both the same) was clean and phone activated on T-Mobile. Worked for a couple of weeks then quit. IMEI is now blacklisted. Rechecked IMEI and it comes back to a Galaxy Note 3 N9005 that is blacklisted as lost/stolen.
So then I check the tag underneath the battery and it has a different IMEI, one that is registered to a LG G3 (D851) that checks clean.
I did not know you could spoof or change an IMEI. Is there any way to restore the original IMEI so I can use the phone?
I'm not real computer/phone literate but I did do a hard reset to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
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Yes, there are tools that facilitate changing the IMEI. However, they are not very easy to use for someone who is not an expert. The IMEI can be _restored_ easily in cases where you have a backup of it. There are apps wgich do this, called EFS backup / restore apps. I believe that in order to use them that you have to be rooted.
There's a tool called QPST furnished by Qualcomm that does that sort of thing (allows changes to the IMEI).
In your case, you can look for someone who has professional tools to do it. I sent my VS985 to a guy I found through eBay who charged $37 to restore the IMEI which just came up blank after I flashed CloudyG3 v2.5, which wiped out the IMEI. BTW, don't flash that ROM on any G3 unless you have a backup of the modem (EFS) data.
The guy who did the work for me is in Carrollton TX. If you want to do something like that, PM me. I can look for his contact info.
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Hi All,
I saw one thread here about an IMEI that is wiped. The guy's solution was to I guess flash the factory partition? I have no idea what that means.
I bought this phone on e-bay, and I found the IMEI on the physical SIM tray, and it's valid. Not blacklisted etc.
I want to restore that IMEI to the phone so I can actually use it. Am I SOL?
To clarify, when I use the code to display the IMEI, it just shows a blank popup.
Thanks!