CNN Indonesia
Friday, 04 Aug 2023 08:00 WIB
Illustration. There are around 170 thousand iPhones using illegal IMEI which are threatened to be turned off or shutdown by the police. (Photo: AFP/BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
The police will shut down or shutdown around 191 thousand cell phones–the majority iPhone–which uses IMEI bulging. This is a police follow-up to the illegal IMEI mafia case which is said to have caused losses to the state of up to IDR 353 billion.
iPhone users will be affected by this decision, because in this case, at least 191,995 cellphones were registered illegally and 176,874 of them were iPhones.
iPhone users, of course, need to know whether the IMEI of the cellphone was registered illegally or not. Then, how to find out where the iPhone IMEI number is located?
Quoting pages Apple Support, users can find the IMEI number in several places, including Settings, on the physical device, in the Finder or iTunes, and on the original packaging. Here’s how to find out the location of the iPhone IMEI:
Via Settings
Go to Settings > General, then tap About Look up the serial number. You may need to scroll down to find IMEI. To paste this information into the registration form or Apple Support, touch and hold the number you want to copy.
Find the IMEI number before setting up the device
Turn on the device Press and hold the device’s power button until you see the Apple logo. Then, you will see a “Hello” message in different languages. Tap the Info button at the bottom right corner of the screen
Check on live device
You can also check the IME number on a live device that you own, such as on a SIM tray. Some iPhone models, the IMEI number can be seen in the SIM tray, namely:
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12Pro Max
iPhone SE (Generasi ke-3)
iPhone SE (Generasi ke-2)
iPhone 11
iPhone 11Pro
iPhone 11ProMax
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
Meanwhile, in several other series, the IMEI number is on the back.
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone SE (1st Generation)
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
iPhone 5
(tim/dmi)
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