Can I recover my lost mobile device by IMEI number?

Now recovering your missing phone without the GPS location, SIM card, and internet access is not a difficult task. You can trace your lost mobile utilizing the IMEI number through the CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) website – https://ceir.gov.in/Home/index.jsp. The CEIR website is acquired by the Government of India in cooperation with the Delhi Police, the Department of Telecom (DoT), and the Center for Development Telematics (CDOT).

The CEIR website only needs the missing phone’s IMEI number, without any requirement for an internet connection or an ID to be logged in. Furthermore, you can find the IMEI number of your lost phone within the box in which the handset was packed. Check for the sticker glued on the box that has product data on it such as the model number and following number. Above the bar code, the 15 digit number is the IMEI number.

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1. What is the IMEI number?

IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a 15 digit individual number that is located in every phone. This number is an identity document for your phone and cannot be replaced. Whenever you purchase a new phone, you can verify the IMEI on the box or inside the Perspectives functionality. It is very necessary and useful to write down and keep this number saved as it could be utilized in the future if your phone ever goes lost or misplaced.

2. How do police track IMEI numbers?

All phone has a specific 15-digit number identified as the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. This number can be utilized by the police to find your lost or misplaced mobile phone. Even with a modified SIM, the time a call is made, the IMEI number assists police to track your phone to the correct or nearby cell phone tower.

3. Can robbers change the IMEI number?

Yes, robbers can change the IMEI number of the looted mobiles utilizing a device known as a ‘flasher’. It is a little technologically superior device that helps attach the handset to a computer and enables the user to modify the IMEI number. Once the IMEI number is changed, it is pretty much difficult to locate the lost cell phone.

4. Can IMEI be unblocked?

Later blocking your IMEI number, will be excluded thus forbidding you to manage your mobile from that moment. The device is blocked for protecting purposes such as due to robbery incidents. Once the purpose is done, one can admittedly unblock the blacklisted IMEI number.

5. How can we locate a lost cell phone that is switched off?

You can find a lost mobile phone that is switched off through Google Location History, which is presently called ‘Timeline’. Further, the phone requires to be connected with your Google account and should have stayed connected to the internet before it switched off.

6. Can I find my iPhone if it’s offline?

If the phone’s battery is dead or data is switched off, you can still recover it. The Bluetooth location option in your iPhone will assist you to locate it, as long as it is not turned off.

7. How you can track my lost mobile location history?

Observe the steps below:

• On your device (mobile), go to ‘Timeline’
• Next Go to Settings > Location History
• Now Select ‘Enable Location History’ or ‘Pause Location History’

8. How can I block my lost mobile phone?

• First Go to android.com/find, next sign in to your Google Account
• The missing phone will get a warning notification
• On your Google map, you will see the location of your phone
• Select what you need to do. If needed, first select Enable lock & erase