iPhone: Locating the serial number and IMEI number
Summary
If you need to find your iPhone serial number or International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, this article shows you several different ways you can locate it.
Products Affected
iTunes, iPhone
iTunes 7.6 or later
- Hold down the Control key and choose Help > About iTunes (Windows) or iTunes > About iTunes (Mac).
- Release the Control key.
- As the iTunes and QuickTime version information scrolls, you will see the last connected iPhone's serial number and IMEI.
- Hold down the Option key (Shift key in Windows) to reverse the scrolling.
- Press the Space bar to pause the scrolling.
- You can copy this information onto the Clipboard and and paste it into a document.
In Mac OS X, choose Edit > Copy (or Command-C).
In Windows, press Control-C
iTunes 7.3 - 7.5
- Connect your iPhone to your computer.
- When your iPhone appears in iTunes 7.3 or later, select it.
- Click the Summary tab, and your iPhone's serial number will display on screen as shown below:
- If you click the words "Serial Number" in this tab iTunes will also display the IMEI of your iPhone as shown below:
Note: You can choose Edit > Copy to put the serial number on the Clipboard. You can then paste the serial number into an email or web page (for service or registration for example).
On the back of your iPhone
Your iPhone's serial number and IMEI are engraved on the back metal case as shown in the photo below:
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iPhone About screen
You can find your iPhone serial number and IMEI in the About screen on your iPhone. From the Home screen, tap Settings > General > About.
iPhone packaging
If you still have the original packaging that your iPhone came in, you can find your iPhone serial number and IMEI printed on the barcode label that's affixed to the packaging.