It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone, or you can see it in your phone's scree by typing *#06# on a deal pad.
The IMEI number is used to identify valid devices, thus we can say that IMEI is the mobile phone identity.
Thus as people can forge their identity also we can forge the phone identity by changing the imei number.Changing imei number is illegal in some countries but it has some advantages and also it has disadvantages.
IMEI is used to trace the location of a device or find the stolen device so we can make a device untraceable by changing its IMEI number, serial number and device id.
There are so many ways of changing IMEI number of an android device. Even on internet there are so many ways but and you can follow step by step but most of them come with negative result.
So today i come up with three methods that has greater probability of success.Depending on the hardware type of your phone changing imei is quiet different some hardware is easy and some of them are very hard and have less probability of success.
REASONS TO CHANGE IMEI NUMBER
Make you device untraceable and unreachable,
Fix invalid IMEI number problem on any android devices
Reset/Update/Repair your Device,
Getting an Unique device ID.
How to know the imei number of your device? it is very simple, in a dial pad just inter *#06# and your imei number will be displayed.
IN THIS TUTORIAL I CAN TELL YOU HOW TO CHANGE AN IMEI NUMBER ON ANY ANDROID (MTK) DEVICE.
This method require you to have a rooted android device. If you don't know how to root then read this article: HOW TO ROOT ANY ANDROID PHONE
BY REPLACING IMEI NUMBER USING MTK-DROID TOOL.
In this method we will change the imei number for a rooted device, this method will not work for un rooted device.
REQUIREMENTS:
Mtk-Droid tool: This is a software tool used to replace the imei number of your device.
PDAnet: This is a software that will install driver in your computer, this drivers enable the Mtk-Droid tool with your phone and make the changes to your phone that you can apply through the Mtk-droid tool.
Computer and Android device(phone or tablet) that you want to change the IMEI number.
PROCEDURES
1. Download Mtk-Droid tool and extract it to your desktop Or any where in your computer. The rar password is androidmtk.com
2. Download PDAnet drivers and install it in your computer. How to install PDAnet? It is very simple just double click the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.
NOTE: During Installation remember to choose "Other device". Because this will install driver that support all android device.
3. Open MTk-droid tool extracted and scroll down until you see "MTK-droid tool.exe" right click on it and then click "Run as administrator".
4. Once it is opened connect your android device(phone or tablet) while USB debugging is enabled. if you don't know how to enable USB debugging then follow this steps.
In your android go to settings scroll down to navigate to the "Developer Option" then turn on the Developer option.Then check box the "USB debugging".
NOTE: In some case Developer option does not appear in settings so what you need to do is go to settings then navigate to "About device" click "Build number" more than four(4) times then developer option will appear in settings menu.
Also there is more important thing once you connected your device in debugging mode PDAnet will prompt you to your phone to accept just check the box and accept it.
If every thing goes right then MTK-droid tool will detect your phone and it will display the info of your phone.
5. Click "root" in MTK-droid tool and you will be prompted in your phone to grant, just grant it.
6. Click "IMEI/NVRAM" in the popup window inter the imei number that you want example "354123567856346" and then click replace. After that click "Reboot", your phone will reboot and you are all done.
Now to see your new imei number just enter *#06#. in a dial pad
RESTORE THE BACKUP OF "NVRAM" FILE USING MTK-DROID TOOL.
This method require a backup file of nvram, NVRAM is a file that contain all the information about IMEI,Bluetooth address, wifi address etc. Usually it is in tar format.
1. Proceed from step one(1) up to step five(5) as explained in method one above.
2. Click IMEI/NVRAM and then and check the "/data/nvram (folder with files)" boxes navigate where you have saved NVRAM backup and select NVRAM backup file and then click Restore, you have to reboot your phone to apply the changes.
3. Click Reboot to apply the changes to your phone. And you are all done.
NOTE:You must have a backup of nvram file or download NVRAM here.
BY USING ROOT EXPLORER.
If you phone is already rooted then this method does may not require a computer or any drivers. Due to this reason this method is very simple and has a greater probability of success.
PROCEDURES
1. Download Root explorer apk and install it in your android phone.
To install it just run the file after it is finished to download, make sure "Unknown source" is enabled
To enable unknown source just go to "Setting>Security>Unknown Source" tick "enable unknown source".
2. Extract NVRAM file that you have backed up, you can extract it using root explorer or you can use Winrar in your computer. or download NVRAM here and extract it and copy the file to the phone storage.
3. Open Root explorer in your phone navigate to phone storage and copy the NVRAM file.
4. In root tab navigate to or search "NVRAM" and replace it with the new NVRAM file that contain new IMEI number.
CONCLUSION:
Changing an imei number is illegal in some country this is just the procedures to follow. For that I'm not responsible for any illegal issue that may happen to you.If you have any problem about this procedures then feel free to tell me just leave a comment below.
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