**Updated – Find IMEI number of lost Android phone : In the past couple of years, Mobile has become something more in our everyday life than just a communication device. With the rise of market for smartphones, major smartphone companies like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi are targeting India and China to become leader in the World’s Smartphone Market. Not to forget, with the rise of smartphones market and demand – Theft, lost and missing cases of smartphones are also increasing every other day. This article helps you in finding the IMEI number using your Google account dashboard just in case if you lost your Android mobile & don’t have the IMEI number.
There are a lot of Apps and features made available in Smartphones and integrated with the Core Mobile Operating systems in both IOS And Android with every update, to track your mobile & to find the lost Smartphone. Still finding a lost mobile is Mission Impossible in INDIA as all those features and services depend mostly on Internet connection.
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But to take those chances of finding it, we need the most important data of our Mobile Phone, which is it’s IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) number. As you might already know, every mobile has it’s own unique IMEI number. This number is used by GSM networks to Identify the valid devices and therefore this can used to blacklist a stolen mobile phone from using the mobile network, in some cases all other networks too.
If you are tracking your mobile on your own & going to the location, keep in mind, there are chances that
you may be walking into the house of a thief
What exactly are we talking about?
When a mobile is lost or stolen, We can track it using the inbuilt tracking apps like “Find My Phone”. But what if the device is kept on flight mode, completely wiped & sold in pre-owned mobile market to someone else? or If the person who stole it or the person who found it changed the sim card & started using it for themselves. As normal users can’t track the mobile in such cases, we need the help of police here & they can only help us if we can provide the IMEI number of the lost Android phone to them.
From Where Can We Retrieve the IMEI Number?
If You have the mobile with you, then you can find the IMEI Number
- On the back of your mobile Battery
- By entering *#06# on your dial-pad.
- IMEI number will be printed on the mobile purchase bill
- IMEI number is printed on the mobile package box.
- Your Google account dashboard
Retrieve IMEI of lost Android Mobile from Google Dashboard?
In order to use the android mobile to its full potential, you need to Sign in to your android mobile with your Gmail account. This enables you to sync your mobile data with your Google account, which acts like a backup of your contacts, settings, app data and Information regarding your mobile phone.
- Visit www.google.com/dashboard
- Login to your Google Account
- Scroll down for “Android” section and Click on it.
- This will give you drop down section which gives the IMEI, model number, manufacturer, network carrier information and also the app-backup information of all your android devices used with this specific Gmail Account.
This is how you can retrieve your IMEI number of your lost Android mobile using Google dashboard by logging in to your Gmail account.
One quick suggestion for Android users, It’s better to activate the “Device manager” (renamed as : “Find my device” ) on your Android device which helps us to track the mobile with its exact co-ordinates, as long as it’s connected to Internet, on Google Maps using Google Account. If you don’t have the app by default on your mobile, you can always download it from Google Playstore.
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How do I retrieve my IMEI Number? My phone is damaged.
Hi Josie,
check in google dashboard with your phone model as mentioned in the above procedure. I hope this helps. :)
i searched a lot in google for finding the imei of my stolen android phone. I just need IMEI number of that phone. That’s it. But All that i got is some results saying hacking etc etc.. Then i got this in my mind like if there is any chance of retrieving it using my gmail account since it’s an android device and everything syncs to it. and thank god i found your article which is very very helpful and simple method.
Thanks Uday.
Hello Anderson,
Thanks for your message, i’m happy to hear that you found my article very useful.If there are any queries regarding this or any other topic, you can always reach me using my Contact Form or from the comment section of any post.
Thanks again and Have a great day.
Pls help me my mobile was stolen how to find my mobile or how to blocked mobile. Pls kindly do help
Hi Tamizh, I’m extremely sorry for the delay. I’m on a vacation.
1. First login to Google device manager using the google id you used on your mobile.
2. Choose the device you want to track.
3.You will be given 3 options. Ring, Lock, Erase.
4. Since it’s been stolen , First Click on the Erase option to clear any/all confidential data on it (if any).
5. Then Click on “LOCK” , so that the device will be locked and the person can’t use your mobile.
6. If you have installed “Device manager” App on your mobile / or Hoping location is enabled in your mobile, click on the location icon available next to your device name. it will track your mobile location with a 20-50 meters difference.
NOTE: In case if you are able to track your mobile and going to the location, Don’t forget you are going to a theif. Don’t Go Alone. Prefer to Go at day time.
All the best and Be Careful.
sir mujhe dashboard mai android nahe mil raha hai
Ok so what can I do with the imei #? Can I still track my phone online myself with it even if it’s been factory reset?
what is no carrier in google dashboard …if someone used sim earlier and then take it out in this case google show no carrier or what kindly clarify
clarify: no carrier in google dashboard
Mera phone on nahi ho raga par imis no ki jarurat hai Kaiser pata karein
Hi Ankush..
we will start from the basic options.
1.If you have the bill from the time of your purchase, The mobile IMEI will be mentioned on it.
2. If you don’t have the bill, Then check the Mobile packing box. The IMEI will be mentioned on it.
3. if both of the above options didn’t work , (Assuming it’s an android mobile ) and If you’ve logged into your google account from that mobile, then follow the procedure mentioned in the article.
4. As of my knowledge, this is the last option. Go to the store where you bought your mobile. Tell them the date and other details regarding your purchase. They will have the IMEI number. Every shop will maintain record of the IMEIs of the mobiles they sold.
I Hope this information is useful for you. Reply back if you need anymore help.
Please back in my mobile
fine its good
hellooo, i lost my phone but i have got the IMEI number, how could i use it to identify the new sim card repaced?