My IMEI has changed and I don't know what has happened. Here's what I have done:
1. Bought a used S3, 9300 international with cracked screen.
2. Changed the screen
3. Tried a call. Worked fine, but the proximity sensor did not work.
4. Did Method 2 on this page: http://www.androidlegend.com/how-to-perform-proximity-sensor-calibration-on-any-samsung-phone/
5. Since the phone now was rooted, I reflashed it but I picked the wrong firmware on sammobil, picked TEN instead of NEE. Both are used in Norway.
6. Went through the wizard, but could not get registered on the network.
7. Reflashed, correctly with NEE this time. Thought that the firmware was to blame. No change.
8. Checked the IMEI and it is a completely different number than what is under the battery.
The IMEI which is under settings reports as a "Digiphone" on imei.info.
What has happened? How can my imei change like that? I did not check the imei before I did method 2 in the link above, but at that time the phone was working.
Is there any way to reset the imei number? This is just the strangest thing
I have searched and searched today and I am none the wizer... All the threads I find describes an imei problem with 0000 or 0049 imei, mine has become a totally different number. I have absolutely no idea what has happened.
Is this phone to be considered broken?
I have flashed several original firmwares today, both 4.3 and 4.12, but none of them makes my original imei come back.
jadajada said:
I have searched and searched today and I am none the wizer... All the threads I find describes an imei problem with 0000 or 0049 imei, mine has become a totally different number. I have absolutely no idea what has happened.
Is this phone to be considered broken?
I have flashed several original firmwares today, both 4.3 and 4.12, but none of them makes my original imei come back.
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It doesnt depend on what system your running, that wont change your imei.
if you still know the original imei, there is a way to change your imei via terminal, i just cant remember anymore how...
RockThatBodyGER said:
It doesnt depend on what system your running, that wont change your imei.
if you still know the original imei, there is a way to change your imei via terminal, i just cant remember anymore how...
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Yes I do know the original imei. It is printed on both the phone and the box. The phone was also working two days ago before I used adb to reset the proximity sensor. I don't know what happned since the imei changed. But I would like to change it back.
my IMEI was gone and we do not have a repair shop in our city any help.
Bojmjma said:
my IMEI was gone and we do not have a repair shop in our city any help.
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go to cwm recovery flash Modem DDEMG2.zip to get your imei. Then flash Patched_XXUGMK6_modem.zip to get mobile signel
Modem DDEMG2.zip - http://d-h.st/2mC6
Patched_XXUGMK6_modem.zip - http://d-h.st/j3h
I have pretty much given up. I have found several solutions if I had a Qualcomm chip, my my phone has Exynos. I am going to order a new motherboard on ebay.
But can someone help me to understand what happened? I bought a working used phone. It was working and I could make calls. I noticed that the phone's state was "modified". It had probably been rooted. I did not check the imei. I did a repair on the proximity sensor through adb. I did this:
adb shell
su
cat /sys/devices/virtual/sensors/proximity_sensor/prox_cal
cat /sys/devices/virtual/sensors/proximity_sensor/state
echo -en $ '\x0' > /efs/prox_cal
chown system:system /efs/prox_cal
chmod 644 /efs/prox_cal
sync
reboot
After that I flashed a new firmware from sammobile, 4.3.
Now I cannot register to network. I checked the imei, and saw that the phone has a different imei that what is printed on the phone.
My imei is now: 3586*******6816
My original imei is: 3538*******4919
All posts I have found regarding faulty imei has the 0049 imei or 0000. I have completely different number.
I do not understand what has happned. If the phone had the 6816 imei before I did anything, how could it have worked when it does not now? Could the previous owner have done something illegal to make it work, since it was rooted?
I have concluded that this phone is lost, but I would really like to know what on earth happened to it?
jadajada said:
I have pretty much given up. I have found several solutions if I had a Qualcomm chip, my my phone has Exynos. I am going to order a new motherboard on ebay.
But can someone help me to understand what happened? I bought a working used phone. It was working and I could make calls. I noticed that the phone's state was "modified". It had probably been rooted. I did not check the imei. I did a repair on the proximity sensor through adb. I did this:
adb shell
su
cat /sys/devices/virtual/sensors/proximity_sensor/prox_cal
cat /sys/devices/virtual/sensors/proximity_sensor/state
echo -en $ '\x0' > /efs/prox_cal
chown system:system /efs/prox_cal
chmod 644 /efs/prox_cal
sync
reboot
After that I flashed a new firmware from sammobile, 4.3.
Now I cannot register to network. I checked the imei, and saw that the phone has a different imei that what is printed on the phone.
My imei is now: 3586*******6816
My original imei is: 3538*******4919
All posts I have found regarding faulty imei has the 0049 imei or 0000. I have completely different number.
I do not understand what has happned. If the phone had the 6816 imei before I did anything, how could it have worked when it does not now? Could the previous owner have done something illegal to make it work, since it was rooted?
I have concluded that this phone is lost, but I would really like to know what on earth happened to it?
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I think you have to send your phone to a repair, in order to change it to original IMEI, thanks.
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What is the reason?
my htc touch pro IMEI changed after update ROM(official ROM"like as: RUU_Raphael_HTC_ITA_5.05.408.1_R2_Radio_Signed_Raphael_52.58.25.30_1.11.25.01_Ship.exe")
and then my IMEI changed 17 bits--REMOVED--
when i install any software,the system to prompt the follow information:
"the program is from an unknown publisher.you should install it only if you trust its publisher.do you want to continue?"
I think this is just occasional,so i update ROM again and again.
but the IMEI is "--REMOVED--" all the same!
You probably don't want to post you imei online (maybe that's a fake #; if that's the case, you should say so).
Your IMEI didnt change =/
Maybe for some reason the soft way to see your IMEI is corrupted, but look under your battery, that IMEI is still the same, and that's what matters because if you warranty your phone for some reason IMEI is how they track it. IMEI is basically a serial number for the provider.
^ not true. It is possible to change your IMEI number with certain software. When a call is made the IMEI # is recorded in the provider's billing software. With Rogers for example, this is the case, albeit few reps know how to find this and fewer still care what your IMEI is or isn't.
Not saying whether the OP's IMEI did/didn't change, but the sticker under the battery only shows the IMEI when the phone shipped.
Just like a sticker on the back of a computer may say "windows xp" while its OS is actually "vista"
When you upgrade to a new version (Core) it will add one number to your IMEI only in form. It is still electronically recognized as the same IMEI, so don't worry. what you will find is that the number is the same, but has now an additional digit or 2 in it. This is just like a revision number & will not affect your services at all. This happened when we old Tilt users went from 6.0 to 6.1 & will likely happen again going 6.1 to 6.5 official.
Do you get your IMIE by dialing *#06# ?
yes mate
Imei changed
Hi,
i work for a mobile provider an I changed yesterday my ROM and today I got an Security check on my work and my IMEI changed also, and that was a little problem. Because they have to check my IMEI number, to look that I have the right mobile with me. The problem is, that Security had only the last 4 numbers, but I found out the new added two digit numbers
Cheers
Hmmm...That's what I said above. It is the ROM/Revision number & it gets added to the IMEI. For anything truly querying the IMEI, it is fine. But it seems your setup is querrying the Registry version of the IMEI.
Anytime you upgrade roms, Usually OEM roms, this happens. It started with the first touch & the Kaiser.
kylinsure said:
What is the reason?
my htc touch pro IMEI changed after update ROM(official ROM"like as: RUU_Raphael_HTC_ITA_5.05.408.1_R2_Radio_Signed_Raphael_52.58.25.30_1.11.25.01_Ship.exe")
and then my IMEI changed 17 bits--REMOVED--
when i install any software,the system to prompt the follow information:
"the program is from an unknown publisher.you should install it only if you trust its publisher.do you want to continue?"
I think this is just occasional,so i update ROM again and again.
but the IMEI is "--REMOVED--" all the same!
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If you ran a ROM that had been XIP'd for any reason (such as to make some software that looks to see the OS version to run), this will modify how windows see's the IMEI, however the radio will read it for what it actually is.
This is interesting... when I warranty return my phones to ATT, they ask me to do the *#06# and have me read off the IMEI... Could they tell if I've changed roms via the numbers I read off?
Could it possibly be a secret way to bust us all?
racer7 said:
This is interesting... when I warranty return my phones to ATT, they ask me to do the *#06# and have me read off the IMEI... Could they tell if I've changed roms via the numbers I read off?
Could it possibly be a secret way to bust us all?
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No, no suits, black helicopters and vans unless you start cloning, there are your previous IMEI's on ATT system, they want to validate the problem handset as you have the ability to remove your sim and call them from a working handset, your account is bound to the sim, then there is always the accounts with multiple active sims, they just need the right one for the RMA.
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Hello.
I've tried to restore my original IMEI, since mine is set to 004999010640000, which is a fake. I've used repair application on Android Market and tried to fix it manually, but with no effect. It is still the same IMEI, regardless, what I do. I may be doing something wrong, but I am not sure. I run on ICS 4.0.1 and it is an original ROM. Rooted. Could you possibly help me with this case? I have an Internet connection and I can make calls, but IMEI is still fake. I also have power menu and lock screen working, so it is just matter of corrupted IMEI number, in my humble opinion.
I hope you help me.
Hi friends, I have a Gt-I9300, I went to Mexico, Panama I used it, perfect, I come back to Venezuela, I change the SIM card and the phone signal is lost, I don't have a real imei, I have a fake one.
Additional, some times the phone show me a message like "factory mode".
I already try to recover EFS, work some tutorials, but nothing. I tried to change the Rom, and install the last one in samfirmware (Android 4.0.4, I9300XXBLFB in PDA, I9300PHEBLG1 in CSC) and nothing happens, still without signal and imei.
For your help.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Why do you want to change your IMEI. Unless it is stolen/lost and reported as such to the authorities which have it blocked?
Note: The OP is asking how to recover from losing their IMEI, not how to change it.
To answer your question, send it back to samsung under warranty and they will fix it.
Sorry its the
I don't have a real imei, I have a fake one.
thats slightly confused me fake as in user faked .
OP
Possible the Sim is faulty .
Additional, some times the phone show me a message like "factory mode
Thats rather odd and i would certainly say also return to Samsung .
jje
fallenwout said:
Why do you want to change your IMEI. Unless it is stolen/lost and reported as such to the authorities which have it blocked?
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No I don't want to change the imei, the phone is showing another imei number. It's not my imei number.
It's not stolen or reported. Just is not showing the imei on the box, or in the back of the phone.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Unfortunatrly your phone's EFS storage got corrupted.
Did you flash a custom ROM? It shouldn't get lost by itself.
The only chance you have is to return it to the seller andmake a warranty claim.
When you get your next phone / fixed phone, root it and backup the /efs partition. That way this cannot happen to you ever again.
Hi guys I know when you change your CSC on your phone you have to type in your IMEI number, if i typed in the wrong IMEI would it change the IMEI number that is displayed on the phone? Its just im sending it off for warranty and i want to make sure that everything seems perfect as I have rooted it. Everything is back to stock and the flash counter is reset. I just wanted to make sure that the IMEI number hasn't been changed or anything by accident when changing the CSC.
Thanks guys
louie875 said:
Hi guys I know when you change your CSC on your phone you have to type in your IMEI number, if i typed in the wrong IMEI would it change the IMEI number that is displayed on the phone? Its just im sending it off for warranty and i want to make sure that everything seems perfect as I have rooted it. Everything is back to stock and the flash counter is reset. I just wanted to make sure that the IMEI number hasn't been changed or anything by accident when changing the CSC.
Thanks guys
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Only you know your correct IMEI have a look on the phone and under the battery .
jje
i know what my IMEI number is, but there are / within the number on the sticker on the back of my phone, where as on the device itself its just 15 continuous numbers, is that normal ?
Also is the IMEI linked with the the CSC, e.g if I changed the CSC to a different one would they know ?
louie875 said:
i know what my IMEI number is, but there are / within the number on the sticker on the back of my phone, where as on the device itself its just 15 continuous numbers, is that normal ?
YES
Also is the IMEI linked with the the CSC, e.g if I changed the CSC to a different one would they know ?
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No its only linked to the phone .
jje
I doubt that
louie875 said:
Hi guys I know when you change your CSC on your phone you have to type in your IMEI number, if i typed in the wrong IMEI would it change the IMEI number that is displayed on the phone? I
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almost certainly not - changing the IMEI is far, far more complex than that
I believe you can also check if the phone is in a rather "legit state" if Kies will let you upgrade firmware (and of course if it recognizes your SIM).
by a accident i deleted my EFS file etc. when i was flashing a custom firmware. Then my phone was working correctly except my GSM.
I searched all the internet and i couldn't find a way to take restore my efs. Than i went to a local telephone technical service in my town and he fixed my phone. But i didn't realise he didint use my original imei. I used the phone a several months then suddenly my phone's gsm didint work. So i controlled my imei and it was "004999010640000". And now i need to change my imei number to my original one. How can i do that? i tried "IMEI MAKER/MP0B_001 file method", "MtkDroidTools" and "MauiMETA 3G" and also some other programs. They worked but specially IMEI parts didnt work.
So i need your help. If its a illegal thing. Just PM me. I didint do anything illegal an i need my phone back.
hi my old friend sorry to hear that some technicians used "bluebox" for restore and attach imei. i dont know any idea :/
px7009 said:
by a accident i deleted my EFS file etc. when i was flashing a custom firmware. Then my phone was working correctly except my GSM.
I searched all the internet and i couldn't find a way to take restore my efs. Than i went to a local telephone technical service in my town and he fixed my phone. But i didn't realise he didint use my original imei. I used the phone a several months then suddenly my phone's gsm didint work. So i controlled my imei and it was "004999010640000". And now i need to change my imei number to my original one. How can i do that? i tried "IMEI MAKER/MP0B_001 file method", "MtkDroidTools" and "MauiMETA 3G" and also some other programs. They worked but specially IMEI parts didnt work.
So i need your help. If its a illegal thing. Just PM me. I didint do anything illegal an i need my phone back.
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IMEI is send over your carrier database, they check all IMEIs over network, your IMEI probably was banned because used IMEI number from someones lost or stolen phone