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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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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
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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, i have bought G977N and later came to know that its IMEI is tampered to get registered on the local networks. it was working before i upgraded it to G977NKOU4CTG1, the original firmware was G977NKSU2BSL7. After upgrading it did not register any of the networks. Got it checked from software expert he told me the network patching done with tempered imei was damaged and now there is no way to do it again on new version G977NKOU4CTG1. I tried to flash G977NKSU2BSL and also the factory firmware of android pie but ODIN get stuck at BOOT.img and download screen shows non-supported version. Can any one help to restore my original IMEI and will it work.
The IMEI ( read: International Mobile Equipment Identity ) is a unique numerical identifier ( 14-17 digits ) for every mobile device what helps to differentiate each device from one another. If you take your phone in for repair, they will track it using the IMEI to distinguish it from the other millions of phones, for example.
IMEI basically has nothing to do with phone's local network settings at all. But it may be used to unlock a phone on certain networks.
The IMEI is stored on phone's /EFS partition and/or /EFS folder. If you didn't backup that before flashing you have lost, IMO, unless you still have the box in which the phone was delivered, because there is usually the IMEI printed, too.
I don't have the box of the phone. The seller has tempered the imei to get it registered on the local network. I didn't backup before flashing. Now what to do. How to downgrade to previous firmware. I tried to flash the previous firmware but it stuck in boot.img.
They told me solution is available for U3 binary but no solution is available for U4 binary.
Awaiting for help on this issue.
You should have returned the device. Since the imei has been tampered with you will not get much help here. Imei changing and tampering is illegal in most countries. And it's not discussed on xda
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Hi, i have bought G977N and later came to know that its IMEI is tampered to get registered on the local networks. it was working before i upgraded it to G977NKOU4CTG1, the original firmware was G977NKSU2BSL7. After upgrading it did not register any of the networks. Got it checked from software expert he told me the network patching done with tempered imei was damaged and now there is no way to do it again on new version G977NKOU4CTG1. I tried to flash G977NKSU2BSL and also the factory firmware of android pie but ODIN get stuck at BOOT.img and download screen shows non-supported version. Can any one help to restore my original IMEI and will it work.
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Did you get a solution for this?
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Did you get a solution for this?
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I'm guessing you also bought a tampered IMEI device. Take it to any local market where there are plenty of phone 'software repair' guys. Ask them if they have Chimera or z3x tool. They'll fix your problem for ~800 PKR.
Remember, if you buy such devices, don't flash anything on them. Every time you do, you'll need to go back to the same software guy and pay him to fix your signal issue.
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For other people reading this comment - Yes I understand IMEI tampering is illegal in most countries. The reason people in Pakistan buy these phones is because the government has levied unreasonable duties on all imported devices, without any consideration for the age/condition. For example, a used/refurbished S10 that costs you 250 USD in the US, will have custom charges of about 250 USD applied to it if you want it to work in Pakistan. So basically you pay double.
I have this same issue somtimes the signal comes and somtimes it doesnt.
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Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
leptdre said:
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
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I would like to help you but i have no idea where to find that file. i have the european v60.
[email protected] said:
I would like to help you but i have no idea where to find that file. i have the european v60.
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Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
leptdre said:
Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
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Done! hopefully it helps in your process!!
what was this for?
Hi, can you please chare your rfnv files as it is shown in this video ? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YeDpBC-mxATynh7ue3nxKuC3uf6hFMKx
Thank you
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Done! hopefully it helps in your process!!
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Hi there would you be able to upload the files somewhere please? Or send them to me if possibe?
@leptdre , were you able to use the files to enable carrier aggregation? Would you be able to upload them somewhere?
Thanks
leptdre said:
Thank you so much for offering your help.
Actually, it is not a difficult process to extract that file.
First thing needed is to install QPST and enable the phone serial port.
After that, you need to open a program called EFS Explorer and then extract the files.
You can find a video that explains the process here
LG-V60 - Google Drive
drive.google.com
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How are you enabling the V60 serial port. I'm having issues getting it to show up as diag
ebowen 747 said:
How are you enabling the V60 serial port. I'm having issues getting it to show up as diag
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After installing the Qualcomm drivers, you will see LG Diagnostic Port, and LG Serial Port in device manager. Manually update/replace the serial port driver with Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025. Then in the phone hidden menu you have to turn off the diag port under SVC, Port Check Test as shown in the video above. Then it should show up in QPST and EFS explorer
cheesyzombie said:
After installing the Qualcomm drivers, you will see LG Diagnostic Port, and LG Serial Port in device manager. Manually update/replace the serial port driver with Qualcomm HS-USB Diagnostics 9025. Then in the phone hidden menu you have to turn off the diag port under SVC, Port Check Test as shown in the video above. Then it should show up in QPST and EFS explorer
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Is this with the device in regular boot or edl?
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Is this with the device in regular boot or edl?
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Regular
cheesyzombie said:
Regular
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Thank you for your help
leptdre said:
Hi,
Can someone post the carrier policy files of the LG V60 LMV600EA version ?
I need this files to enable carrier aggregation on my canadian V60.
Thanks
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I have all the carrier_policy.xml files, TM VM EA. But I have some questions first. In which country and what is the name of the Carrier? The only reason I'm asking is: As far as I know, nobody in the US has crossflashed (most have been crossflashing the lmv600am) and really been able to get a 5G signal. Yes, I know it may have the 5G moniker on the taskbar but using Netmonster tells a different story, as do other tools. It's 4g masquerading as 5g. For example, on the v50/v60 on tmob network, using b66 shows it's 5g when it really isn't. When you crossflash with a KDZ the efs partition is not overwritten nor should it be because it contains imei info. Any file (carrier_policy.xml as an example) in the efs to be change has to be DL from the efs partition using Qspt, edit, and then reloaded. Show are you really getting a 5g band on your phone??????
hooutoo said:
I have all the carrier_policy.xml files, TM VM EA. But I have some questions first. In which country and what is the name of the Carrier? The only reason I'm asking is: As far as I know, nobody in the US has crossflashed (most have been crossflashing the lmv600am) and really been able to get a 5G signal. Yes, I know it may have the 5G moniker on the taskbar but using Netmonster tells a different story, as do other tools. It's 4g masquerading as 5g. For example, on the v50/v60 on tmob network, using b66 shows it's 5g when it really isn't. When you crossflash with a KDZ the efs partition is not overwritten nor should it be because it contains imei info. Any file (carrier_policy.xml as an example) in the efs to be change has to be DL from the efs partition using Qspt, edit, and then reloaded. Show are you really getting a 5g band on your phone??????
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I've been trying forever to get this to work with my ATT with stock FW and when crossflashed to EA, and you're right, I think it just doesn't, regardless of fw version installed. I've pulled the EA EFS policy files as well as the ATT ones, modified them, reuploaded and 5G just will not turn on. I've persisted so long because this method worked fine on my V50, however that one is a V500N (korean variant) whereas this is a V600AM (US/ATT variant), so I think that may have something to do with it. Have tried adding MCC-MNC, editing the rf_band lists, all sorts of combinations. I have a feeling that when the sim is inserted the phone doesn't even look at the modified xml files in the EFS partition and just generates it's own with the american models, but this is just speculation.
The other thing I noticed is that when I edit my ftm file to regain my serial number and remove the NT code error, the outer screen on the dual screen attachment works again, but then I lose 4G altogether and revert to 3G without data.
On my V50 all I had to do was add '5G' to some band lists and it worked, however, that unit is not crossflashed and still has stock korean firmware.
I'm in UK on Hutchison 3 network
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I've been trying forever to get this to work with my ATT with stock FW and when crossflashed to EA, and you're right, I think it just doesn't, regardless of fw version installed. I've pulled the EA EFS policy files as well as the ATT ones, modified them, reuploaded and 5G just will not turn on. I've persisted so long because this method worked fine on my V50, however that one is a V500N (korean variant) whereas this is a V600AM (US/ATT variant), so I think that may have something to do with it. Have tried adding MCC-MNC, editing the rf_band lists, all sorts of combinations. I have a feeling that when the sim is inserted the phone doesn't even look at the modified xml files in the EFS partition and just generates it's own with the american models, but this is just speculation.
The other thing I noticed is that when I edit my ftm file to regain my serial number and remove the NT code error, the outer screen on the dual screen attachment works again, but then I lose 4G altogether and revert to 3G without data.
On my V50 all I had to do was add '5G' to some band lists and it worked, however, that unit is not crossflashed and still has stock korean firmware.
I'm in UK on Hutchison 3 network
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Well I can tell you that there's a running discussion on a lot of the points you just made not the least of which is whether or not the modem is being provisioned at activation and if so what exactly and how much.
I have 2 lmv600am which I got off Ebay. Both had been crossed to EA fw when I got them. Since I'm on Google Fi, I went to the AT&T unlocking site and Sim unlocked. I then put my G-Fi sim into 1 of my v60 and sure enough I get a 5G moniker on my taskbar. Now during this time period Tmob is changing their policies on LG phones, mainly since LG is no longer in business. For example, lmv450 no longer actives on Tmob nor any of it's mvno's and I believe the same is happening for all Sprint phones plus all LG non-tmob phones. They're checking by imei.
So it didn't take long and bam, I wasn't even getting a 5g moniker. I call G-Fi and asked, WTF. I was told that G-Fi is now only allowing Google and Samsung phones to activate with 5G services, only 4g for V600am. Once again imei strikes. BTW you can page thru modem protocols here; *#546368#*600#>field test>modem settings>engineering mode to see if you even have the 5g protocol loaded. I use to but now I only have 2g, 3g, hspa and lte.
The only reason I'm bringing all this up is because Carrier Policies are changing with LG phones so It's worth a tech support call/chat with your carrier to see what's what on their side.
The next step would be to use a serious network app to verify what really going on. I think in your area the G-Mon app is being used a lot. I use Netmonster in the US. I saw a screen shot from a guy in Poland, I believe, that thought he was getting 5g only to find out that it was really lte+ 3xCA. He was getting 727.3 Mbps on the DL which is absolutely screaming. That’s faster than 99.9 % of the phones in the US.
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Well I can tell you that there's a running discussion on a lot of the points you just made not the least of which is whether or not the modem is being provisioned at activation and if so what exactly and how much.
I have 2 lmv600am which I got off Ebay. Both had been crossed to EA fw when I got them. Since I'm on Google Fi, I went to the AT&T unlocking site and Sim unlocked. I then put my G-Fi sim into 1 of my v60 and sure enough I get a 5G moniker on my taskbar. Now during this time period Tmob is changing their policies on LG phones, mainly since LG is no longer in business. For example, lmv450 no longer actives on Tmob nor any of it's mvno's and I believe the same is happening for all Sprint phones plus all LG non-tmob phones. They're checking by imei.
So it didn't take long and bam, I wasn't even getting a 5g moniker. I call G-Fi and asked, WTF. I was told that G-Fi is now only allowing Google and Samsung phones to activate with 5G services, only 4g for V600am. Once again imei strikes. BTW you can page thru modem protocols here; *#546368#*600#>field test>modem settings>engineering mode to see if you even have the 5g protocol loaded. I use to but now I only have 2g, 3g, hspa and lte.
The only reason I'm bringing all this up is because Carrier Policies are changing with LG phones so It's worth a tech support call/chat with your carrier to see what's what on their side.
The next step would be to use a serious network app to verify what really going on. I think in your area the G-Mon app is being used a lot. I use Netmonster in the US. I saw a screen shot from a guy in Poland, I believe, that thought he was getting 5g only to find out that it was really lte+ 3xCA. He was getting 727.3 Mbps on the DL which is absolutely screaming. That’s faster than 99.9 % of the phones in the US.
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Forgot to mention that I noticed that after a fresh flash, the xml files present in the EFS are different before and after inserting my sim.
Interesting but also disappointing to hear about the IMEI checking :/
I've been through hidden menu settings, and depending on which firmware I have installed I can see different bands and modem protocols available/activated, but can still never turn 5G on with my american V60's.
I had so much hope for this handset since firehose was made available!
Which reminds me, I even bootloader unlocked and rooted my crossflashed at&t unit. Successfully install Magisk etc, but couldn't enable r/w on system partition, even after generating and flashing a modified super partition. Something else going on here.
YOU need to check out the v60 group over on Discord.
cheesyzombie said:
Forgot to mention that I noticed that after a fresh flash, the xml files present in the EFS are different before and after inserting my sim.
Interesting but also disappointing to hear about the IMEI checking :/
I've been through hidden menu settings, and depending on which firmware I have installed I can see different bands and modem protocols available/activated, but can still never turn 5G on with my american V60's.
I had so much hope for this handset since firehose was made available!
Which reminds me, I even bootloader unlocked and rooted my crossflashed at&t unit. Successfully install Magisk etc, but couldn't enable r/w on system partition, even after generating and flashing a modified super partition. Something else going on here.
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Increase the partition expansion to 300 or 400
hooutoo said:
YOU need to check out the v60 group over on Discord.
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Hah I'm in the group, noticed a couple of your messages after the last post. I'm zobocop
ebowen 747 said:
Increase the partition expansion to 300 or 400
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How do you change partition sizes?
I'm using the LG v60 Japan model.
When I tried cross-flash on t-mobile, there was an error like in the picture.
It seems to be a problem because the partition structure of the Japanese model and the American model is different.
In the error, it is explained to implement "Chip erase".
I've never used "Chip erase" before, so I don't know what the risk is.
I'd like to know the risk of "Chip erase".
Is the partition completely deleted and newly configured when executing "Chip erase"?
I heard that timei s/n will be deleted when executing "Chip erase", is it possible to recover?
Is IMPL marked as "0"?
andamiro00 said:
I'm using the LG v60 Japan model.
When I tried cross-flash on t-mobile, there was an error like in the picture.
It seems to be a problem because the partition structure of the Japanese model and the American model is different.
In the error, it is explained to implement "Chip erase".
I've never used "Chip erase" before, so I don't know what the risk is.
I'd like to know the risk of "Chip erase".
Is the partition completely deleted and newly configured when executing "Chip erase"?
I heard that timei s/n will be deleted when executing "Chip erase", is it possible to recover?
Is IMPL marked as "0"?
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I've done chip erase on V30 a few years ago , it does transform the phone completely to the flashed kdz, also it erases imei and sn which leaves the device without signal, I generated new imei in svc menu and it worked.
However I am not sure if it will work on V60.
Let it be!
Make a try with "Refurbish"
With ChipErase you will kill your EFS Data...
Karol75 said:
I've done chip erase on V30 a few years ago , it does transform the phone completely to the flashed kdz, also it erases imei and sn which leaves the device without signal, I generated new imei in svc menu and it worked.
However I am not sure if it will work on V60.
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I think my phone is in this state. I have successfully flashed but without a serial number and I don't get a signal so I can't proceed any further. Can you please show me how to generate the IMEI in svc menu please?
KheniKheni said:
I think my phone is in this state. I have successfully flashed but without a serial number and I don't get a signal so I can't proceed any further. Can you please show me how to generate the IMEI in svc menu please?
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You can only generate a new IMEI if the phone is IMPL 0. What phone do have?
Karol75 said:
You can only generate a new IMEI if the phone is IMPL 0. What phone do have?
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I don't even know what this means honestly
KheniKheni said:
I don't even know what this means honestly
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Sorry, what phone do you have? Is it the V60?
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Sorry, what phone do you have? Is it the V60?
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No, it's the V50
From secret menu go to SVC menu MiD info and if the phone is IMPL 0 then just generate a new IMEI from MiD values
Karol75 said:
From secret menu go to SVC menu MiD info and if the phone is IMPL 0 then just generate a new IMEI from MiD values
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So secret menu would be when the phone is fully on and you can use the keypad/dialer?
KheniKheni said:
So secret menu would be when the phone is fully on and you can use the keypad/dialer?
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*#546368#*500#
Karol75 said:
You can only generate a new IMEI if the phone is IMPL 0. What phone do have?
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What is IMPL 0 ? V60 is IMPL 0 or not ?
Najam121 said:
What is IMPL 0 ? V60 is IMPL 0 or not ?
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IMPL is shown in AT service in secret menu
Your IMEI will be gone if you could proceed with chip erase and also there is no method currently for that model to restore the IMEI.
Back it up with qfil.