If the IMEI number of an Honor 8X tells you anything, it's that you either want to change operator or you want to block your lost smartphone. In fact, this number is more or less an identifier and will allow you to perform some remote operations on your smartphone.
We are going to show you in this article how to get the IMEI number of an Honor 8X? In this context, first, we will show you what the IMEI number uses are, then how to find out the IMEI number of your Honor 8X, first if you have your smartphone, and then if you ever lost it, it was stolen or you just don't have it anymore.
How useful is the IMEI number of an Honor 8X?
We therefore start by seeing the interest of the IMEI number of an Honor 8X. As you were briefly told just before, this number is similar to the serial number of a vehicle. The big advantage it has is that it allows to perform actions remotely on your Honor 8X. For example, we are used to using it when we change mobile operator.
In fact, very regularly, phones are sold blocked for a single operator. And if you change your plan, you will have to unlock your smartphone so that it accepts SIM cards from another telephone operator. Usually it is after 3 to 6 months that you can ask the operator to unlock your Honor 8X for free, to do this, you will have to give him the IMEI of your smartphone and it is using this code that he will be able to perform the manipulation.
Second and more common use of the IMEI number of an Honor 8X, it is in a situation of theft or loss of a smartphone. If you haven't set up a lock code for your smartphone, all your files will be accessible to the person who found or stole it. It is therefore essential to block access to your smartphone . A PIN code is a first security, however, if the person changes the SIM card and you have not set a screen lock code, they can still use your smartphone. By filing a complaint and communicating this number to the authorities, they may block the use of your Honor 8X.
How to get the IMEI number of Honor 8X?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, as we explained to you, in the event that you still have your Honor 8X, it is easier to recover its IMEI number, however, rest assured, even in the event that you still have your Honor 8X where you lost it or was stolen from you, you have other ways to get your hands on it. You can browse our article if you want to know how to block a lost or stolen Honor XNUMXX.
How to get the IMEI number of an Honor 8X if you still have the smartphone?
First solution, you have your smartphone and you surely want to have it unlocked by your operator, or write down your IMEI number somewhere in case of loss or theft, here are the different solutions that you can use
- Directly from your "Phone" application
- Open your "Phone" app
- Write * # # 06
- Do not call, the IMEI number of your Honor 8X will appear on the screen
- Since the settings of your Honor 8X
- Open the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Go to "About phone"
- You will find IMEI 1 and IMEI 2, if you have two SIM card slots
- In the event that you can easily access the battery of your Honor 8X , there is a label on it with the IMEI number
How to find the IMEI number if you no longer have your Honor 8X?
Finally, last possibility, you no longer have your Honor 8X in your possession and you still want to recover your IMEI number to block your lost or stolen Honor 8X, you should know that there are other techniques, here they are:
- Thanks to your telephone operator: In fact, telephone operators most of the time keep a file with the IMEI numbers of their customers . You can therefore try to get in touch with them by explaining the situation to them and they should be able to communicate it to you.
- In the event that you still have the packaging of your Honor 8X , there is on the box the IMEI number on a label. He is also present on the purchase invoice.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Honor 8X, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Honor 8X.
