In the event that you have already heard of the IMEI number of a HUAWEI Mate 20, it is because you want to either change the telephone operator, or you want to block your lost smartphone. Indeed, this number is the equivalent of an identifier and will allow you to perform some remote operations on your smartphone.
We will precisely, in this tutorial, show you how to get the IMEI number of HUAWEI Mate 20? To do this, first of all, we'll show you what the IMEI number uses are, then, how to find out the IMEI number of your HUAWEI Mate 20, first if you have your smartphone, and then in the event that you have lost it, been stolen or simply no longer have it.
What is the IMEI number of a HUAWEI Mate 20 used for?
We therefore start by seeing the purpose of the IMEI number of a HUAWEI Mate 20. As we told you briefly in the introduction, this number is a bit like the serial number of a vehicle. The big advantage it has is that it will allow to perform actions remotely on your HUAWEI Mate 20. Among other things, we are used to using them when we change mobile operator.
Indeed, very regularly, smartphones are sold blocked for a single operator. And in the event that you change your plan, you will have to unlock your smartphone so that it accepts SIM cards from another service provider. In most cases, it is after 3 to 6 months that you can ask the operator for free to unlock your HUAWEI Mate 20, in order to do this, you will have to send him the IMEI of your mobile phone and it is thanks to this code that he will be able to perform the manipulation.
Second and more common use of the IMEI number of a HUAWEI Mate 20, it is in a situation of theft or loss of a smartphone. In the event that you have not configured a lock code for your smartphone, all your data may be available 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, in the event that the person replaces the SIM card and you have not configured 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 HUAWEI Mate 20.
How to get the IMEI number of HUAWEI Mate 20?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, as we explained to you, if you still have your HUAWEI Mate 20, it is easier to recover its IMEI number, however, rest assured, even if you never have it. lost or stolen from you, you have other techniques to get your hands on it. We invite you to read our article if you ever want to know how to block a lost or stolen HUAWEI Mate 20.
How to get the IMEI number of a HUAWEI Mate 20 if you still have the smartphone?
First technique, you have your mobile phone and you certainly 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 methods you can use below.
- Directly from your "Phone" application
- Open your "Phone" app
- Come back * # # 06
- Do not call, the IMEI number of your HUAWEI Mate 20 will appear on the screen
- Since the settings of your HUAWEI Mate 20
- Open the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Go to "About the phone"
- You will find IMEI 1 and IMEI 2, in case you have two SIM card slots
- If you can easily access the battery of your HUAWEI Mate 20 , there is a label on it with the IMEI number
How to find the IMEI number if you never have your HUAWEI Mate 20 anymore?
Finally, last possibility, you no longer have your HUAWEI Mate 20 in your possession and you still want to recover your IMEI number to block your lost or stolen HUAWEI Mate 20, know that there are other techniques, the here is:
- Thanks to your telephone operator: Indeed, telephone operators usually keep a file with the IMEI numbers of their customers . You can therefore try to get in touch with them by describing the situation to them and they should be able to pass it on to you.
- If you ever still have the packaging of your HUAWEI Mate 20 , there is on the box the IMEI number on a label. He is also present on the purchase invoice.
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