Where Is My iPhone’s Serial Number?

If you iPhone gets stolen, one good way to be sure the device retrieved by the police is yours is to check it for the Serial Number. The Serial Number of your iPhone should be kept safe and is usually displayed on the packaging it came with. Check the box first. if you can’t find it, the serial number will be available on the device itself. In this article we will teach you how to find this serial number.

It is vital to save the packaging of the devices you buy. It may be used to return a malfunctioning device and usually the seller will ask you for proof that you bought it in his store. Furthermore, you never know when you want to sell the device yourself and the new buyer might ask you for the original packaging. With the iPhone it should be no different. Save the box it came with. To find out your serial number check the bottom back of the box where the bar code resides, There, among other information such as the part number or IMEL/MEID, just before the ICCID acronym you should find it. It’s usually composed of letters.

If you no longer have the box you bought the iPhone with, you van always check the device. Go into Settings, tap on About. It will show you a bunch of statistics regarding you phone and present you with information about the device. At the bottom you’ll find the model number and the WiFi address. Just below there’s the iPhone serial number.
So for what else can you use the iPhone’s serial number you ask? For example if you are running the Kindle app and you want to import one of your books to another device. Since the Kindle app doesn’t supply you with a Kindle device serial number, some applications might ask you to input your iPhone or iPod Touch serial number instead.