Finding the IMEI in visible places

Luckily IMEI can be found in several places in case you need it urgently.

The most common place you can find it is on the box of your phone or your phone bill, you can easily find it. Also, many phones have a sticker attached to the back cover that includes information on how to remove the sim tray and the phone’s IMEI.

Finding the IMEI on your phone

Another way to find the IMEI quickly is to look in the settings of your Android device. It is usually found in Settings>About Phone>Status. But you should take into account that the menus of Android phones usually change depending on the brand. That’s why we ask you to have a little patience when looking for it.

Find the IMEI using the call app.

A trick that not everyone knows is that if you enter the code *#06# and it will automatically show you on screen the IMEI It works for Xiaomi, Samsung, OPPO, etc. phones.

What to do if you lost your phone

In case you have lost your device and can’t perform the above methods, it is possible to find your phone’s IMEI using your Google account and it’s easier than it sounds.

First step

Go to the Google Dashboard. You can use the following link:

Google Dashboard

Second step

Then sign in to the Google account associated with the device you want to find.

Third step

After that, click on “Android Backups”.

Fourth step

Then you will be automatically redirected to “Google Find My Device”. To see the IMEI of your phone, press the “i” button. You will also be able to check its status in real-time and know data such as its location, battery level, and carrier.

Play a sound

Select this option to make your phone emit a sound at full volume for five minutes even if it is on silent or vibrate.

Protect your phone

In case you want to protect your phone click on “Secure Device”. This option will allow you to lock your phone with a pin, pattern, or password. If you do not have a lock, you can set one. Also, to help someone return your phone, you can add a message or a phone number to the unlock screen.

Remove all data from your phone

If there is no other option and it is not possible to get your phone back. You can delete all your data by using the “Erase Device” option. This function will permanently delete all data in the internal memory of your phone, although it may not delete data stored on an SD card. After you have deleted it, “Google Find My Device” will stop working on the phone. You should note that if you find your phone after you have erased it, you will need to enter your Google account password to use it again.

Conclusion

Nowadays it is essential to know your IMEI number in case your device is lost or stolen. The carrier and the competent authorities could use this information to block your device and prevent your identity from being impersonated. It is better to be safe than sorry. Thank you for reading us. Bye!

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First step

Open the Google phone app, in case you don’t have it or you need to update it, you can do it by following the link below:

Google play | Phone by Google – Caller ID and Spam protection

Second step

Then press the three dots in the upper right corner.

Third step

After that click on “settings“. Then click on “Caller ID Announcement“. Remember that if you don’t see this option you may need to update the app.

Fourth step

Then click on “Announce caller ID“. Select “Always” or “Only when using a headset“. Once the Caller ID Announcement is enabled, when you receive an incoming call, Google Speech Synthesis will say through the mobile speaker or headset the phrase “incoming voice call from [contact/number]” along with your ringtone. It will repeat the phrase until the phone stops ringing.

Conclusion

Every day developers are working hard to introduce new features to improve the user experience. Caller ID announcement is one of these new features, which you probably didn’t know you had. We hope you can use it and enjoy it. Thanks for reading us. Bye!

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Previous requirements.

No matter the brand of your device, 99% of Android devices use Google services. You will probably use your Google account to store your contacts. It is also almost certain that you have installed the Google Contacts application. The Google Contacts app has a built-in feature to block the numbers. In case you do not have it you can download it by following the link below:

Google Play Store| Contacts

First step

Open the Contacts app. Then select the contact you want to block.

Second step

Press the three points in the upper right corner. Then select Block numbers. You will see a confirmation screen. Press Block to finish. And that’s it. You will no longer receive calls or text messages from that number.

Conclusion

Finally, you can stop those unwanted calls or spam calls. These types of calls can be a real problem. This problem has been going on for many years. It has a simple solution and is now in your hands. Blocking a number has never been so easy. We hope to bring you more and more tips and tricks you may not have known for your Android device. Thanks for reading. Then I recommend you to join our Telegram channel!

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Prerequisites

• A PC running Windows Update April 2018 10 or later
• A phone with Android 7.0 (Nougat) or later.

How to configure Your Phone in Windows 10

In the first place, we are going to configure the application in the desktop system. With this in mind type your phone in the search bar.

Then, the application will start with the welcome screen. Please select the operating system of your mobile, in this case, Android.

Once you have chosen the operating system of the mobile phone, please press continue to follow the process.

Now connect your device to the pc by receiving a text message. The next window will be filled automatically the phone number present in the records of Microsoft. However, it is possible to change the telephone number. Verify that it is correct and press Send to send the confirmation message.

Configure Your Phone Companion on the mobile phone.

You will receive a text message with a link to the play store to download the Your Phone Companion-Link to Windows app. If you have problems to receive the text message, here I leave the link for you to download it directly. Once you have downloaded the application, you need to login to your Microsoft account.

Please enter your Microsoft account.

Next, enter the password

Allow permissions

Next, we need to authorize the permissions on the android phone, to allow the proper functioning of the app. The first thing we need to do is to guarantee the app’s access to the mobile phone. Please press Allow to continue.

Next, the wizard will ask you to authorize the necessary permissions. Press Continue to move on.

The first permission concerns access to the photos and files on the device.

You then grant access to send and view text messages.

To be able to manage calls from the pc, please grant access to make and manage phone calls

Finally, to read the phone book allows access to contacts.

Once the permissions are granted, the wizard will ask if we want to allow the update of the app in the background.

To allow the app to update in the background, please ignore the battery optimization.

Everything is ready, and the configurations have been successfully established.

Please note that the application makes use of our usage data to improve.

After all, the phone and the pc are linked successfully.

Using Your Phone in the PC

Once the mobile configuration is finished, open the application on the PC to start using it. Moreover, we will see the name of our mobile device and a menu with photos, messages, and notifications. In this case, we will see the recent photos.

To review and send text messages, please enter messages in the left column.

Now configure the notifications. With this in mind, enter notifications on the left side of the window. The app will then request additional permission to synchronize notifications. To facilitate the process, press open settings for me.

The previous action will send a request for permission to our mobile. Then, press allow to synchronizing the notifications between the pc and the mobile.

After completing the steps, we can see the notifications directly on the PC.

Conclusions

As shown above, we have correctly configured the application Your Phone in Windows 10. In the same way, we learned how to configure the mobile app to link the mobile phone to the PC. This feature allows you to control some phone functions directly from your PC. For example, view images, read and send messages and check notifications. Personally, I miss being able to control the mobile screen directly on the PC. But I think the application has a lot of space for improvement. And it is very likely that many more functions will be added in the future. So that’s it for now, please visit our article on how to activate the remote desktop on windows 10. Also, if you want to know the latest technology, please join our telegram channel

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Whatsapp on Windows and Mac

These proprietary systems have a desktop client made by Whatsapp. But they are not the big deal either, because all they did was package the web version using Electron.

While it is true that, having the application on the desktop, communication is more comfortable, but at a technical level does not offer much more.

Thanks to the web interface are possible to have Whatsapp on Linux

Several years ago, Whatsapp deployed the possibility of having a web client dependent on the mobile. It fulfills almost all the functions of the mobile application but from the browser web. At first, it worked only with the Google Chrome browser, but in the Firefox is now supported.

In Linux, the situation is different because there is no desktop client, not even as in Windows or Mac which is a packaged web version. Therefore, as long as the company does not deign in developing a desktop client, the best official option is the web client. But there is something else.

Franz and Rambox allow having Whatsapp on Linux

There are applications that package many online services into a single application. In this
case, there are Franz and Rambox that at the time, we explained in detail. Each of them, also support Whatsapp.

Franz seems with a more mature development and with more time available, it looks like a
safe alternative.

Read our post about Franz

On the other hand, Rambox emerges as a purely communitarian alternative trying to displace Franz from his privileged position. These applications support many different services. But not only that but also, allow a fairly decent integration with the operating system running it.

Read more about Rambox.

And in this case, Linux is no exception and have integration with notifications and many options more.

Conclusion

Whatsaap is a popular application used by many Linux users. Unfortunately not we have a native client capable of being sufficiently functional at the level of Telegram. However, we always have some applications that to a certain extent fill in the void left.

However, Telegram is a better application that we invite you to use. Here is how to install it on Linux.

Read how to install Telegram?

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