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    How to find the SIM serial number

    How to find the SIM serial number on Android

    You own a device Android and you would like to understand how to do it in order to find the SIM serial number through the latter? Then follow the instructions on what to do that you find in the steps below. You can do this both by intervening on the settings of the operating system that using Whatsapp external.


    Android settings

    How to find the SIM serial number


    If your smartphone (or tablet) is updated to Android 9.0 or higher, you may be able to find the SIM serial number directly from the system settings. More precisely, the option refers to the characteristic serial number of the eSIM, that is to say of the particular SIM present "standard" in the chip of the phone motherboard (and currently usable only through some cittàn operators, such as TIM and Vodafone). With a little luck, however, this entry could also contain the ICCID of the "normal" SIMs. I can't 100% assure you this, but it's still worth a try.

    That said, first take your device, unlock it, access the home screen and tap the icon of Settings (Quella a forma di ruota d'ingranaggio). In the new screen that you now see, touch the words System e Phone information.

    Next, look for the entry SIM status (SIM X slot) [SIMName] (With art. SIM status (SIM slot 1) TIM) and tap on it, then scroll down the panel that is shown to you. At this point, if the serial number of the SIM is actually available, you should be able to view it under the entry OATH. Facile, see?



    SIM Card Info

    How to find the SIM serial number

    If by acting on the system settings you were unable to find the serial number of the SIM or in any case as an alternative to the procedure I have just described, you can resort to the use of SIM Card Info to succeed in your intent. It is a free application that, in fact, allows you to view in a single screen all the main information regarding the SIM installed in the smartphone (or tablet) in use: the phone number, the voicemail number, the ID subscriber (IMSI), operator name, operator code and various other data, including, of course, also the ICCID serial number.

    For scaricare the app on your device, visit the relative section of the Play Store and click on the button Install. Then, click on the button apri or select the relevant one icon that has just been added to the home screen or drawer of your device.

    Once the app is started, scroll the screen of the same that is shown to you, until you find the item Serial number (ICCID): the code shown in correspondence with this wording is the serial number of the card, the one that interests you. If you want, you can also make a long tap on the code and select the item Copy from the menu that opens, in order to copy the serial number of the SIM and paste it into an e-mail message, a note, a message on WhatsApp or more.


    I would also like to point out that if a second SIM is inserted in your device, to also view the information relating to it: to do this, press the button with the lines horizontally located at the top left and select the voice of your interest give the menu check if you press.


    SIM Card

    How to find the SIM serial number

    Another useful app to find the SIM serial number on Android is the one called SIM Card. It is free, very easy to use and, apart from ICCID, it also allows you to view other information relating to the card inserted in the phone, such as the operator code, the name of the operator, the telephone number, the type of telephone in use, the IMEI of the device etc.

    To install the app on your device, go to the relevant section of the Play Store and press the button Install. Then, tap on the button apri or select the relevant one icon which has just been added to the home screen.

    Now that you see the main screen of the application, locate the entry SIM Card serial number (ICCID): the value you will find under this heading will be the serial number of the card, i.e. the code you need.

    If you want, you can copy the SIM serial to the system clipboard, and possibly then paste it into e-mail messages, notes or other, by clicking on the icon with the two sheets placed next to the code in question.


    If this interests you, I would like to point out that you can obtain the same information regarding a possible secondary SIM inserted in the phone. To do this, tap the l buttoninee horizontally located at the top left and selecting the card of your interest give the menu that you come purpose.

    How to find the SIM serial number on iPhone

    Stai using a iPhone (or an iPad), to be able to find the serial number of the SIM, you can choose to act from settings of the device or computer, taking advantage of iTunes or the Finder of macOS. You will find everything indicated in detail below.


    IOS Settings

    How to find the SIM serial number

    The first system that I invite you to consider to view the serial number of the SIM inserted in your iPhone (or iPad) is to intervene on the iOS settings.

    So, what you have to do is take your "iPhone by" unlock it, access the home screen and tap on the icon of Settings (Quella with the ruota d'ingranaggio). On the next screen, select the item Generaliwhy are you cheating? Info and scroll the menu that opens: you will find the ICCID code of your SIM shown next to the item ICCIDin fact.

    If you need to, you can copy the serial number of the card (and then possibly share it via email, chat or other) by making a long tap on it and selecting the item Copy give the menu check if you press.

    iTunes

    How to find the SIM serial number

    You can trace the serial number of the SIM installed in your iPhone (or iPad) also via iTunes, Apple's famous multimedia software that allows you to manage iOS / iPadOS devices from your computer (and more).

    Before showing you how to proceed, however, it is necessary to make a clarification: up Windows, the software must be downloaded and installed as I explained to you in my tutorial on the subject. In the specific case of Macs, however, iTunes is currently only available on macOS 10.14 Mojave and earlier versions and comes pre-installed. Starting from macOS 10.15 Catalina (which is the most recent version of the operating system at the time of writing this guide), iTunes is no longer usable and its functions, including the one that allows you to view the ICCID of the SIM, have been incorporated into other applications "of series ”and in the Finder. If this is your case, to intervene from the computer you must refer to the instructions you find in the next chapter.

    Having said that, to succeed in your intent, connect your iPhone to the computer, using the Lightning cable supplied, inserting one end into the entrance USB of the PC or Mac and the other end into the connector iPhone. Of course, both the iPhone and the computer must be lit. If this is your first time doing this, you will also need to authorize the communication between the phone and the computer by answering Continue to the warning window that appears on Windows or macOS, then Authorize to the message you see on the iPhone and, finally, by typing the relative unlock code.

    Once the connection between computer and iPhone is established, click ondevice icon located at the top left of the main iTunes window, select the item Riepilogo from the left sidebar and click on the item Phone Number (in the box located in the center of the window, under the name of your iPhone), until you see the wording appear ICCID: the number next to it corresponds to the serial number of the SIM.

    MacOS Finder

    How to find the SIM serial number

    As I told you, if you are using macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, iTunes is no longer available, as all the features offered by the famous software have been disseminated in other pre-installed applications on the Mac, including the Finder. In fact, through the latter, it is possible to view the serial number of the SIM inserted in the iPhone (or iPad)

    To do this, connect your iPhone to the computer, using the Lightning cable supplied, inserting one end into the USB port of your PC or Mac and the other end into the connector iPhone and making sure both devices are lit. If you carry out this operation for the first time, you must also authorize the communication between the phone and the computer, by clicking on the button Authorize in the warning window that appears on Windows or macOS, about that Authorize in response to the message that appears on the iPhone display and typing the relative unlock code.

    Once the connection is established, open the Finder selecting the relative icon (Quella with the smiley face) che trovi nella part in fund to sinistra della Dock barselect l 'device icon in the sidebar of the displayed window and click on the items that are shown to you under the name of your iPhone (top right), until the writing appears ICCID and its serial number in its correspondence.

    Find the SIM serial number on the card

    How to find the SIM serial number

    If you have not been able to trace the serial number of the SIM using your smartphone (or your tablet), you just have to go to the "hard way" and look for the aforementioned code directly on the board.

    If the SIM whose serial you want to know is inserted in a smartphone, you must remove the card from the device. Depending on the structure of the device, the operation may require different steps: on terminals with a metal body, such as the most recent top of the range from Apple, Samsung and Huawei, it is necessary to take the metal paper clip supplied with the device and insert it into the forum placed on the SIM slot, exerting a strong enough pressure. If you don't have the metal paper clip handy at the moment, you can use any document clip and fold it.

    For devices with a plastic body and removable backcover, however, the procedure to follow is simpler: just remove the rear cover exerting an upward pressure (you should be able to find the point to pry by passing your fingers on the edges of the device you are working on), then you have to remove the battery (if this is removable) and remove the SIM from his housing.

    The ICCID code, i.e. the serial number of the SIM you are looking for right now, should be printed on the body of the card, be it a traditional SIM (Mini SIM), a Micro-SIM or a Nano-SIM.

    In many cases, even on the laminated card of the SIM, the one in which the card was embedded at the time of purchase or delivery before being inserted into the phone, the ICCID present on the SIM itself is repeated (together with other useful codes, such as PIN and PUK). So, in the event that the ICCID code is unreadable on the SIM, you may be able to recover it as I have just indicated.

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