Use your phone's IMEI to see if it's locked Each phone has a unique identifier number called an IMEI for each available SIM slot. You can use this number to see if your phone is unlocked.

Having a carrier-locked phone can make it difficult if you want to sell your phone or move carriers. Here are a few ways to ...

How to check if your iPhone is unlocked with an IMEI lookup You can also plug your iPhone's IMEI number into an online checker to see if your phone is unlocked.

If you didn’t manage to make a phone call then the iPhone is locked. This is the quickest way to check iPhone carrier lock status. Use the IMEI number ...

Apple scrubbed its iCloud Activation Lock status check tool from its website earlier this year, but a newly discovered workaround promises an alternative online resource for buyers in the market ...

IMEI numbers are important for security and identification purposes, and you can easily check IMEI numbers on iPhone and Android devices alike. Here's a quick guide on how to do it.

Apple today launched a utility on its website that allows anyone to check the activation lock status of an iPhone handset. Users will be required to provide the IMEI or serial number of the device ...

Buyers of used iPhones can no longer check online whether a device is locked to another account before purchasing it.

You can check if your device is locked through the IMEI information, or by switching out the SIM card, or by checking via the device's mobile settings.