Program for changing phone model. How to install incompatible Android apps from Google Play

If you need to change the IMEI on your phone, this article will give you a complete and correct information about what an IMEI code is, why it is needed and how to change it yourself.

What is IMEI

You may have already come across this concept, and then you are aware that IMEI is used to identify your phone. But everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance. IMEI is an abbreviation of the English name. It stands for “international mobile equipment identifier”. This set of numbers is unique for everyone telephone device. This number used in phones, tablets, and also in some In addition to simple identification, it is used to block a device’s access to the network cellular communication. The incidence of smartphone theft is high worldwide, and Phone IMEI became necessary measure security.

What is this code actually for?

If your cellular telephone has been stolen, you can notify your service provider. It blocks the device's access to its network. Using the code, the police can identify a stolen device, because missing phones are registered in a database. The owner must treat his gadget responsibly and store the pre-recorded code in a safe place in case it cannot be viewed on the phone. The identifier has nothing to do with the SIM card - if the phone is stolen, even after resetting the settings and replacing the SIM card, the phone's IMEI remains the same. When purchasing a phone second-hand, using this identifier, it is easy to determine whether the background of the device is clean. You can also use imey to block your phone through your mobile operator. Among other things, in the interests of the investigation, the device may be wiretapped.

How to check

Exists standard command to check this code. Most phones display the IMEI when you dial *#06#. For an ordinary check on the street or for a personal check, this is enough. Of course, there are other ways to find out the IMEI code, they are not the same for different manufacturers. On iOS platform you need to go to “Settings”, section “General”, “About phone”. On an Android device - in "Settings", "About phone". If we are talking about Sony phone or Sony Ericsson- you need to press the command Right, Left Left, Left on the keyboard. On devices such as Blackberry or new Sony Ericsson, you need to find the “Status” section in the parameters menu.

How to change IMEI on Android

To begin, you need to log in engineering menu. It is hidden, but is revealed when you type special teams, individual for each model. After entering the menu, the sequence of actions is as follows: go to the Connectivity -> CDS section. Information, expand the Radio Information tab and click on the Phone 1 line. The active IMEI will be written in the first field. To replace it, write EGMR=1,7,“New identifier”, and required code indicate in brackets. Finally, you need to confirm the completed actions by pressing SEND and reboot the phone.

In addition to this method, you can replace IMEI using a special software. A number of utilities, such as Mobile Uncle, Xposed IMEI Changer, allow you to change IMEI without much difficulty.

As an example, let's look at the procedure in the Xposed IMEI Changer application. After launch, go to the “Modules” tab, mark the IMEI Changer module and reboot the device. After that, open the program again, enter the required numbers in the field for the new identifier and reboot the phone.

Before using the described methods, you should carefully check whether it is suitable this method your phone model.

How to change IMEI on iPhone

Simple and in a safe way change IMEI code on a gadget from Apple does not exist. Unfortunately or fortunately, these numbers are sewn into the microcircuits, and you can change them somehow simple manipulations impossible. However, there are certainly hacking techniques and methods. They are mainly used by criminals to sell stolen equipment. You can change IMEI only together with motherboard phone. But then it will be a completely different device, retaining only the body from the previous one.

Carefully!

Changing the IMEI code is a criminal offense. This is worth knowing for those who are trying to commit this procedure on someone else's phone. Detailed information given in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, articles 272-273. You should also remember that changing the ID may lead to a complete malfunction of the phone and will in any case void its warranty. Changing IMEI on your own is a very dangerous and unpredictable action. Do not start any manipulations with the phone without being sure of a positive result.

Often, developers mark certain applications in Google Play Store as incompatible with some devices due to unstable work applications on this model. However, there is always a chance that the application will still work on your device.

For owners of rooted Androids, there is an easy way to cheat Play Store, presenting your device as another model that is listed for specific application in the supported list. This method eliminates the hassle of pre-pumping apk file from the market itself.

So we have rooted Android. Download from Play Store any file manager, which allows you to access system files, and will also allow you to edit them. We used the ES File Explorer application. After installing the application, go to its settings. It is necessary to enable the ability to access the root directory, and also set the ability to write to files located in this directory.

Now go to the “system” folder and find the “build.prop” file there. Before any manipulations of this kind, it is better, of course, to back up, and in this case at least make a copy of the “build.prop” file somewhere on a memory card.

Open the “build.prop” file using the built-in ES Explorer editor as a text file.

Google Play identifies the device by the data written in the lines “ro.product.model” and “ro.product.manufacturer”. All that remains is to change the values of these parameters. In this case, we are replacing the old Wildfire with Incredible. After that, press the “Menu” button and save the changes made.

All that remains is to clean up the data in the Google app Play Store. To do this, go to the application manager, find the Play Store there and clear the cache and data. After this, you need to reboot the device.

This method will not allow you to bypass situations where the application is incompatible due to a version difference operating system, or because of the country of residence.

There are many tempting reasons to upgrade your phone now. But what will you do with your old phone?

Well, you could turn it into a dedicated media player, or perhaps recycle it. But why not try to sell it?

Selling an old Android phone may be in a simple way earn some money. But before you give it away, it's a good idea to make sure you've backed it up important information and have removed any traces of your personal data. So let's go through this process.

The first step is to perform a backup. There are several one-step solutions for this. Installing an app like My Backup Pro or Titanium Backup Pro (great for rooted phones) will work great for automatic data collection and backup backup in the cloud (cloud services), where it can be synchronized with your new Android phone. This will happen to your contacts, call log, text messages, playlists, photos, videos, settings, browser bookmarks and other information.

But to be doubly sure that you have backed up to safe place, here are a few simple options manual backup.

For contacts, the most accessible and reliable storage location is Google Contacts. This is a service that is built into Gmail and Android.

To sync everything, open your contacts in your phone, press the menu key, and tap "Merge with Google." After you do this, select "Yes" and all your contacts will be uploaded to the Google account associated with your phone. Then, to make sure that your contacts have moved to the cloud completely, find your computer and log into Contacts.Google.com with my account Google. Everything should be there, and if you see duplication of some contacts, you can fix it.

For your media, simplest method backup is to connect your phone to your computer and transfer all the contents to a folder. Especially if you're dealing with several gigabytes of photos, music and videos. This will be much faster than backing up to the cloud.

It should be as easy as connecting your phone to your computer using USB cable purchased together with the phone. On PC, the smartphone should appear as USB storage device. Mac users you need to install a small Google app called Android File Transfer to get the same result.

All phone photos and videos should be located in the DCIM folder. You can simply copy this folder to your computer, or why not copy the entire contents of your phone to a backup folder just in case.

Now that you're almost ready to kiss your phone goodbye, make sure you remove any memory cards or SIM cards from your phone. As a precaution, first turn off the phone, then remove the cards. The memory card is usually located either on the side of the phone or behind the battery compartment next to the SIM card.

Some phones may not have a memory card slot or will have a built-in memory card, so if you can't find any, don't worry. The same may be true for SIM cards in older Android phones CDMA standard. If this is the case, then the phone will not have a SIM card, be sure to contact your operator and make sure that the phone is unlinked from your account before you give it to someone else (Important for CDMA phones only).

Finally, you can erase your phone memory full reset settings. Download it, go to settings and then find " Backup" and "Reset". Some Android devices will have this option in "Security" or "Storage", so look carefully if you don't find it right away.

Once you have entered this menu, press the button to reset to factory settings. This will return the phone to its original state and delete all data on the device. Remember, this is not deleting your account, it is simply removing traces of you from your phone. You really don't want to next person who will receive this phone had access to your personal accounts and information? If you are sure about this, click "Reset device".

The phone will now reformat itself and reboot. When it turns on again you should see start screen The Android that was there when you first turned on your phone.

As soon as you said last words goodbye, turn off the phone for the last time. Double-check that the SIM cards and memory cards have been removed. Wipe your phone with a dry cloth. Gather the cables and Charger, which came with the phone included. And if preserved original box, this can help add resale value online.

Often, developers mark certain applications in the Google Play Store as incompatible with some devices due to unstable operation of the application on this model. However, there is always a chance that the application will still work on your device.

For owners of rooted Android, there is an easy way to deceive the Play Store by presenting your device as another model that is listed as supported for a specific application. This method eliminates the hassle of first downloading the apk file from the market itself.

So we have rooted Android. Download any file manager from the Play Store that allows you to access system files and also allow you to edit them. We used the ES File Explorer application. After installing the application, go to its settings. It is necessary to enable the ability to access the root directory, and also set the ability to write to files located in this directory.

Now go to the “system” folder and find the “build.prop” file there. Before any manipulations of this kind, it is better, of course, to back up, and in this case, at least make a copy of the “build.prop” file somewhere on a memory card.

Open the “build.prop” file using the built-in ES Explorer editor as a text file.

All that remains is to clean up the data in the Google Play Store application itself. To do this, go to the application manager, find the Play Store there and clear the cache and data. After this, you need to reboot the device.

This method will not allow you to bypass situations where the application is incompatible due to differences in operating system versions or because of your country of residence.

Android developers can limit their apps to certain devices, countries and minimum Android version. However, there are ways to get around these restrictions by allowing you to install apps that are marked as “not compatible with your device.”

Well, of course, we do these techniques at our own peril and risk.

Why are the apps incompatible?

Android developers can restrict their applications in various forms:

Some apps are marked as only compatible with certain phones or tablets. However, they may work fine on unsupported devices.
Other applications are only allowed for installation in certain countries.
All programs have a minimum Android version. For example, browser Google Chrome Requires Android 4.0 or higher.

But some apps may actually be incompatible with your device, while other apps will run smoothly on your device.

Please note that you will not see incompatible applications when searching through Google on your Android smartphone or tablet. They simply won't show up in search results. You will see incompatible applications when you search on the Google Play site.

Installation

To perform this hack, you need to get super user or Root rights. Once you do this, you must install ">ES Files Explorer from Google Play.

Editing Build.prop

Build.prop the file contains several lines (bits of text) that define the device model. If you change this file, Google Play and other applications will think that you are using a different device than you actually are. Be very careful when editing this file. If you edit other items it may cause serious problems

First, run ES File Explorer . Open settings and turn on "Allow access to root folder"

Go to system folder on your device and find the build.prop file.

Create a copy of build.prop in another place to avoid incidents.

Click on build.prop, select open with ES editor

Look at the ro.product.model and ro.product.manufacturer items. In our case, we need to change them.

Change these lines for example if you want your phone to become a Galaxy S3

ro.product.model = Galaxy S3
ro.product.manufacturer = Samsung

After making these changes, click the menu button and select Save.

Another way

The available application allows you to replace it with another device without editing the build.prop file. It's much easier, faster and safer. (However, keep in mind that this method also requires root rights.). All instructions on the website

Final Steps

Reboot your system. Then go to Google Play and install any applications that are compatible only with Samsung Galaxy S3.