iPhone check. How do you know if your iPhone is new?

All new iPhones require activation. After purchasing a new phone, to start working with your Apple smartphone, you need to activate it. Before doing this, insert the SIM card and connect to the Internet, which will allow the iPhone to connect to Apple's servers and activate. You can connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network or use cellular data.

After completing the activation procedure, the owner of the new iPhone can start using the device. If the iPhone you purchased did not require activation after the first turn on, then you are not the first owner of this device. But this method is not 100%. Apple's mobile operating system has the ability to restore software, which means that the phone will be reset to factory settings. After restoration, the iPhone requires activation again. That is, the operating system is activated, not the phone itself. Thus, any cunning person can use this trick and sell you a non-new iPhone at the cost of a new one.

But don't worry, iPhone verification is done in another way. The company took care of its customers and created a special service on its official website. To do this you need to go to the menu item “Verification of the right to service and support”, add the device serial number and you will be informed whether this device has been activated before. iPhones that were activated earlier store the device serial number in the configuration, to do this, go to Settings, then in Basic and press item About this device. There, in one of the list items, you will receive information about the serial number. If you want to check not unpacked or not activated iPhone, the serial number can be found on the device box or on the rim of the SIM card tray.

Checking iPhone step by step instructions

Upon completion of iPhone activation on the company website in the section Right to service and support, you will see a date appear after which your device warranty expires. Typically the warranty is 1 year from the moment the iPhone was activated. Try subtracting one year from the specified date and you will get the exact activation date of your iPhone.

This is another way to check whether your iPhone is new or not. If, after making calculations, you receive a date different from yours, then quickly run to the place where the device was purchased and demand money from the seller. You have all the evidence in your hands, so don't be afraid.

There are examples where entrepreneurs buy locked (customized for a specific operator) iPhones, which cost much less. Next, they perform the unlocking procedure and sell the device in their stores at the regular price. In order to unlock an iPhone, you need to activate the device, then restore the system and seal the phone back in its packaging. In theory, such an iPhone is no different from a new one, since it has not been used by anyone, but when checked, its activation date will not coincide with yours. These iPhones are called gray because they were brought into the country unofficially.

Using these instructions, you can find out whether your iPhone is new or has been used by someone else before.