Android MTK device? You're probably wondering what an MTK is.
Well MTK is the short form of Mediatek and are the processors that run on most low end devices . It's actually close to it though an MTK device could be more defined than that. I won't be able to talk more on MTK devicecommandthis post is not about it's description.
To save you a lot of time, I'll like to move to what this topic is all about, should incase you've been hearing about IMEI tweaking and you also want to do yours too to enjoy some amazingly cheap or free data offers but it doesn't worth rooting your phone right?
Yes! Not an MTK device afterall, here in this tutorial, you'll be learning how to change the IMEI of your android device without even rooting it.
Disclaimer:
Steps To Follow:
Well MTK is the short form of Mediatek and are the processors that run on most low end devices . It's actually close to it though an MTK device could be more defined than that. I won't be able to talk more on MTK devicecommandthis post is not about it's description.
To save you a lot of time, I'll like to move to what this topic is all about, should incase you've been hearing about IMEI tweaking and you also want to do yours too to enjoy some amazingly cheap or free data offers but it doesn't worth rooting your phone right?
Yes! Not an MTK device afterall, here in this tutorial, you'll be learning how to change the IMEI of your android device without even rooting it.
Disclaimer:
- Changing of IMEI is Illegal in most countries, Please verify what the laws of your country states about IMEI changing as we will not be liable for misuse / ms-understanding of this tutorial.
- This tutorial is for educational purposes only. Proceed only if you know what you are doing as we will not be liable for any damages resulting from following this tutorial.
Steps To Follow:
- Download and install MTK engineering Mode to your phone
- Run the app and click on MTK settings (see image below)
- You can also dial *#*#3646633#*#* To bring out this menu
- wipe left
- Select CDS (Common Data Service) information and On the next screen, click Radio Information
- Select the SIM slot you want a new IMEI for
- To change the IMEI, tap the AT+ box and type "E" just after command and a list of complete command will show just below it
- If you're changing the IMEI for SIM1, use the first command i.e " AT+EGMR=1,7,"" " and if SIM2, use the second command I.e " AT+EGMR=1,10,"" "
- Move the cursor in between the inverted commas at the end of the line
- Type in your desired / generated IMEI number in between it
- Click "Send at command" when done
- You should get an "AT command m is sent" notification but in some devices, it gives the "AT command is not allowed in user build error"
- To fix the error, just put a space between AT+ and EGMR and the command will be sent.
- Finally, reboot your device or turn on and off Airplane mode for changes to take effect.
You can check your IMEI after rebooting by dialing *#06# on the dial menu.
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Thank you for this post.Really helpful
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