Lost or taken cell phones can now be followed utilizing its IMEI number. The Government of India has sent off another entryway called Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) to re-join you with your lost telephone. The task was at first presented as a pilot project back in September 2019, yet presently, all clients living in Delhi NCR and Mumbai areas can get to the entryway. CEIR is relied upon to carry out the nation over soon. The public authority's lost telephone following entrance has been created in relationship with the Center for Development Telematics (CDOT), Delhi Police, and the Department of Telecom (DoT).
CEIR is not normal for Google's Find my Phone highlight, which works just on gadgets running Android 8 Oreo or more. The component requires a telephone or tablet to be turned on, endorsed in to a Google Account, be associated with versatile information or Wi-Fi, be noticeable on Google Play, have Location turned on, and have 'Find My Device' went on to definitely track down your gadget. The CEIR, then again, depends on only IMEI number to follow lost or taken cell phone. The entry will gather information from telecom administrator the nation over, and that implies there is no requirement for a functioning web association or an ID to be signed in.
How to find lost or stolen phone using IMEI number on CEIRStep 5: Whenever you're brought together with your taken telephone, you can unblock the impeded IMEI number. To do as such, go to CEIR's landing page, click on 'Un-Block Found Mobile', enter demand ID and versatile number, and tap on Submit. You can likewise actually take a look at the situation with your solicitation from 'Really take a look at IMEI Request Status' inside the landing page.
CEIR is said to forestall cloning of IMEI number - which is an interesting ID number for any handset. As per Anshu Prakash Secretary DoT and Chairman Digital Communications Commission, there are many instances of clones/copied IMEI handsets in the organization. The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number is programmable, a few scoundrels do reprogramme the IMEI number, which brings about the cloning of IMEI causing different gadgets with same IMEI number. One can visit the telecom specialist organization outlet or state police to get IMEI number obstructed.