What is IMEI Number? How Police Trace Phone Location Using IMEI Number?

Technology is upgrading day by day and many of you know that police can trace your mobile phone location using IMEI number. So, what actually IMEI number is? How police can trace your mobile phone using IMEI number.

What is IMEI Number?

IMEI also called an (International Mobile Equipment Identity) which is provided by a particular mobile phone brand. It's a 15-20 digit code which is uniquely provided to every single mobile phone whether it is a keypad or smartphone. IMEI also helps GSM (Global System for Mobile) to get enabled in a mobile phone which later on helps from misuse of stolen phones and also to prevent fraud calls. You can check your unique IMEI number on your phone just dial *#06# on the phone screen you will get assigned with the unique IMEI number of your mobile phone.

How Police Trace Phone Location Using IMEI Number?

Let's further understanding with the real-life example of how police can trace your mobile phone using IMEI number.  

Suppose your phone has been stolen or lost you go to the police station and filed a complaint about that my phone has been stolen please help me to get out of this problem. In that case, police basically ask your personal details which are linked on your phone like your phone number, IMEI number, and some basic details so, that if anyone misuses your mobile phone, in that case, police will not point you. After police having your phone IMEI number they submit your IMEI number to telecommunication companies like Airtel, Idea, Vodafone and police tell them to keep this number in the server list and keep monitoring this number. Whenever someone uses Sim Card on your phone that phone IMEI number and much more details like location get automatically registered to particular telecommunication company and after company sends the details to police so that police can easily catch your mobile thief. To detect mobile location police uses Triangulation method to detect mobile location.

The triangulation method uses three towers to detect mobile location wherever it has been used recently. After police manually search your mobile location in that area where your mobile has been recently used.
What happens when a thief changes his location frequently?
In that case, police can't get access to the new location of your mobile until thief uses Sim Card on your phone.

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