How to get IMEI on iPhone?

Question

I want to get IMEI on iPhone. I try to use the following code:

#import "Message/NetworkController.h" NetworkController *ntc=[[NetworkController sharedInstance] autorelease]; NSString *imeistring = [ntc IMEI]; 

But NetworkController is not found.

I also find that I can get uniqueIdentifier using:

UIDevice *myDevice = [UIDevice currentDevice]; NSString *identifier = myDevice.uniqueIdentifier; 

But this cannot help me to get IMEI.

How to get IMEI on iPhone?

Answer 1

You can't get IMEI on iPhone anymore. You may have to use UDID instead. See other answers.

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In the past, you could use the header file "Message/NetworkController.h" posted on ericasadun.com. http://ericasadun.com/iPhoneDocs300/_network_controller_8h-source.html (It's been removed now)

You would add the NetworkController.h file and the private framework "Message.framework" to your project, then import that header file to use the original method I found to get the imei number:

NetworkController *ntc = [NetworkController sharedInstance]; NSString *imeistring = [ntc IMEI]; 

That hack doesn't work anymore. App will be rejected by Apple.

Answer 2

You can't find the IMEI programmatically on the iPhone.