The serial numbers of Apple products contain a codified language that can give you information about your Apple device that can’t be found through any other means—everything from the location where it was manufactured, the date it was manufactured, and much more. This information can be valuable for troubleshooting issues with your device or just for curiosity’s sake. So let’s get to breaking down their impenetrable code.The most straight forward way to decode your serial number is to type it in to an online service. Your Apple device’s serial number can be found either in the device’s settings menu or printed on the device. One online service can be found on Apple’s official website, and can help you determine the model of your device, whether it has a valid purchase date, and whether it’s still covered by Apple’s technical support. Apple’s own serial number lookup barely scratches the surface though, leaving most of the info it contains out of their results.The Apple Serial Number Search tool developed by the cryptanalysts here at Beetstech can help you to uncover a whole lot more info about your Apple device. This tool not only lets you look up Apple devices by serial number, but it returns all compatible parts, and even allows searching by other criteria like EMC number, model identifier, and model number.
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Additionally, this tool lets you find Apple parts by searching the Apple Part Number, a part number printed on the component, or any combination of keywords you can think of. Beetstech’s Ultimate Apple LookupSearch by serial number, EMC number Order number and more.But today we’re breaking it down the old fashioned way, and while not everything can be determined through this method, the serial numbers of Apple products follow a structure that allows you to figure out some information with the naked eye. Apple devices manufactured after 2010 generally have 12-character alphanumeric serial numbers, with the first three digits representing the manufacturing location, the following two indicating the year and week of manufacture, the next three digits providing a unique identifier, and the last four digits representing the model number.Each manufacturing location is represented at the start of the serial number by a different alphanumeric code. Apple manufactures their devices in a variety of locations, and unfortunately not not all location codes are known, but the following is a mostly complete list of codes and their corresponding factories. Apple Date of Manufacture Codes CodeReleaseC2010 (1st half)D2010 (2nd half)F2011 (1st half)G2011 (2nd half)H2012 (1st half)J2012 (2nd half)K2013 (1st half)L2013 (2nd half)M2014 (1st half)N2014 (2nd half)P2015 (1st half)Q2015 (2nd half)R2016 (1st half)S2016 (2nd half)T2017 (1st half)V2017 (2nd half)W2018 (1st half)X2018 (2nd half)Y2019 (1st half)Z2019 (2nd half)The fifth character represent the week in which the device was manufactured.
I read online that I need to have a serial number that Apple's server can recognize for iMessage to work. I changed my network device BSD. May 10, 2016 Hi, I have an Macbook Air 13 Mid 2013 i5 / 4gb. I bought a replacement logic board i7/8gb from ebay in order to upgrade my laptop. I've installed the new board and everything works great. But the Serial Numbers Appears as Unavailable. How I can generate a new serial number? As I understand the.
There are 28 possible characters in this spot: the digits 1-9 are used to represent the first through ninth weeks, and the characters C through Y, excluding the vowels A, E, I, O, and U, and the letter S, represent the tenth through twenty-seventh weeks. For devices manufactured in the second half of the year, add 26 to the number represented by the fifth character of the serial number. For example, a product with a serial number whose fourth and fifth digits are “JH” was manufactured in the 40th week of 2012.The next three digits are an identifier code which serves to differentiate each Apple device of the same model which is manufactured in the same location and during the same week of the same year, ensuring that each device has a different serial number.
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Finally, the last four digits of the serial number represent the product’s model.The serial numbers for iPhones additionally contain information about the device’s color and storage capacity. For iPhones manufactured after 2010, this information is coded in the final four digits of the serial number; the ninth, tenth, and eleventh characters represent the iPhone’s model and color, and the final character represents the iPhone’s storage capacity.Decoding the serial numbers of Apple products can be useful for a number of reasons. If you are interested in repairing your device yourself, determining which factory the device was manufactured in, or the date of manufacture, can help you to determine which replacement parts must be ordered to fix the device. Additionally, understanding the serial number structure can help you to troubleshoot issues with your device, as known issues can arise on products manufactured in certain factories or on certain dates. Quick question: Counting all the letters you mention in the alphabet (C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Y) plus the number 1-9 you have 28 characters, not 27 as you say.More so, you say that to obtain the second half you add 26 to the number: this would make the first week of the second half week 27 -the same week is also identified as the last week of the first half, if you account for 27 symbols.Could you clarify this discrepancy in you, otherwise excellent explanation?Thanks!Andrea.
Your Mac provides several tools to help you identify it. The simplest is About This Mac, available by choosing About This Mac from the Apple () menu in the upper-left corner of your screen. The other is the System Information app. To identify your Mac.If you don’t have your Mac or it doesn’t start up, use one of these solutions instead:. Find the serial number printed on the underside of your Mac, near the regulatory markings. It’s also on the original packaging, next to a barcode label.
You can then enter that serial number on the to find your model. The original packaging might also show an Apple part number, such as MQD32xx/A (“xx” is a variable that differs by country or region). You can match the Apple part number to one in the list below to find your model.
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