If you have ever contacted Apple for support on any of their products, you know the first question they are going to ask you is… “What is your serial number?”. The serial number is easy to find on most of their products because they allow you to access it through the software. This is typically a much better alternative to turning the device off to flip it over, remove the battery and squint to read the long string of letters and number in a size 4 font.
The only problem is that each device OS has a different location to find this serial number. This article explains how to find the serial number in your iPhone device. It will also work for the iPhone 3G since they use the same operating system. And it should also work the same for the iPod Touch.
- From the main screen on your iPhone/iPod Touch, tap the “Settings” icon.
- On the Settings screen, tap the General section.
- Now tap the About section.
- Scroll down a ways and you will see an item for “Serial Number”. That’s it, read that off to the support person and you’ll be on your way.
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If you have lost your ipod touch, how can you find the serial number of the lost unit in the itunes/pc setup?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1459?viewlocale=en_US
This link walks you through on how to find your serial number through iTunes.
lost my itouch just 2 hours ago/it got stolen hope that site works 4 serieal# !!
help me how do i find my ipod touch i looked every were
What Exactly Does The Serial Number Actually Do & When Is It Needed??
hi i lost my itouch and my computer is not working..
how can i get the serial number? is there any way i can trace it?
ok hi um i lost my itouch like 1 month ago ) : now i cant find my package (still looking for it) and i dont have my itouch i bought my itouch from target and i tried doing the itunes thing it doesnt work but even if i did my brother plugged in his ipod in this computer so if u could help me find the serial number just give me a link to something that could help me thanxs xoxo~~~~megan
i want my ipod touch back it costed lots please help me i looked every where to find it and websites to help
i lost my ipod at school help its lost and cold i paid lots for it and the moron that lost it won’t pay the money
what if your ipod touch got stolen and u want to prove its yours if i have the serial number on the box will it be the same on the ipod
Hi. i just lost my ipod touch yesterday. someone told me i could find it by looking at the serial number or something… but i don’t know where to look for the serial number because I already lost it. what do i do?!
i lost my ipod touch yesterday i looked every were and i cant find it
i read it and i have the serial but i dont know who to call pls help
who do u call the store that u bought ur ipod touch from?? to find it
brahm call the apple support number