View serial number on Apple iPad mini 2

How to see the serial number on Apple iPad mini 2

All Apple-brand electronic devices have a way to see their serial number in the system settings.

The serial number is a unique number defined by each manufacturer and therefore each can follow its own numeric or alphanumeric system.

We provide you with the instructions to be able to see the serial number on an Apple iPad mini 2 and thus be able to check if it is a fake, check if it is still under warranty or know its date of manufacture.

Table of Contents:

First method:

Estimated time: 1 minute.

1- First step:

To be able to see the serial number of your Apple iPad mini 2 we must access the device settings, for this we look for the gray gear icon on the home screen and press to access.

2- Second step:

We go down through the iPad mini 2 settings to find the "General" section, press to access the general settings.

3- Third step:

The first option that will appear in the general settings of the Apple iPad mini 2 is "About", this is the section that we are looking for so we press to access.

4- Fourth step:

Within the "About" section of the Apple iPad mini 2 we can see a lot of useful information about our device such as the operating system version, model number and the data we are looking for: the serial number.

If you do not have access to the Apple iPad mini 2, either because it is locked or because you have lost it or it has been stolen and you have not been able to see the serial number with this method read on to see the other options available to you.

Second method:

1- From any device with internet access, tablet and computer, access the Apple ID account website appleid.apple.com.

2- Sign in with your Apple ID and password that you used on your Apple iPad mini 2 for which you need to get the serial number.

3- Click on the "Devices" section and select the Apple iPad mini 2 to see all its data, here you will see its serial number, date of the last backup, associated credit cards, IMEI, phone number, etc. You can also delete all the content remotely.

Do you keep the box of your Apple iPad mini 2? In this case you will find the serial number, model number and IMEI/MEID code in the barcode on the back of the box.

If the iPad mini 2 is not configured:

Normally if you are going to buy a used Apple iPad mini 2, its previous owner will have completely restored it to delete your iCloud account and personal data from the device so when you turn it on you will not be able to access the settings to see the serial number.

In this case if you want to check the serial number before buying the device you can do so by pressing and holding the power button until the Apple logo appears and then the word "Hello" will appear changing in several languages, click on the information button that appears at the bottom right of the screen and you can see the serial number and model number of the iPad mini 2.

From iTunes on Windows or Finder on Mac:

1- Connect the iPad mini 2 to the Windows or Mac computer. On the iPad mini 2, click on “Trust”.

2- On Mac, when you open Finder, your iPad mini 2 will appear on the left, click on its name.

In iTunes a message will appear asking if we want to allow the computer to access the content of the iPad mini 2, press “Continue”.

3- In Finder for Mac, click on the “General” tab, click on Phone number under the name of your device or the device model.

In iTunes, in the “Devices” section you will see the name of your iPad mini 2, click to open its information.

4- You will see the serial number, IMEI and ICCID of your iPad mini 2.

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