When we buy a new Apple phone, or take over a second-hand device from someone else, it is especially important to know when the phone will be activated. The activation time not only helps us tell if the phone is new and unactivated, but it also provides us with important information such as the phone's warranty period. So, how to check the activation time of an Apple phone?Next, let's dive into the two methods together.
Method 1: Check the warranty status through your phone's settings.
The warranty period for Apple phones is usually one year, calculated from the date of activation. Therefore, we can deduce the activation time of the phone from the warranty status of the phone. However, it should be noted that for phones that have passed the warranty period, we cannot directly check their activation date, because the device will show "Warranty not applicable".
Detailed steps: Open the main interface of the phone, find and tap the [Settings] icon.
In the settings screen, swipe down to find the [General] option and tap to enter.
In the general interface, continue to swipe down to find and tap the About This Mac option.
In the About This Machine interface, we can find the [Warranty Status] option, after clicking to enter, you can see the limited warranty date of the phone.
Based on the limited warranty date, if you go back one year, you can roughly extrapolate the activation time of the phone.
Method 2: Check the serial number on Apple's official website.
In addition to checking the warranty status through the phone's settings, we can also check the activation time of the phone through Apple's official website. Apple's official website provides technical support services, and we only need to enter the serial number of the phone in the View Warranty Information to obtain information such as the warranty period and activation date of the device.
Detailed explanation: Open the main interface of the phone, and also find and tap the [Settings] icon.
In the settings screen, find the [General] option and click to enter.
In the general interface, find and tap the About This Mac option.
In the About Machine interface, find the Serial Number field and press and hold to copy it.
Open a browser on your computer or phone and visit Apple's official website.
On the homepage of Apple's official website, find and click the [Technical Support] option.
In the technical support interface, find and click the View Warranty option.
In the pop-up page, find and enter the serial number of the device you just copied, as well as the corresponding ** characters.
After clicking the Submit button, you can see the warranty information of the device, including the warranty period and activation date.
It should be noted that when querying the activation time on Apple's official website by serial number, sometimes the query result is inaccurate or cannot be queried due to network latency or server busyness. At this point, we can try to change the network environment or query later.
Summary: With the above two methods, we can easily query the activation time of the Apple phone. Whether it's checking the warranty status through the phone's settings or checking it on Apple's official website through the serial number, it can provide us with accurate information. But it should be noted that for phones that have already passed the warranty period, we cannot directly see their activation date. Therefore, when buying second-hand equipment, it is recommended to choose equipment that is still under warranty as much as possible in order to better protect your rights and interests.