How to find out the ECID of your iPhone? Sometimes you may need to know the Exclusive Chip Identifier (ECID for short) of your iPhone or iPad. The process for finding your phone’s ECID will differ depending on your operating system, whether you have a Mac or a Windows PC. In this guide, we will show you how to find out your ECID on all operating systems.
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What is ECID for?
Most regular iPhone users will never need an ECID, but if you decide to downgrade the firmware in a non-standard way, using an SHSH signature, or using signing status apps like MobileTSS, then you may need to find your device’s ECID.
An Exclusive Chip Identifier (ECID) is a special code used to identify the chip inside your device. There cannot be two identical ECIDs. ECID is not the same as UDID, UDID is a unique device identifier.
How to Find Your iPhone’s ECID on macOS
Now that macOS uses the Finder instead of iTunes to manage the connected iPhone, it’s harder to find the device’s ECID. We recommend using checkra1n instead. This is a jailbreak tool where you can see the ECID of your iPhone and see if it is jailbreak compatible. Here is how to find ECID in checkra1n:
1) Download and install checkra1n.
2) Open the checkra1n app:
- Note: If you are running it for the first time, you may need to add checkra1n to trusted apps in System Preferences → Security & Privacy as the developer is not verified by Apple. To do this, click on the “Open anyway” option.
3) Connect your iPhone to your Mac using a Lightning to USB cable.
Note: You may need to click “Trust iPhone” on Mac and “Trust Mac” on iPhone. Do it right away.
4) Your iPhone’s ECID is displayed in the checkra1n window:
How to find iPhone ECID in Windows
If you are using Windows, you can use iTunes to search for ECID.
1) Download and install iTunes from Apple website or Microsoft.
2)Open iTunes:
3) Connect iPhone to Windows PC with Lightning to USB cable
Note: You may need to trust iPhone on Windows PC through the iTunes window and trust Windows PC on iPhone.
4) Select your device on the left side of the iTunes navigation bar:
5) In the next window, click on the serial number of your device:
6) The serial number will change to UDID, now click on the UDID of your device:
7) Your ECID will now be displayed.
Conclusion
Finding out the ECID of an iPhone is not at all difficult, but people often look for how to do it. It’s possible, as stated earlier, that you may never need your iPhone’s ECID, but it’s always good to know how to find it.
Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a Lightning to USB cable.
Note: You may need to click “Trust this iPhone” on your Mac via the Finder window and “Trust this Mac” on your iPhone in the pop-up window.
Your iPhone’s ECID is conveniently displayed in the checkra1n window.
Find iPhone ECID in Windows
If you are using Windows, you can use iTunes to search for ECID. We will show you how below:
1) Download and install iTunes from the Apple website or the Microsoft Store if you are not already using it.
2) Open iTunes:
3) Connect iPhone to Windows PC with Lightning to USB cable.
Note: You may need to trust iPhone on Windows PC through the iTunes window and trust Windows PC on iPhone using the pop-up prompt. Do it now if prompted; otherwise, go to the next step.
4) Click on your device in the navigation bar of iTunes:
5) In the following interface, click on the serial number of your device:
6) The serial number is now changed to UDID, click on your device’s UDID:
7) Your ECID is now conveniently displayed in the iTunes window:
Conclusion
It’s not exactly difficult to get an ECID iPhone, however this has been an oft-requested tutorial given how hidden the information may seem at first glance. While you may never need your iPhone’s ECID, it’s always good to know how to get it in the unlikely event you need it for your next exciting hack.
