Dial *#06#
Open the keypad and type it. The number appears immediately, no call is placed, and it works on every Google Pixel ever made — and on every other make too. This is the fastest way by a distance.
Four ways, and the fastest takes about three seconds. Then check it free against 479 Google Pixel devices we hold.
*#06#Open the keypad and type it. The number appears immediately, no call is placed, and it works on every Google Pixel ever made — and on every other make too. This is the fastest way by a distance.
On a Google Pixel: Settings › About phone. Press and hold the number to copy it rather than typing it out.
Some handsets have it printed on the SIM tray itself, and older models with a removable back often carry it beneath the battery. The print is small — hold it to the light.
It is on the barcode label. This is the only one of the four that still works when the phone is dead, lost or already gone — which is exactly when you tend to need it.
Pixel keeps it on the main About phone screen, no submenu. Newer Pixels are eSIM-only in the US, so there is no SIM tray to check as a backup — get it from Settings or the box.
We hold 479 Google Pixel device codes. Paste an IMEI into the checker and you get the exact model and year back instantly, free.
Get the exact model and year in a second. No account, no email, no limit.
Open the IMEI checkerWe buy iPhones only, so we could not make you an offer on a Google Pixel — better to say so than waste your trip. We can still carrier-unlock it or activate service on it.
Northwest Detroit, on the east side of Livernois just north of Fenkell Avenue. If you know the Avenue of Fashion stretch of Livernois, we are south of it.
Free street parking directly on Livernois outside the shop, and on the side streets off Fenkell. You will not be circling the block.
The DDOT Livernois route runs directly past the door, and the Fenkell route crosses it a few steps away. Get off at Livernois & Fenkell.
About five minutes from the Southfield Freeway (M‑39) and ten from the Lodge (M‑10). Coming down from Ferndale or Oak Park, stay on Livernois and you will run straight into us.
We are in the row of shops at the Livernois and Fenkell intersection, minutes from the University District, Bagley, Palmer Park and Highland Park.
SMOCELL / Smooth Communication
15300 Livernois Ave
Detroit, MI 48238
Mon–Fri 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Sat 11 AM – 6 PM
Sun 12 PM – 5 PM
No appointment needed. Most screen, battery and charging‑port repairs are finished within the hour while you wait.
Dial *#06# on the keypad and it appears immediately — that works on every Google Pixel and every other make. If you would rather use the menus, go to Settings then About phone. It is also on the original box label, which is the one place it survives the phone being dead.
No. We buy iPhones only, and we would rather say so plainly than have you make the trip. We can still carrier-unlock a Google Pixel or activate service on it, whatever the model.
Yes. We hold 479 Google Pixel device codes and the check costs nothing — no account, no email, no limit. Paste the number and you get the exact model and year back instantly.
Still not sure? Call (313) 340-9621 or visit us at 15300 Livernois, Detroit.