If your Android phone is having issues and you are wondering whether the repair will cost you anything, the first thing to check is the warranty status. Unlike the IMEI number, there is no single location that shows warranty details across all of Android phones. Each brand keeps the information on its own portal, but the method to get there is nearly the same. In this guide, we have brought every major Android brand under one umbrella and have explained how to check warranty of Android phones.
How to Check Warranty on Any Android Phone
Before we go brand by brand, here is the universal method that works on every Android phone. The whole process takes less than a minute and you only need your phone's IMEI number to start.
Find your IMEI number: Open the Phone app, go to the keypad and dial the *#06# code. Your 15-digit IMEI number will pop up instantly. Note it down or take a screenshot. If your phone has two SIM slots, you will see two IMEI numbers and any one of them works. You can follow our guide to check the IMEI number on any Android phone if the code does not work for some reason.
Open your Android brand's official warranty page: Nearly all Android phone manufacturer runs its own warranty portal. Simply paste the IMEI number into the text field and hit Check or Submit. The page will show your phone's model and the activation dates.
Check the activation date: This is the date when your warranty coverage started. Since most Android phones get a 1-year warranty, simply count 12 months from the activation date. If you are still inside that window, your phone is covered and you can get it repaired for free at an authorised service centre.
Check Warranty by Android Phone Brand
The universal method above works for every brand, but each one keeps its warranty portal in a slightly different place and has a somewhat different step. So, let's now learn how to check warranty on Android phones of various brands.
Samsung
Samsung offers several ways to check warranty among all Android brands. The easiest one is the Samsung Members app, which comes preinstalled on every Samsung phone. Open it, move to the Support tab, pick your device and you will see the Manufacturer Warranty section with the expiry date.
You can also sign into your Samsung account and head to the My Products page to verify coverage using your IMEI or serial number. You can follow our guide and learn how to check the IMEI number on Samsung phones. And for detailed steps to check warranty details, here is how to check warranty on a Samsung Galaxy phone.
Google Pixel
Google has made it very easy to check warranty of Pixel phones, especially after Android 16. You can now check the warranty directly from Settings without going to a website. Just go to Settings > Device health & support > Warranty and you will see a green tick if the coverage is active, along with the Coverage until date.
If you want to check on Google's official website, the Google Store's My Devices page and the Google Repair Portal both show the same information. However, you need to find the IMEI of your Pixel phone first. We have detailed every way to verify the warranty coverage on a Google Pixel in our dedicated guide.
OnePlus
OnePlus keeps things simple and it's just a single online step. Go ahead and grab the IMEI number on your OnePlus phone, head to the OnePlus warranty check website and tap on Check now. The page shows the Activation time of your phone along with the model and storage variant.
If the activation date shows up in red, the warranty has expired, and green means you are still covered. This is the quickest way for all OnePlus phones and you can also check our dedicated guide on finding a OnePlus phone's warranty status for detailed instructions.
Vivo and iQOO
Vivo follows the same flow as other Android phone brands. You can start by checking your Vivo phone's IMEI number from Settings > About phone > Status info. Now, open the Vivo warranty check website, paste the number and hit Submit. The page loads your model, colour and the warranty expiry date. The process is identical on iQOO phones since they share the same after-sales network. Go ahead and learn how to verify warranty on Vivo phones if you own one of the Vivo phones.
Oppo
Oppo's process is almost the same as OnePlus, which makes sense given they both have shared roots. You can start by finding the IMEI on your Oppo phone under Settings > About device > Status, then open Oppo's warranty check page and tap on Check Now.
The result page shows the Activation time and the Applicable region, so count a year from the activation date to know your status. It applies to all Oppo phones and you can follow our step-by-step guide to check an Oppo phone's warranty coverage.
Realme
Realme gives you two options to check warranty of its Android phones. The first is the Realme warranty check website, where you enter the Realme phone's IMEI number and tap Search to see the Activation date.
The second one is the Realme Store app, which shows the exact warranty expiration date under the Devices tab instead of making you do the calculation. Most Realme phones also carry an e-warranty card inside Settings, which I have covered in our dedicated guide. For complete details, read our guide on checking a Realme phone's warranty.
Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco
All three brands share the same verification process since they belong to Xiaomi. You can start by checking the IMEI on a Xiaomi or Redmi phone, then head to Xiaomi India's after-sales page, enter the IMEI or serial number and tap on Search. It will display the model name, activation date and remaining coverage.
If the India page throws an error, the global authentication page works as a backup option. The steps are the same across Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco phones. Check out our guide to check warranty status for Xiaomi and Redmi phones for more.
Motorola
Motorola keeps the process pretty simple to check the warranty of Motorola phones. Dial *#06# or head to Settings > About phone > Device details to find the IMEI number, then enter it on Motorola's official warranty page. The result page simply shows In Warranty or Out of Warranty. For detailed instructions, check out our guide and learn how to do a Motorola warranty check.
Use the Invoice If the Online Check Fails
Sometimes the official portal is down or simply refuses to recognise your IMEI number. In that case, your purchase invoice is the most reliable option. An Android phone's warranty starts from the date of purchase or activation, so you can manually count 12 months from that date to know whether you are still covered under warranty.
The invoice will not print an exact expiry date, but the purchase date does the job. Keep a copy of the bill saved somewhere safe because service centres often ask for it during a warranty claim. And before you hand over the phone for a repair, back up your Android phone since the service centre may reset your phone.
Why You Should Check Warranty Before Buying a Second-Hand Android Phone
A warranty check is not just for repairs. If you are buying a used Android phone, checking the IMEI number through the brand's portal is the best thing you can do to verify the authenticity of the device. While you are at it, it's also a good moment to confirm which country your Android phone was made in.
Apart from that, you can go one step further and match the serial number on the Android phone with the one printed on the retail box. If the numbers don't line up, it might be a swapped motherboard or a counterfeit device. Our guide on how to check the serial number on any Android phone covers this in detail.
Finally, that wraps up our complete guide on checking warranty across Android phones. The straightforward answer is that the IMEI number and the official portal will tell you everything. Finally, if you own an iPhone, follow our dedicated guide to check the warranty status on iPhone.
