After the procedure, verify the change by querying the modem:

The Quectel EC25 is engineered to resist casual IMEI changes. While advanced users with Qualcomm tools can succeed, the process is fraught with legal and technical landmines. Instead, work within Quectel’s official channels or design your system not to rely on IMEI as a mutable identifier.

Quectel hides the IMEI write function in the AT+QCFG (Configuration) namespace. However, the module requires a special and SIM network presence to authorize the change.

One of these will work depending on your EC25 firmware revision (check with AT+CGMR ).

In an era of constant tracking, some developers view the IMEI as a vulnerability. By rotating IDs, a device becomes a moving target, making it harder for third parties to build a long-term profile of a specific machine’s habits.