When you notice that your Fire Tablet is missing, you should locate its serial number right away. Step 1: Locate Your Fire Tablet’s Serial Number If you lose your Fire Tablet or suspect that it’s been stolen, you need to follow certain steps to secure your account and make it easier for authorities to bring it back. Therefore, there’s a chance that you can use the stolen Fire Tablet as if it’s your own. When this happens, it’s not possible to blacklist the device anymore. Note that if the previous user isn’t quick enough to blacklist the device, the thief can deregister it and create a new account. However, if you’re unable to register a new account, there’s nothing else you can do. If you manage to do this, the device isn’t blacklisted. An unregistered device will first take you to the ‘register’ screen where you have to type in your Amazon credentials and add it to your existing devices. It’s easy to see if the device is blacklisted. This means that you can’t register a new account on it When the user reports the theft to Amazon’s customer support, they’ll blacklist the device using its serial number.
Still, if there are no active accounts on the device, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t blacklisted. Step 2: Check If the Device Is Blacklisted Even if it’s the account of the person who’s trying to sell the device. If there’s an account already signed-in, there’s a big chance that the device is stolen. Tap ‘Settings’ (gear icon) on the Fire Tablet.Check if there’s another account already signed-in.
To check if the Fire Tablet is stolen before you buy it, you can do two things.