Scan GPS tracker IMEIs quickly. Export them straight to Excel.
A simple Android utility for capturing the IMEI of every GPS tracker in a delivery and turning the batch into a spreadsheet.
Received a carton of trackers? Scan the QR code on each device and the IMEI list builds itself — no Notepad, no clipboard, no typing, and no chance of a transposed digit.
IMEI 867XXXXXXXXXXXX
Each IMEI is saved the moment it is read. Close the app and the batch is waiting.
From manual copy-paste to one-tap scanning
Every GPS tracker carries its IMEI in a QR code on the case. Getting those numbers into a spreadsheet is, in most receiving areas, still done by hand — and the cost of that is paid twice: once in the hour it takes, and again the first time a digit is wrong.
The traditional process
- Scan the QR code with a generic scanner app
- Copy the IMEI to the clipboard
- Switch to Notepad
- Paste the IMEI
- Switch back and repeat for every tracker
- Copy the finished list
- Paste it into Excel and fix the formatting
Seven steps · every digit passes through a person
With GPS Tracker Scanner
- Enter how many trackers you are about to receive
- Scan the first tracker
- Keep scanning — the camera stays live
- Each IMEI is validated and saved as it is read
- Export the batch as an .xlsx file
- Share it over WhatsApp, email or Drive
Six steps · no digit is ever typed
The difference is not the step count. It is that in the second column no human being ever reads a number off a label and types it somewhere else, which is where the errors come from.
Enter a count, scan the carton, export the sheet
- 01
Start a batch
Enter the number of trackers you are about to check in — 40, say — and name the batch if it helps you find it later. The count is optional: leave it blank for an open-ended batch that runs until you finish it.
- 02
Scan
Point the camera at the QR code on the device. The IMEI is recognised and stored without a keystroke. Nothing is typed, so nothing is mistyped.
- 03
Keep scanning
Move to the next tracker. The camera stays live and the running count — 17 / 40 — tells you where you are without breaking rhythm.
- 04
Validation as you go
Each read is checked as a 15-digit IMEI and against everything already in the batch. A tracker scanned twice is recognised and refused rather than silently duplicated.
- 05
Export
Generate a real Excel .xlsx workbook of the batch and hand it to whichever app you already use — WhatsApp, Gmail, Outlook, Drive.
Everything the job actually needs
A scanning utility is only useful if it keeps up with someone working through a pallet. Most of what follows exists to remove a pause.
Fast QR scanning
The QR code on the device carries the IMEI. The app reads it directly, so the number never passes through a human hand.
Continuous autofocus
Tracker labels are read at close range, where passive autofocus is slow to notice the scene changed. The app re-triggers focus actively when reads stop arriving.
Tap to focus
For the occasional label the camera struggles with, tap it on screen and the camera focuses there. Optional — most scans never need it.
Duplicate protection
The same tracker cannot be added to a batch twice. The check and the insert share one database transaction, so two camera frames of one code cannot both slip through.
IMEI validation
A candidate must be a run of exactly 15 digits and pass the standard check-digit test, so a barcode carrying some other number is rejected rather than recorded.
Batch scanning
Work in batches of a stated size — a 40-tracker delivery is one batch — or leave the size open and finish when the carton is empty.
Offline operation
Scanning and storage need no connection. The barcode model ships inside the app rather than being fetched on first use.
Automatic saving
Every IMEI is written to the device the moment it is accepted. A call, a flat battery or a closed app costs you nothing — the batch is offered back for resuming.
Excel export
A genuine .xlsx workbook, not a renamed CSV. It opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and WPS.
Easy sharing
The standard Android share sheet, so the file goes wherever you already send files — WhatsApp, Gmail, Outlook, Drive, Bluetooth.
Batch history
Earlier batches stay on the device with their status, and any of them can be reopened and exported again.
Works without an internet connection
Reading a QR code, checking the IMEI and storing it all happen on the phone. The barcode recognition model is bundled inside the app rather than fetched on first use, so the very first scan works in a basement with no signal.
A connection matters at exactly one point: when you have finished and want to send the spreadsheet to somebody. WhatsApp and email need the network. The work does not.
Which matters, because the places trackers are unpacked are rarely the places with good Wi-Fi.
Built for
- Warehouses and stockrooms
- Receiving bays and loading docks
- Offices with patchy guest Wi-Fi
- Field and site locations
- Anywhere the signal is unreliable
A real spreadsheet, not a text file with a new extension
Export writes a genuine .xlsx workbook — one row per tracker, numbered in scan order, with the date and time each device was read. It opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and WPS without a conversion step.
The IMEI column is stored as text, so Excel keeps the complete 15-digit number instead of rounding it into scientific notation — the single most common way an IMEI list is quietly ruined between the warehouse and the office.
From there it is an ordinary file. The Android share sheet sends it to WhatsApp, Gmail, Outlook, Drive or anything else you already have installed.
| Sr. No. | IMEI | Scan Date | Scan Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 867XXXXXXXXXXXX | 28-08-2026 | 10:32:14 |
| 2 | 867XXXXXXXXXXXX | 28-08-2026 | 10:32:31 |
| 3 | 867XXXXXXXXXXXX | 28-08-2026 | 10:32:47 |
Built for real-world GPS tracker handling
When dozens or hundreds of tracking devices arrive at once, transcribing their IMEIs by hand creates an hour of work that produces nothing, and introduces a class of mistake that is expensive to find later — a wrong digit in an inventory list is invisible until the day a device cannot be matched to its record.
The application is designed around one operational principle: the operator should spend their time handling trackers, not copying numbers between applications.
Anyone who unpacks trackers for a living
GPS tracking companies
Record the IMEI of every unit as a shipment is checked in, and have the list ready before the cartons are stacked.
Fleet operators
Keep the device inventory accurate, so what the platform believes it manages matches what is actually on the shelf.
Distributors
Capture an incoming batch on arrival and forward the list on without retyping it for the next party.
Installers and service teams
Take the IMEI before the unit goes into a vehicle, while the label is still reachable.
Warehouse and receiving
Build a digital inventory list at the receiving bay without a keyboard anywhere near it.
Your IMEI data stays on your device
An IMEI identifies one physical device belonging to one customer, and a list of them is a list of your stock. None of it is ours to collect, so the app is not built to.
No account, no sign-in
There is nothing to register for and no identity attached to a scan. Install the app and start scanning.
No server involved in scanning
Reading a QR code, validating the IMEI and storing it are all done on the phone. No part of the workflow calls out to anything.
IMEIs are stored locally
Batches live in a database on the device itself, alongside the app, and go no further on their own.
The app holds no internet permission
Its Android manifest requests exactly two permissions — camera and vibration — and does not request internet access at all. It could not upload an IMEI to Embarc or anyone else if it tried.
Sharing is always your action
A file leaves the device only when you export it and choose where it goes from the Android share sheet. Until then, nothing has been sent anywhere.
Nothing hidden in the permissions list
No location, no contacts, no storage, no phone state. Check it yourself in Android's app info screen — the list is two lines long.
An Android app, distributed as an APK
GPS Tracker Scanner is currently available for Android only. There is no iOS build and no web version. The figures below are read from the application itself rather than rounded for a marketing page.
- Platform
- Android
- Minimum version
- Android 8.0
- Distribution format
- APK
- Internet required to scan
- No
- Account required
- No
- Permissions requested
- Camera, vibration
Written by people who have unpacked the cartons
GPS Tracker Scanner is an Embarc utility, built by the team behind the Find’n’Secure fleet and asset tracking platform — who have been receiving and provisioning GPS hardware for as long as they have been writing software for it.
- Built by the team behind Find'n'Secure, who have been receiving, provisioning and shipping GPS hardware for years
- The IMEI rules — extraction, length, check digit, duplicate handling — are covered by unit tests that run without a device
- The workbook writer is exercised against real Excel rather than assumed to be valid
- Camera and scanning behaviour verified on physical Android hardware, not only in an emulator
Designed for future integration
This version is deliberately standalone, and nothing on this page depends on that changing. The code does carry a seam where a tracking platform could later be connected, which would remove the spreadsheet step entirely — but no such integration exists today, and none is promised here.
Ready to stop copying IMEIs by hand?
Scan your GPS trackers directly into an Excel-ready list.
The APK is not yet published for public download. Write to us and we will send you a copy — or reach us directly at shailendra.bansal@embarc.co.in.
Installation instructions
- Download the APK to your Android phone.
- Open the downloaded file from your notification shade or Downloads folder.
- Android will ask whether to allow installing apps from this source — allow it for the app you are installing from, such as your browser or file manager.
- Confirm the installation.
- Open GPS Tracker Scanner.
- Grant the camera permission when it is requested.
- Enter a batch size and start scanning.
Android will warn you before installing an app that did not come from Google Play. That warning is doing its job — grant permission only to the specific app you are installing from, such as your browser, and only for this installation. Do not turn off Play Protect or any other device-wide security setting.
Frequently asked
- Does the app need an internet connection?
- No. Scanning, validation, storage and the Excel export all run on the phone, and the barcode recognition model is bundled inside the app rather than downloaded on first use. A connection matters only at the point where you choose to send the finished file somewhere — WhatsApp or email need one, the scanning does not.
- Can I scan 40 trackers in one batch?
- Yes. Enter 40 as the batch size and scan them in sequence; the running count shows how far through you are, and the batch is marked complete when the fortieth is read. There is no fixed upper limit on the size you can enter.
- What happens if I scan the same tracker twice?
- The app recognises the IMEI as one already in the batch, tells you so, and does not add it again. The count does not move. The same IMEI can appear in two different batches, which is what you want when a device is received, returned and received again.
- Can I scan without saying how many trackers there are?
- Yes. Leave the quantity blank and the batch is open-ended — it keeps accepting scans until you finish it yourself. Useful when you are working through a delivery whose count you do not know.
- What does the Excel file contain?
- One row per tracker, with four columns: Sr. No., IMEI, Scan Date and Scan Time. It is a real .xlsx workbook that opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and WPS. The IMEI column is written as text, so all 15 digits survive instead of being rounded into scientific notation.
- Can I share the Excel file on WhatsApp?
- Yes. Export produces an ordinary file and hands it to Android's standard share sheet, so WhatsApp, Gmail, Outlook, Drive, Bluetooth and anything else installed appear as choices. None of them is built into the app or given special treatment.
- Does the app upload my IMEIs anywhere?
- It cannot. The app's Android manifest requests only the camera and vibration permissions and does not request internet access at all, so it has no way to open a network connection. IMEIs leave the phone only inside a file you have exported and explicitly chosen to send.
- What if the QR code will not read?
- The camera runs continuous autofocus and actively re-focuses when reads stop arriving, which handles most labels at close range. For a stubborn one, tap the code on screen to focus on that point.
- Is this integrated with Find'n'Secure?
- Not at present. This version is a standalone IMEI capture and Excel export utility, and it works without any tracking platform behind it.
- Is it available for iPhone?
- No. GPS Tracker Scanner is an Android application. There is no iOS build.
GPS Tracker Scanner is a utility application from Embarc Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. The interface shown on this page is an illustration rather than a screenshot, and every IMEI shown is masked and fictional. Android is a trademark of Google LLC; Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. This page describes the Android application only and is not part of the Find’n’Secure platform.