>> I am not aware of a permission needed for ANDROID_ID. If you wanted the
>> IMSI or IMEI, those would need a permission.
>>
> What permission is needed to show the IMSI or IMEI and how are those
> values accessed?

READ_PHONE_STATE, or something like that. They are available via
TelephonyManager, IIRC.

> What is the purpose of ANDROID_ID if those values
> are available?

1. Not everything is a phone

2. Not every phone has IMSI/IMEI -- not sure what those values map to in
CDMA, for example

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