I need a unique ID for each phone, just enough to distinguish it from any other Android phone. In theory, TelephonyManager#getDeviceId() would be fine, except that it requires READ_PHONE_DATA as a permission, and that seems overkill.
The catch is that I need this ID to be cross-application; two applications on the same device need to get the same ID. So, two questions: 1. Is there some other API in Android-land that returns a unique value for each phone, that I just haven't found yet? One that does not require any special permission to access? I even considered a MAC address, but Android doesn't offer NetworkInterface#getHardwareAddress(), unfortunately. 2. If the answer to #1 is "no, silly", is there a spot (that I just haven't found yet) where I could tuck a world-readable UUID that could serve this purpose? It doesn't seem like there's any good cross-application storage spot outside of the SD card, and I can't count on all devices having one. Thanks in advance! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.3 Published! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
