There isn't really a user identity. Not even with a Google account -- the user can have multiple Google accounts, and though today there is some concept of a primary account for implementation reasons, that is not necessarily their real primary account (just the first one they used), and that concept shouldn't exist in the future.
How about having the user tell you who they are? You don't need to make this in the form of formally creating an account if you don't want... if you need some stronger sense of identity (such as them knowing a private password for that user identity), then it seems to be better for them to tell you the information you want rather than the app to be taking their identity out of somewhere else such as their Google accounts. On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:55 PM, William Ferguson <william.ferguson.au@ gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a way to determine user identity so I can globally > track game scores off phone. > > IMEI provides identity of the phone - not effective if phone is on- > traded or upgraded by individual. > USIM provides identity of phone carrier subscriber - assumes device is > phone, and currently has a SIM card > > I'd like to be able to provide continuity as a user upgrades to a new > device. > And I dislike being forced to create an account on each global scoring > system, so I don't want to force that on my users. And my end user > experience with OpenFeint leaves me disinclined to use it. > > It doesn't need to be bullet proof. But it does need to be hassle free > for my users. > > Is there any other identifier on an Android device that I can use to > link data more cleanly with the current owner? > And how would I get hold of that identifier? > I'm thinking something like the user's Google account .. or similar > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- 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
