On 31 March 2011 18:57, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) <[email protected]>wrote:
> A perfect use case for wanting a unique id is for trial software or > simply keeping track of settings. > > Say for instance you have an app that has settings that are stored on > a server. If the user uninstalls the app, then at a later date > reinstalls it, those settings can be reinstated if there is a way to > identify the device. The ANDROID_ID is really nice because it doesn't > require any permissions to do so and it keeps the user relatively > anonymous. > ANDROID_ID is null here. So yes, you are fully anonymous. Good luck with your server stored settings though :) Regards, Marcin Orlowski *Tray Agenda <http://bit.ly/trayagenda>* - keep you daily schedule handy... WebnetMobile on *Facebook <http://webnetmobile.com/fb/>* and *Twitter<http://webnetmobile.com/twitter/> * -- 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
