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user1926180

Reputation: 51

How can I get the current Macbook's UUID from Objective-C?

Does the SDK provide an API for retrieving the current Macbook's UUID?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 1879

Answers (1)

TCB13
TCB13

Reputation: 3155

So, if you don't care about the new AppStore rules etc... here you go:

- (NSString *)getSystemUUID {
    io_service_t platformExpert = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault,IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
    if (!platformExpert)
        return nil;

    CFTypeRef serialNumberAsCFString = IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpert,CFSTR(kIOPlatformUUIDKey),kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
    if (!serialNumberAsCFString)
        return nil;

    IOObjectRelease(platformExpert);
    return (__bridge NSString *)(serialNumberAsCFString);;
}

Please Note:

  • You need to add IOKit.framework to your project in order for this to work.
  • This code is ARC compliant;
  • This code is safe and it will return a nil NSString if something goes wrong;
  • Apple does not guarantee that all future systems will have a software-readable serial number.
  • Developers should not make any assumptions about the format of the serial number such as its length or what characters it may contain.

Upvotes: 5

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