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iosbrowseruniqueidentifier
Ben Holness
Ben Holness

Reputation: 2707

Is it possible to get a unique identifier for an ios device from a browser, in a controlled environment?

This is (a very simplified version of) the scenario with which I am faced:

I have an existing web application which manages jobs. We are now purchasing a number of ios devices (iphones and ipads) and I need the web application to know which specific device (regardless of the user) is updating information through the web application (as well as getting the GPS co-ordinates, but I think I have that covered with the geolocation API).

I have control of all the devices, they will all come to me before being distributed and will return to me periodically, so I can modify/restrict etc., but I can't jailbreak.

I have no experience of ios, but if there is a way to do this without needing an app, that would be the best choice.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1372

Answers (1)

maroux
maroux

Reputation: 3814

You can use HTML5 storage to create and save a GUID the first time user accesses your website and send it with subsequent requests.

Upvotes: 1

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