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JP Illanes
JP Illanes

Reputation: 3675

identifierForVendor or similar for watchOS (2.0+)

Is there any replacement for identifierForVendoron watchOS (2.X)? I have been reading the documentation but it doesn't look like there's any similar method for identifying the device.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 821

Answers (2)

Luzo
Luzo

Reputation: 1374

Update: it seems that since watch0S 6.2 the identifier was added

Upvotes: 2

rickster
rickster

Reputation: 126157

You don't need to identify the watch. (hand wave)

A user can un-pair and re-pair different watches — say, to switch between a Sport for the gym and an Edition for cocktails — and from the user's point of view when interacting with software, they appear to be the same watch. (The un/re-pairing process is a bit cumbersome, but some people can and do rely on this behavior.)

If you must identify the user, use identifierForVendor on the paired iPhone (and pass it to the watch with WatchConnectivity if you need it there).

Upvotes: 3

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