Device SERIAL ID in android 1.6

Question

how can i get serial number in API level 3?

Answer 1

Depending on what you want to do there is several options :

• reading Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID. "This is a 64-bit quantity that is generated and stored when the device first boots"

• using TelephonyManager.getDeviceId() But it's not working on all devices.

More on the subject: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/identifying-app-installations.html

Answer 2

TelephonyManager manager = (TelephonyManager) yourActivity.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
String uid = manager.getDeviceId();

This is working since API level 1.