You could have the server generate a unique ID that you send to the client for storage upon request.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:45 PM, Tobiah <[email protected]> wrote: > I needed to send an identifier to our server to identify > users as they use my application. I first used the phone > number, but found that tablets without service had none. So failing > getting a phone number, I did this: > > android_id = Secure.getString(this.getContentResolver(), Secure.ANDROID_ID); > > But it seems now, that a handful of users, notably those using T-mobile, > have phones that will not yield the above ID. > > So I was wondering whether there was some other unique identifier > I could use, or failing that, would like to here suggestions on > generating an identifier that would (almost?) never be a duplicate. > > I was thinking of using the time to the millisecond that the app was first > run, plus some random digits. Still, I thought that there might be a more > standard > practice or library for this. > > Thanks! > > Tobiah > > -- > -- > 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 > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Michael Banzon http://michaelbanzon.com/ -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
