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Get Device ID Example in Android

This example explains how to get device unique id in android. The device unique id is needed when we want user registration for a specific device. This way we can achieve security. Most of the banking applications today are using such approach.

November 1, 2013 · 2 min read

This example explains how to get device unique id in android. The device unique id is needed when we want user registration for a specific device. This way we can achieve security. Most of the banking applications today are using such approach.

Android Activity Layout (activity_main.xml)

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >
 
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:textColor="#cc0000"
        android:textSize="32sp" />
 
</RelativeLayout>

Android Activity (MainActivity.java)

package com.javatechig.getdeviceid;
 
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.Settings.Secure;
import android.widget.TextView;
 
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 
        //getting unique id for device
        String id = Secure.getString(getContentResolver(), Secure.ANDROID_ID);
 
        //displaying id in textview
        TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        tv.setText(id);
 
    }
 
}

Output

Get Device ID Example in Android

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