How to get GUID in android?

Question

we are developing the application using the .Net webservice(soap protocal) for that i need Pass GUID from android class.

in .Net we have statement like below Guid myGuid1 = new Guid();

i need the similar functionality in Android , is there any way to make this kind of functionality in android code?

Regards, Jeyavel N

score 95 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 03 '15 at 10:48

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Yes you should use UUID like the following code:

String  uniqueID = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

edited Jan 03 '15 at 10:48

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answered Jan 03 '15 at 10:31

Behnam Bagheri

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Note this gives you a type 4 UUID, which is just a random value. The `UUID` class can't generate type 1 UUIDs (time based). – jcayzac Apr 26 '19 at 04:37
Sorry, but idk where to add the uniqueID that is generated. Is there a function like "setGUID(parameter)"? – Nacho Jul 08 '21 at 18:20

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-30T19:25:39.403

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You can use the java.util.UUID class.

edited Dec 30 '16 at 19:25

answered Feb 08 '10 at 12:40

CommonsWare

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notice that guid generates letters in upper case while uuid in lower case – Sérgio S. Filho Feb 12 '15 at 10:14

score 12 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 24 '17 at 12:55

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We can use

String uniqueID = UUID.randomUUID().toString();

An Instance ID or a GUID is scoped to the app that creates it, which prevents it from being used to track users across apps.For more information and significance please refer this link here

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rcde0

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answered Apr 24 '17 at 12:49

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 28 '15 at 06:35

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You will get UUID in Android,

UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
String uuidInString = uuid.toString();

answered Jul 28 '15 at 06:35

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20325105/how-to-create-uuid-from-string-in-android – IntelliJ Amiya Jul 28 '15 at 06:54
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This is essentially just repeating [this existing answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/27753881/1402846). – Pang Nov 09 '15 at 05:42

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