android device ID (not IMEI)

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I use the command: adb devices to list the attached devices. On my computer I get : List of devices attached HT9CTP820988 device

My question is: how can I get this id (HT9CTP820988) programmatically ?

Did you ever figure this out? Doesn't seem like any of the answers are correct. — Jens Zalzala, Sep 17 '15 at 14:20
Found the correct answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11029294/android-how-to-programmatically-access-the-device-serial-number-shown-in-the-av — Jens Zalzala, Sep 17 '15 at 14:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 15 '10 at 13:48

What you're seeing with the adb devices command is the serial number:

Serial number — A string created by adb to uniquely identify an emulator/device instance by its console port number. The format of the serial number is -. Here's an example serial number: emulator-5554

(refererence: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html)

When you ask "how can I get this id programmatically" what exactly do you mean? From an Android app or from a desktop app?

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '10 at 13:39

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How about this one?

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Secure.html#ANDROID_ID

edit: Hmm I recall this, it can't be right; the ANDROID_ID is supposed to be 64-bit. Maybe the string you see is given by the USB driver?

answered Dec 15 '10 at 13:39

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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Look at Settings.ACTION_DEVICE_INFO_SETTINGS and answers that have already been given in the past How to find serial number of Android device?

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String deviceId = Settings.System.getString(getContentResolver(), Settings.System.ANDROID_ID); -> doesn't returns the same ID than adb devices !! – Arutha Dec 16 '10 at 09:00

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 17 '10 at 05:50

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I think the emulator id's purpose is to identify the emulator and devices in the development environment. And it may not be accessible from the phone.

answered Dec 17 '10 at 05:50

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The serial number is displayed in the phone settings (menu About Phone | Phone identity) ! – Arutha Dec 17 '10 at 13:18

AtifSayings · Answer 5 · 2018-07-16T06:49:26.607

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I'm Using the following code...

String aid = Settings.Secure.getString(getContext().getContentResolver(), "android_id");

    Object obj = null;
    try {
        ((MessageDigest) (obj = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5"))).update(                                   aid.getBytes(), 0, aid.length());

        obj = String.format("%032X", new Object[] { new BigInteger(1,                                   ((MessageDigest) obj).digest()) });
    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException localNoSuchAlgorithmException) {
        obj = aid.substring(0, 32);
    }

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answered Feb 04 '18 at 16:18

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 19 '11 at 19:03

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It's possible by changing *strings_dev* struct from drivers/usb/gadget/android.c

answered May 19 '11 at 19:03

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