tm.getDeviceId() is deprecated?

Question

I'm getting the IMEI and device Id's, so here I am getting a problem getDeviceId() is deprecated.

TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) 
                 getSystemService(this.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);

imei = tm.getDeviceId();
device = Settings.Secure.getString(this.getContentResolver(),
           Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID);

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score 24 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

getDeviceId()

Returns the unique device ID of a subscription, for example, the IMEI for GSM and the MEID for CDMA phones. Return null if device ID is not available.

This method was deprecated in API level 26.

Use (@link getImei} which returns IMEI for GSM

or (@link getMeid} which returns MEID for CDMA.

for more information read TelephonyManager

Try this to get IMEI

 @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
 TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager)
            getSystemService(this.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
    String imei = tm.getImei();

OR

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
            String imei = telephonyMgr.getImei();
} else {
            String imei = telephonyMgr.getDeviceId();
}

Try this to get MEID

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager)
            getSystemService(this.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
           
    String meid=tm.getMeid();

OR

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
            String meid=tm.getMeid();
}

how can i Use `(@link getImei}` in my activity – ravi Oct 14 '17 at 11:46 — ravi, Oct 14 '17 at 11:46
simulator returns null. is that normal? – Yaroslav Dukal Nov 08 '19 at 00:27 — Yaroslav Dukal, Nov 08 '19 at 00:27

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '18 at 07:04

This is my solution:

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
private String getIMEINumber() {
    String IMEINumber = "";
    if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        TelephonyManager telephonyMgr = (TelephonyManager) getSystemService(TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
            IMEINumber = telephonyMgr.getImei();
        } else {
            IMEINumber = telephonyMgr.getDeviceId();
        }
    }
    return IMEINumber;
}

score 7 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 20 '19 at 15:11

Edit: Since Android 10, you cannot request IMEI and MEID unless you have READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE permission

Should not it be something like this?

            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26) {
                if (telMgr.getPhoneType() == TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_CDMA) {
                    deviceId = telMgr.getMeid();
                } else if (telMgr.getPhoneType() == TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_GSM) {
                    deviceId = telMgr.getImei();
                } else {
                    deviceId = ""; // default!!!
                }
            } else {
                deviceId = telMgr.getDeviceId();
            }

3rd party apps can't request `READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE` – Farid Jan 27 '20 at 15:14 — Farid, Jan 27 '20 at 15:14

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 04 '18 at 12:24

copy and paste my this program and understood. we face issue here only in Permission (Run time and Check Permission Type );- Now i complete it and paste here a accurate program:

import android.*;
import android.Manifest;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.os.Build;
import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi;
import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

import java.util.UUID;

public class Login extends AppCompatActivity {

    private Button loginBtn;
    private TextView textView;
    private String IMEINumber;




    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);
        loginBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.loginBtn);
        textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView);
        final int reqcode = 1;


        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
        {
            String[] per = {Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE};
            requestPermissions(per, reqcode);
            loginBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View view) {
                    TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) getSystemService(TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
                    if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(Login.this, Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
                            IMEINumber = tm.getImei();
                            textView.setText(IMEINumber);
                        }
                    } else {
                        IMEINumber = tm.getDeviceId();
                        textView.setText(IMEINumber);
                    }
                }
            });


        }
    }

}

Generally, answers are much more helpful if they include an explanation of what the code is intended to do, and why that solves the problem without introducing others. Thanks for improving the answer's reference value and making it more understandable! — Tim Diekmann, Jun 04 '18 at 12:46

Hamed Jaliliani · Answer 5 · 2018-12-25T07:30:32.617

Kotlin Code for getting DeviceId ( IMEI ) with handling with permission & compatibility check for all android versions :

 val  telephonyManager = getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE) as TelephonyManager
    if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        // Permission is  granted
        val imei : String? = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
             telephonyManager.imei
         } else { // older OS  versions
             telephonyManager.getDeviceId()
         }

        imei?.let {
            Log.i("Log", "DeviceId=$imei" )
        }

    } else {  // Permission is not granted

    }

Also add this permission to AndroidManifest.xml :

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/> <!-- IMEI-->

Lucio Pelinson · Answer 6 · 2020-06-05T15:13:51.527

Since Android 10, you shouldn't request IMEI
https://developer.android.com/training/articles/user-data-ids#java

Workarround:

TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager)context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
if (null != telephonyManager) {
    if (telephonyManager.getDeviceId() != null){
        deviceUniqueIdentifier = telephonyManager.getDeviceId();
    }else{
        //Workarroud here
        deviceUniqueIdentifier = Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID);
    }
}

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