Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.UUID; import android.content.Context; import android.content.SharedPreferences; import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor; import android.telephony.TelephonyManager; public class Main { private static String uniqueID = null; private static final String PREF_UNIQUE_ID = "PREF_UNIQUE_ID"; /** * Get device Id<br> * <b>Will work only on mobile and NOT tablets</b> * * @param context * @return */ public static String getDeviceId(Context context) { final TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE); String deviceid = tm.getDeviceId(); if (deviceid == null) { deviceid = getUniqueId(context); } return deviceid; } public synchronized static String getUniqueId(Context context) { if (uniqueID == null) { SharedPreferences sharedPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences(PREF_UNIQUE_ID, Context.MODE_PRIVATE); uniqueID = sharedPrefs.getString(PREF_UNIQUE_ID, null); if (uniqueID == null) { uniqueID = UUID.randomUUID().toString(); Editor editor = sharedPrefs.edit(); editor.putString(PREF_UNIQUE_ID, uniqueID); editor.commit(); } } return uniqueID; } }