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Include Android_ID in device_info.txt #41

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RenniePet opened this issue Oct 13, 2014 · 3 comments
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Include Android_ID in device_info.txt #41

RenniePet opened this issue Oct 13, 2014 · 3 comments

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@RenniePet
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Thanks for creating CatLog and making it available.

I'm not all that well-versed in Android development, but would it not be a good idea to include Android_ID in the device_info.txt file?

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Secure.html#ANDROID_ID
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/identifying-app-installations.html
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2785485/is-there-a-unique-android-device-id

I envisage a situation where my app will be deployed on dozens, maybe hundreds, of devices that are more-or-less identical, and it could be an advantage to keep track of which device (and thus which user) has had a reported problem.

Thanks.

@nolanlawson
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I believe ANDROID_ID requires an extra permission which Catlog does not have, and which I would prefer not to add. Hopefully the user's email address is good enough to uniquely identify them...? :)

@RenniePet
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I believe ANDROID_ID requires an extra permission ...

No, I'm using it in my app, and it doesn't require any extra permission.

Hopefully the user's email address is good enough to uniquely identify them...?

Haven't gotten that far yet, but I may configure all of the devices to use the same email address. (These will be devices that I configure myself and then sell or rent for dedicated use with my app.)

@nolanlawson
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Okay. TBH I've kinda stopped maintaining CatLog. If you would like to submit a PR, then I'll rebuild and upload your changes to the play store.

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