GSF ID

[jeekajoo]

Hi mar-v-in, Therefore Play uses GSF ID instead of Android ID. Do you plan to update Blankstore to take it? Thanks

J.

PS: For those who want to know the difference between the 2 methods http://blog.onyxbits.de/whats-the-difference-between-the-gsf-id-and-the-android-id-208/

[mar-v-in]

Google never called this thing GSF ID, android id is not historic, it is the name actively used by google in all their services for exactly this number. In fact on modern systems the GSF (google services framework) is not even responsible for gathering this id, but Google Play Services is. So the name GSF ID is no better than android id, both are misleading, correct would be something like "google's android id" in contrast to "system android id" and "device id" (which in fact is the IMEI)

[jeekajoo]

Thanks for clarifying. Can we reuse previously generated "system android id" for other devices? I generated one for hammerhead, would like to reuse it for a bullhead device. As I can't seem to get a new one.

[IzzySoft]

@jeekajoo you can do that. But you'll have to live with the fact that compatibility of apps will be checked against hammerhead then (Playstore-side), instead of for the actual device you use the ID on. Which includes the Android version you generated the ID for. I've done that for quite a while with some of my devices ;)

[ArchangeGabriel]

There is interesting discussion on this topic in #14.