You can read the serial number of the device. It's not imei

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You can read the serial number of the device. It’s not imei

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This was discussed in your previous post Carlos Deviceid function of the phone manager extension no longer returns the id - #2 by jis

It is not possible on devices higher than Android 9 to use an extension like the Phone Manager extension to get the device id (or possibly any device at all), probably due to Google's latest security protections.

TaifunPower User

Feb 6

Carlos_Andre:

I need to read the serial number.

it is unfortunately not possible anymore starting from Android 10
Taifun

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see here why this is not possible anymore in Android 10
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/10/privacy/changes
Taifun

Restriction on non-resettable device identifiers

Starting in Android 10, apps must have the READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE privileged permission in order to access the device’s non-resettable identifiers, which include both IMEI and serial number.

Caution: Third-party apps installed from the Google Play Store cannot declare privileged permissions.

Affected methods include the following:

If your app doesn’t have the permission and you try asking for information about non-resettable identifiers anyway, the platform’s response varies based on target SDK version:

  • If your app targets Android 10 or higher, a SecurityException occurs.
  • If your app targets Android 9 (API level 28) or lower, the method returns null or placeholder data if the app has the READ_PHONE_STATE permission. Otherwise, a SecurityException occurs.