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That's how it works in Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and above.
by dlitz 10y ago
That's how it works in Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and above.
- anowlcalledjosh 10y agoKind of, but you still get the situation where an app wants to get your IMEI to identify the device, but is forced to ask for permission to 'phone', which the user promptly denies because that also allows the app to make phone calls.
- xorcist 10y agoWhat does an app want my IMEI for? How do they work on non-cellular tablets (and PCs) which doesn't have one?
- mderazon 10y agoLots of apps use IMEI as a unique device identifier on Android. A practice that is discouraged by Google. Anyway, since 6.0, developers should find a different way to udid. One alternative is Advertising ID which doesn't require any special permissions but is resettable by the user (though not easily found in the system's settings) http://developer.android.com/google/play-services/id.html http://developer.android.com/google/play-services/id.html