I would guess they need it to call TelephonyManager.getDeviceId as part of their DRM device authorization scheme: http://developer.android.com/reference/android

I would guess they need it to call TelephonyManager.getDeviceId as part of their DRM device authorization scheme: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.html#getDeviceId%28%29 http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/Tel... Or maybe they change their sync settings (for "Whispersync") based on your network status.