On an Android device is there a way to programmatically get the USB serial number as shown in ADB?

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Secure.getString(mApp.getContentResolver(), Secure.ANDROID_ID) is different then what is shown in ADB.

EDIT: Note the date of this question. It was asked before there was android.os.Build.SERIAL;

Alex P. · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-23 20:00:43Z

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Another option is:

adb shell cat /sys/class/android_usb/android0/iSerial

answered Jan 23, 2013 at 20:00

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AndroidCoolestRulest · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-08 17:19:14Z

The easiest way to obtain serial number is :

String deviceSerialNumberFromADB = android.os.Build.SERIAL;

This serial number equals to: "adb get-serialno" or "adb devices" from command prompt (if only 1 device connected).

Marvin Pinto · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-01 19:32:54Z

You have a few options here. If you wanted to get the serial number via the command line, you could run:

adb get-serialno

If you wanted to somehow get this information within your app, have a look through AdbDevice.java.

Using a UsbDeviceConnection object, you can:

// UsbDeviceConnection connection serialNo = connection.getSerial(); Log.d(TAG, "Serial number is: " +serialNo);

Thanks for the pointer. The sample AdbTest shows how to do that... unfortunately it uses a class that isn't available until version 12.