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Attribute values must be constant while injecting views with RoboGuice

I have a project contains 2 applications and 1 library module. I would like to use RoboGuice because of the view injection feature. Currently i cannot inject views in my library module, because generated ids in the R.java file are not constants and…
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Is there any legitimate use for @+android:id?

After I upgraded my android tools to latest version to work on API21, trying to compile my project resulted in the following error: update_languages_button_preference_layout.xml:2: note: did you mean to use @+id instead of…
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Does ANDROID_ID comes under any privacy protection or consent rules?

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.Secure#ANDROID_ID Not to be confused with Android Advertising id, Does the ANDROID_ID as mentioned in above link comes under GDPR or similar laws as personally identifiable data? Can…
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AndroidStudio always use @+id

I saw a lot of posts about the Difference between "@id/" and "@+id/" in Android, and correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that @+id is kind of a setter and @id is kind of a getter (broad simplification). Playing around with Android Studio, it seems…
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Get caller identity in service's onBind() in Android

In the onBind() method of a service I'd like to check whether the caller has a particular permission. For that I need to find the identity of the caller. I expected the following code to return the caller package name but instead I get the package…
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How do I get the String representation of a View's id

I have a view and i have it's resource id ( i.e. R.id.xxx ) and i want to extract the xxx part and convert it to a String. Is that possible to do? Just to be clear, I have view.getId() a resource integer, not the actual name of the id.
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Resources identifiers to screen configurations

I'm developing an app and my current task is to support different screen sizes. My problem is that a lot of devices have the same identifiers. For example, large-hdpi supports Nexus 7, Galaxy Note & Galaxy Tab. But in the Note and Tab all layout…
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I got an ID error in my XML file although it is unique

My xml file was working fine until I created a new TextView and decided to give it an id which is txtVw6 that gave me an error although it is unique. when I press Alter+Enter it gives me create resource id value . Can I Know what is wrong with this…
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Generate UUID in Android Studio and use the same UUID after reinstalling the App

In this project that I'm working on, I want a unique ID for a Device that is using my App. I've decided to use UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) in my project. Basically what I want is to assign this UUID to any files generated by my App. My…
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Android clone detection

I have created an app for surveys where only one user can register per android phone. I am using "Secure.ANDROID_ID" for identifying unique devices on server side. Now the problem is a lot of scammers are creating many fake accounts through fake…
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Android O device ID clarification

what does it mean by 'For apps installed on a device running Android 8.0, the value of ANDROID_ID is now scoped per app signing key, as well as per user. ' https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/android-8.0-changes.html. Is that means if…
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Is it possible to have android ID length less than 16?

I have used Android_ID as unique ID during my app registration. Since Android ID is 64 bit hex string, I considered it's length will be 16 and validating it during registration. But few of the android devices had the length as 15. If its 64 bit hex…
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What is the format of a Windows Phone Advertising ID string? What is the typical length?

What are examples of the Device ID unique to Windows Phones? As I do not have a Windows phone, I cannot look up any values myself. Specifically I'm wondering about the typical length of Advertising IDs that Windows uses that are similar to…
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Android: Android ID changes on App Update. Something Unique instead?

I get android id with code below: DeviceID = Secure.getString(this.getContentResolver(), Secure.ANDROID_ID); But it changes on every update. Is it wrong way to get it or is there anything different that i can use, that never…
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How to Generate the ID of a Random Toggle Button, Then SetChecked(True) That Specific Toggle Button

I have two ToggleButtons and I want to be able to randomly select the id of one of those buttons, and set check that button to true. I tried This but is does not work as setChecked is not available for an Int or String. Any help would be much…
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