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DeviceInfo.getUniqueID() is same in multiple iPads registered with same Apple IDs

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Bug

The method DeviceInfo.getUniqueID() returns the same value for iPads that use the same Apple Account and have iCloud sync enabled.

Environment info

React native info output:

React-Native: 0.59.10
ReactJS: 16.8.3
React-native-Device-Info: 0.24.0

Library version: 0.24.0

Steps To Reproduce

Register all the iPads with the same Apple IDs.
Enable iCloud Sync on all the devices. Enable Keychain Sync also.
Check for the DeviceInfo.getUniqueID() return value. …

Describe what you expected to happen:

The UniqueID (UUID) should not be synced across multiple devices using the same Apple ID.

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 4 years ago
Reactions:2
Comments:15 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

2reactions

mikehardycommented, May 25, 2020

@Bardiamist has been very diligent keeping the PR for syncUniqueId() / #967 up to date - I just merged it and released 5.6.0 - sorry for the delay on that, @sharma-megha that should help?

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mikehardycommented, May 25, 2020

closing this tentatively? I’m not sure what else we can do but if anyone has an idea for another PR feel free to propose it