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‎Obtaining the Android Device ID

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Category:Android

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‎Obtaining the Android Device ID

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‎Obtaining the Android Device ID

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	After installation, start up the player and enter "device id" in the search field (see also [http://www.hackinguniversity.in/2013/10/android-device-id-bluestacks.html step 2 here]. Install and then run the app, which will give you a Device ID that can be used to unlock the '''Download APK''' extension as described above. Note that you can use this Device ID on any other machine (it is not tied to the machine on which the Blue Stacks App Player is installed).		After installation, start up the player and enter "device id" in the search field (see also [http://www.hackinguniversity.in/2013/10/android-device-id-bluestacks.html step 2 here]. Install and then run the app, which will give you a Device ID that can be used to unlock the '''Download APK''' extension as described above. Note that you can use this Device ID on any other machine (it is not tied to the machine on which the Blue Stacks App Player is installed).
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		+	== See also ==
		+	* [[XAPK]]
		+	* [[OBB]]

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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 '''APK''' is an archive format used for distributing [[Android]] apps. It is based on the [[Jar]] format (for [[Java]]), and like that format, is actually a [[ZIP]] archive with a different extension, and with specific files and directories within it.
-The executable part of the app is usually in either [[Dalvik Executable]] (for older Android versions prior to 5.0) or [[ART (Android Runtime)|ART]] format (for newer versions).
+The executable part of the app is usually in either [[Dalvik Executable]] (for older Android versions prior to 5.0 Lollipop) or [[ART (Android Runtime)|ART]] format (for newer versions).
 Metadata about the app is in a '''META-INF''' directory within the archive (similarly to Jar files), compiled code is in a '''lib''' directory, and resources in a '''res''' directory. There are also a few files at the root level including '''AndroidManifest.xml''' (which may be regular [[XML]] or, often, [[binary XML]]).

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 ==== Obtaining the Android Device ID ====
-If you don't have an Android Device ID, you can obtain one by running a (virtual) instance of Android. The best option here is  to [http://www.sysads.co.uk/2014/01/install-android-4-3-virtualbox-screenshots/ set up Android on a virtual machine using VirtualBox]. For Windows users a simpler alternative is the Blue Stacks App Player, which can be downloaded here:
+If you don't have an Android Device ID, you can obtain one by running a (virtual) instance of Android. The best option here is  to [http://www.sysads.co.uk/2014/01/install-android-4-3-virtualbox-screenshots/ set up Android on a virtual machine using VirtualBox]. For Windows 11 users, use Windows Subsystem for Android, which is by far, the easiest option. For Windows 10 users a simpler alternative is the Blue Stacks App Player, which can be downloaded here:
 http://www.bluestacks.com/app-player.html

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	* [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-23-running-archived-android-apps-pc-first-impressions Running archived Android apps on a PC: first impressions]		* [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-23-running-archived-android-apps-pc-first-impressions Running archived Android apps on a PC: first impressions]

		+	[[Category:Android]]
	[[Category:ZIP based file formats]]		[[Category:ZIP based file formats]]

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	'''APK''' is an archive format used for distributing [[Android]] apps. It is based on the [[Jar]] format (for [[Java]]), and like that format, is actually a [[ZIP]] archive with a different extension, and with specific files and directories within it.		'''APK''' is an archive format used for distributing [[Android]] apps. It is based on the [[Jar]] format (for [[Java]]), and like that format, is actually a [[ZIP]] archive with a different extension, and with specific files and directories within it.
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		+	The executable part of the app is usually in either [[Dalvik Executable]] (for older Android versions prior to 5.0) or [[ART (Android Runtime)\|ART]] format (for newer versions).

	Metadata about the app is in a '''META-INF''' directory within the archive (similarly to Jar files), compiled code is in a '''lib''' directory, and resources in a '''res''' directory. There are also a few files at the root level including '''AndroidManifest.xml''' (which may be regular [[XML]] or, often, [[binary XML]]).		Metadata about the app is in a '''META-INF''' directory within the archive (similarly to Jar files), compiled code is in a '''lib''' directory, and resources in a '''res''' directory. There are also a few files at the root level including '''AndroidManifest.xml''' (which may be regular [[XML]] or, often, [[binary XML]]).

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 * [http://www.hackinguniversity.in/2013/10/android-device-id-bluestacks.html Get Android Device ID without Phone using Bluestacks]
 * [http://www.sysads.co.uk/2014/01/install-android-4-3-virtualbox-screenshots/ Install Android 4.3 on VirtualBox with screenshots]
 [[Category:ZIP based file formats]]

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 http://www.bluestacks.com/app-player.html
-After installation, start up the player and enter "device id" in the search field (see also [http://www.hackinguniversity.in/2013/10/android-device-id-bluestacks.html step 2 here]. Install and then run the app, which will give you a Device ID that can be used to unlock the '''Download APK''' extension as described above.
+After installation, start up the player and enter "device id" in the search field (see also [http://www.hackinguniversity.in/2013/10/android-device-id-bluestacks.html step 2 here]. Install and then run the app, which will give you a Device ID that can be used to unlock the '''Download APK''' extension as described above. Note that you can use this Device ID on any other machine (it is not tied to the machine on which the Blue Stacks App Player is installed).
 == Links ==