How to get IMEI number in PhoneGap?

Question

I\'m developing a PhoneGap Android mobile application using jQuery, JavaScript and HTML. I want to get the mobile IMEI. I have tried this code from this Tutorial.

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Answer 1

You cannot access the IMEI via html or JavaScript. But you can write an app which reads the IMEI for you.

Just call getDeviceId(). Don't forget that you need the READ_PHONE_STATE permission in your manifest.