cherry-pick from oc-dev: docs: Note regarding device IDs, Build.java

am: d6ebb55c62

Change-Id: I88bf4c778a04b5f43a7fcd22d4aadb378860bb8a
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Kevin Hufnagle
2017-11-30 19:24:10 +00:00
committed by android-build-merger

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@@ -117,8 +117,14 @@ public class Build {
public static final String SERIAL = getString("no.such.thing"); public static final String SERIAL = getString("no.such.thing");
/** /**
* Gets the hardware serial, if available. * Gets the hardware serial number, if available.
* @return The serial if specified. *
* <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Root access may allow you to modify device identifiers, such as
* the hardware serial number. If you change these identifiers, you can use
* <a href="/training/articles/security-key-attestation.html">key attestation</a> to obtain
* proof of the device's original identifiers.
*
* @return The serial number if specified.
*/ */
@RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
public static String getSerial() { public static String getSerial() {