MyID

MyID is a replacement for Apple’s now deprecated (in iOS 5) unique identifier. Unlike other solutions utilizing a regular CFUUID, MyID creates a globally unique device ID by using UIPasteboard to share the generated ID among applications.

Since it’s a literal drop-in replacement for for Apple’s UIDevice method, you only need add the category to your project. MyID is a one file category on UIDevice so it’s also incredibly lightweight.

With MyID you don’t risk getting rejected by Apple for use of a now “forbidden” API.

Features

• Secure sharing of the ID via encrypted UIPasteboards
• Drop-in replacement; no need to change your code
• Collaborative aspect, more developers, more ID’d devices.
• Efficient. After the id is grabbed from the pasteboard, we cache it locally
• Easy as a one line call

MyID makes your life easier by simply fixing Apple’s deprecation of the unique identifier in iOS 5.

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