How is the deviceid created?

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome back to the community, @simblanco! You could learn more through these posts discussed previoulsy:

Device ID ( Metadata)

Hi @rahhal, You got that correct. Yes, if you collect your data through Enketo aka web-form you should see something like that. For more details, you could also have a look at the image shared below: [Image 1] I used 2 different browsers (from a same PC) to collect data and they can be recorded distinctly. The deviceid that records ee.kobotoolbox.org:GBPzITBVheNpYVsv was collected through Chrome while the deviceid recorded through ee.kobotoolbox.org:TKpAwx0qRGf8auV2 was collected through Ed…

and this one too …

Deviceid contains letters, not IMEI

Kindly please be informed that the recent versions of Collect android app has slightly modified on how the device ID is captured while collecting data. To know the device ID of each device the enumerators are using, please Open your Collect android app Press General Settings Press User and device identity Press Form metadata. You should then see a sample of what is seen at my end: [Image 1] So the device ID that you are seeing at your end is OK and it should be like the one you are curr…