Flutter: Get Device ID (2 Methods) Examples

You are creating a flutter app and you need a device ID. How you can find the Id of your device? It’s simple. You can use the platform_device_id and device_info_plus for finding the id in a flutter.

Let’s get started

Example 1: Using platform_device_id Package

Here you will create an app where you have a “Get Id” button at the center of the page. And when you click on this button, your device id will be shown on the screen in green color.

Preview:

Step 1: Install package platform_device_id

flutter pub add platform_device_id

Step 2: Get the packages by running this command on your terminal.

flutter pub get

App Code:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:platform_device_id/platform_device_id.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      theme: ThemeData(primarySwatch: Colors.amber),
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      home: const GetDeviceIdPage(),
    );
  }
}


class GetDeviceIdPage extends StatefulWidget {
  const GetDeviceIdPage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<GetDeviceIdPage> createState() => _GetDeviceIdPageState();
}

class _GetDeviceIdPageState extends State<GetDeviceIdPage> {
  String? _deviceId;

  void _getDeviceId() async {
    //Recieving device id in the result
    String? result = await PlatformDeviceId.getDeviceId;
    setState(() {
      _deviceId = result;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        centerTitle: true,
        title: const Text('codewithhussain.com'),
      ),
      body: Padding(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(20),
        child: Center(
            child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            Text(
              'ID: ${_deviceId ?? 'Press Button'}',
              style: const TextStyle(
                fontSize: 30,
                color: Colors.green,
              ),
              textAlign: TextAlign.center,
            ),
            ElevatedButton(onPressed: _getDeviceId, child: const Text('Get Id'))
          ],
        )),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Example 2: Get Device Info using device_info_plus

In this app example, you will get more info about the device in which your flutter app is running.

Preview:

Step 1: Install device_info_plus

flutter pub add device_info_plus

Step 2: Get packages by running

flutter pub get

App Code:

import 'package:device_info_plus/device_info_plus.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      theme: ThemeData(primarySwatch: Colors.amber),
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      home: const GetDeviceIdPage(),
    );
  }
}

class GetDeviceIdPage extends StatefulWidget {
  const GetDeviceIdPage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<GetDeviceIdPage> createState() => _GetDeviceIdPageState();
}

class _GetDeviceIdPageState extends State<GetDeviceIdPage> {
  Map? _deviceInfo;

  void _getDeviceInfo() async {
    final deviceInfoPlugin = DeviceInfoPlugin();

    final result = await deviceInfoPlugin.deviceInfo;
    setState(() {
      _deviceInfo = result.toMap();
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        centerTitle: true,
        title: const Text('codewithhussain.com'),
      ),
      body: (_deviceInfo != null)
          ? ListView(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
              children: _deviceInfo!.entries
                  .map((e) => Wrap(
                        children: [
                          ListTile(
                            title: Text(
                              "${e.key} :",
                              style: const TextStyle(
                                fontSize: 18,
                                color: Colors.green,
                                fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                              ),
                            ),
                          ),
                          const SizedBox(
                            width: 15,
                          ),
                          Text(
                            e.value.toString(),
                            style: const TextStyle(
                              fontSize: 18,
                            ),
                          )
                        ],
                      ))
                  .toList(),
            )
          : Center(
              child: ElevatedButton(
                onPressed: _getDeviceInfo,
                child: const Text('Get Device Info'),
              ),
            ),
    );
  }
}

Conclusion:

You learn how you can find the device id in your flutter app. For that purpose, you learn about the platform_device_id and device_info_plus packages.

You can find the device id for every platform which is supported by flutter without needing any extra permission from the users.

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Hope you like this flutter tutorial. Thanks!