unique id, serial number

Do you mean for an ANT device paired to the watch? The ANT data sheets at thisisant explain how to get a unique id from a device, which can be done with the generic ANT channel. I don't believe CIQ provides any other method.

Ahh I mean from the watch itself yes... nothing to do with Ant pairings..

Ahh I mean from the watch itself yes... nothing to do with Ant pairings..

Each device does have a unique unit ID (for example, you can view it in the UI under the Settings->System->About on the 920), but I don't believe that Connect IQ currently has a way to retrieve this. Out of curiosity, do you have an example of how you would use this information? I'd like to submit this as a suggestion, but it would help to provide a use case in my submission.

@Brandon

In your submission consider that an id should be available from the fit file once fit is implemented. Just in case this avoids some potential doubling up.

Each device does have a unique unit ID (for example, you can view it in the UI under the Settings->System->About on the 920), but I don't believe that Connect IQ currently has a way to retrieve this. Out of curiosity, do you have an example of how you would use this information? I'd like to submit this as a suggestion, but it would help to provide a use case in my submission.

Hmm my thinking is about generating keys (lockup keys) in some way.. ppl are complaining about making money from ConnectIQ apps.. but if there is way to "buy" lock up keys.. to do that there must be a way to get something from the watch that is unique.. and that don't changes.. to make a challange response to something that can generate a key.. a bit like "Diffie hellman key exchange" but much more simpler...

(this is just ideas...)

Thanks for the example.

Out of curiosity, where have you seen or heard people complaining about making money from Connect IQ apps? I haven't seen much discussion in here about it, but I'm interested to hear what people are thinking or saying about this.

Thanks for pointing me over there. I don't often get to some of the other forums, so would have missed that thread.

Exactly. Hence I mentioned the possibility of doubling up if the information was also made available through another method.