I have a rooted Moto e6 that I'm trying to change the Android ID on to one from a previous phone that is no longer serviceable. This is not about app ID's, which have already been answered. I'm attempting to recover a couple accounts and do not have the phone number I used when I set them up. Just being on a familiar network and knowing the previous passwords isn't enough any more, and since they shut down the "can you provide us with more information," I'm stuck trying to make a familiar device from scratch.
I downloaded my data from the one account I still own that was on that phone. This includes the 19-digit Android ID associated with the original device, as well as other device info such as the serial number, IMEI, etc.
I'm under the impression that's the Android ID Google uses to identify "familiar devices." I've looked and verified it's the same across different accounts on the same phone under the same user.
Going from another answer in here, I pulled up /data/system/users/0/settings_ssaid.xml on my Moto e6 and
the android_id shows up as a 64 bit hex string. I tried searching for the 19 digit number on the phone with Total Commander, but came up with nothing.
Yesterday I decided to try and swap out the 64 bit hex string with the 19 digit Android ID from the old phone, rebooted, pulled the device configuration data, and nothing changed. Still showing the same ID. I pulled it again this morning and, again, same.
My question is: Where is this number located? Am I looking in the wrong place?
Thanks in advance.
secure_ssaid. I assumed because of the location and it being the only 64 bit hex that that was what I was looking for, but I'm probably wrong.