MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

weatherman · 11-24-2011, 09:59 AM

Looking at the device info to find out the OS version, I noticed there is a number at the end - in my case its _user_20171**. I'm wondering if this is an individual device ID, and if it actually suggests that my unit is the 2 millionth plus unit made. Any thoughts?

One of the reasons I'm curious about the hardware number is how that might affect hacking, and getting the Kindle OS on other hardware.

11-24-2011, 09:59 AM	#1
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	Kindle hardware number? Looking at the device info to find out the OS version, I noticed there is a number at the end - in my case its _user_20171**. I'm wondering if this is an individual device ID, and if it actually suggests that my unit is the 2 millionth plus unit made. Any thoughts? One of the reasons I'm curious about the hardware number is how that might affect hacking, and getting the Kindle OS on other hardware.