# READ\_PHONE\_STATE permission for IMEI not requested automatically

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/read-phone-state-permission-for-imei-not-requested-automatically/16434>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 23, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/read-phone-state-permission-for-imei-not-requested-automatically/16434 "2018-11-23T00:08:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grzesiek2010](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/grzesiek2010/32/2881_2.png) [@Grzesiek2010](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Grzesiek2010)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/read-phone-state-permission-for-imei-not-requested-automatically/16434/4 "2021-04-12T09:02:02Z")

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Hi @Makino  
This is a pretty old topic. Please notice that we no longer use IMEI [Collect will need to stop using IMEI as deviceID and making simSerial and subscriberID available](https://forum.getodk.org/t/collect-will-need-to-stop-using-imei-as-deviceid-and-making-simserial-and-subscriberid-available/24157)

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