Question

In android, I have the following error thrown:

java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: android.os.Build.SERIAL

It happens only on certain devices, for instance: “sec_smdk6410” or “sdkDemo”.

I have tried to catch the exception but it ignores the try/catch block.

    try {
        return android.os.Build.SERIAL;
    } catch (Exception e) {
        return null;
    }

Is there anyway I can detect if this error will be thrown in order to adapt my code ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The documentation states it is only available for API level 9.
You could check the API level by using:

if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 9)
    // safe to use 
else
   // ignore

Untested, but I would give it a go