diff --git a/core/os/os.cpp b/core/os/os.cpp
index db02ee35c..df02d9bdf 100644
--- a/core/os/os.cpp
+++ b/core/os/os.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void OS::swap_buffers() {
}
String OS::get_unique_id() const {
- ERR_FAIL_V("");
+ return "";
}
int OS::get_processor_count() const {
diff --git a/doc/classes/OS.xml b/doc/classes/OS.xml
index daa213883..c903f79c1 100644
--- a/doc/classes/OS.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/OS.xml
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
Returns a string that is unique to the device.
[b]Note:[/b] This string may change without notice if the user reinstalls/upgrades their operating system or changes their hardware. This means it should generally not be used to encrypt persistent data as the data saved before an unexpected ID change would become inaccessible. The returned string may also be falsified using external programs, so do not rely on the string returned by [method get_unique_id] for security purposes.
- [b]Note:[/b] Returns an empty string on HTML5, as this method isn't implemented on this platform yet.
+ [b]Note:[/b] Returns an empty string and prints an error on HTML5, as this method cannot be implemented on this platform.
diff --git a/platform/javascript/os_javascript.cpp b/platform/javascript/os_javascript.cpp
index bfa1c4462..3ffaafae7 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/os_javascript.cpp
+++ b/platform/javascript/os_javascript.cpp
@@ -893,6 +893,10 @@ int OS_JavaScript::get_processor_count() const {
return pandemonium_js_os_hw_concurrency_get();
}
+String OS_JavaScript::get_unique_id() const {
+ ERR_FAIL_V_MSG("", "OS::get_unique_id() is not available on the HTML5 platform.");
+}
+
bool OS_JavaScript::_check_internal_feature_support(const String &p_feature) {
if (p_feature == "HTML5" || p_feature == "web") {
return true;
diff --git a/platform/javascript/os_javascript.h b/platform/javascript/os_javascript.h
index 2faeecf5b..91c7d37a9 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/os_javascript.h
+++ b/platform/javascript/os_javascript.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public:
virtual Error kill(const ProcessID &p_pid);
virtual int get_process_id() const;
int get_processor_count() const;
+ String get_unique_id() const;
virtual void alert(const String &p_alert, const String &p_title = "ALERT!");
virtual void set_window_title(const String &p_title);