title: android hash key
body: <p>I have accomplished developing an android app that uses the facebook sdk to integrate with Facebook. I have no issue or problem to solve at this point with the app as it is functional and runs nicely - but with that said I believe that even though the app is running, I still don't fully understand what's the android key hash. <br><br>
  1) I understand the facebook sdk supplies the developer with a unique app id to know to whom their "talking" with so they'll also have control on who's who and such, but what do they gain out of having your android key hash? </p>
  
  <p>2) I understand that my emulator on the development PC has a key hash (which i got), and both Samsung Galaxy S1 and S2 (which both have the same key hash) have a different one, and now I've passed the apk to another user which has a different key hash (and a different phone brand and android version). So - if I publish my app on Google Play one day, will i be needing to update facebook/developers of all the possible hash keys? </p>
  
  <p>3) Is the hash key unique and constant to a model or a platform/android version, or can i generate a key hash from my app so i can add just that and make all the same app that's running from different phones use the same one?</p>
  
  <p>4)again in general - i don't understand whats the key hash, who generates it, and most importantly why - what's the use of the key hash, and what good is it for facebook? </p>
  
  <p>I've tried to search for it, but in here i've found just questions about the steps of knowing whats the emulator key hash or directions on what to do with Facebook/developers on Google. I'm sure there's documentation that covers this, couldn't find it. </p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>