cordova-plugin-root

Detect, request and use superuser permissions on Android devices.

Installation

Cordova:

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-root

Ionic:

ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-root

Usage

isAvailable

Checks if SU functionality is available. Note that THIS WILL OPEN A SU PERMISSION POPUP.

root.isAvailable(function(res) {
    if(res)
        console.log("SU access is available and granted");
    else
        console.log("SU access was denied or is not available");
}, function() {
    console.error('An error occoured while checking for SU availability');
});

run

Executes the given command as root.
Please note that the fail callback will not always be executed.
You should manually verify that the command you issued actually worked.

root.run('whoami', function(res) {
    console.log(res); //['root']
}, function() {
    console.error('An error occoured while executing the command.');
});