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cordova-plugin-iroot
Advanced tools
Use this plugin to add an extra layer of security for your app, by detecting if the device running the app is jailbroken.
Based on:
todo: check versions...
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-iroot --save
IRoot.isRooted(successCallback, failureCallback);
successCallback(result:boolean:ios|number:android)
is called with true/1
if the device is Jailbroken/rooted, otherwise false/0
.failureCallback(error:string)
is called if there was an error determining if the device is Jailbroken/rooted.
MIT License
FAQs
Jailbreak/Root Detection Plugin for Apache Cordova
We found that cordova-plugin-iroot demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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