Root detection: check whether su binary exists #1194
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Goal
Adds code to check whether the su binary exists. If the binary does exist then it's a good indication that the device has been rooted.
Changeset
Added code to run
which su
and check the command output is non-empty.Testing
Added unit tests to verify the function handles edge cases around IOExceptions etc. Additionally tested this check on a few devices to confirm the results are useful: