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check for rooted device android class
/** @author Kevin Kowalewski */
public class RootUtil {
public static boolean isDeviceRooted() {
return checkRootMethod1() || checkRootMethod2() || checkRootMethod3();
}
private static boolean checkRootMethod1() {
String buildTags = android.os.Build.TAGS;
return buildTags != null && buildTags.contains("test-keys");
}
private static boolean checkRootMethod2() {
String[] paths = { "/system/app/Superuser.apk", "/sbin/su", "/system/bin/su", "/system/xbin/su", "/data/local/xbin/su", "/data/local/bin/su", "/system/sd/xbin/su",
"/system/bin/failsafe/su", "/data/local/su" };
for (String path : paths) {
if (new File(path).exists()) return true;
}
return false;
}
private static boolean checkRootMethod3() {
Process process = null;
try {
process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "/system/xbin/which", "su" });
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
if (in.readLine() != null) return true;
return false;
} catch (Throwable t) {
return false;
} finally {
if (process != null) process.destroy();
}
}
}
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/** @author Kevin Kowalewski */
public class RootUtil {
public static boolean isDeviceRooted() {
return checkRootMethod1() || checkRootMethod2() || checkRootMethod3();
}

private static boolean checkRootMethod1() {
    String buildTags = android.os.Build.TAGS;
    return buildTags != null && buildTags.contains("test-keys");
}

private static boolean checkRootMethod2() {
    String[] paths = { "/system/app/Superuser.apk", "/sbin/su", "/system/bin/su", "/system/xbin/su", "/data/local/xbin/su", "/data/local/bin/su", "/system/sd/xbin/su",
            "/system/bin/failsafe/su", "/data/local/su" };
    for (String path : paths) {
        if (new File(path).exists()) return true;
    }
    return false;
}

private static boolean checkRootMethod3() {
    Process process = null;
    try {
        process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "/system/xbin/which", "su" });
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
        if (in.readLine() != null) return true;
        return false;
    } catch (Throwable t) {
        return false;
    } finally {
        if (process != null) process.destroy();
    }
}

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