RootBeer - Root Detection Library for Android

A tasty root checker library and sample app. We’ve scoured the internets for different methods of answering that age old question… Has this device got root?

RootBeer is an open source root detection library for android developed by Scott and myself, it is currently used by thousand of android apps including many banking applications.

Use Cases

While some people can get very heated about it, sometimes you simply just need to know if the device you’re running on is rooted device. This can include the following use cases:

• Disabling applications
• Protecting & deleting IP / sensitive information
• Offering additional functionality

Usage

Using rootbeer is simple, simply add the library to your project using either maven or jitpack.

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.scottyab:rootbeer-lib:0.0.8'
}

Then you can use the very user friendly methods we created in order to detect if a device is rooted. For more information please view the readme.

RootBeer rootBeer = new RootBeer(context);
if (rootBeer.isRooted()) {
    //we found indication of root
} else {
    //we didn't find indication of root
}

Sample Application

A sample application is available on the Google Play Store that can be used to test the root detection:

RootBeer Sample - Apps on Google Play

In a nutshell when an Android device is rooted the system security and safeguards cannot be guaranteed. That’s why we created RootBeer an open source root checking library for app developers to help verifying the integrity of the device. However the RootBeer library by no means perfect it gives an…

Scott Alexander-Bown Apps on Google Play

And here it is in action:

Feedback

Scott and I both welcome feedback, and we’re espeiclaly grateful if you can submit a pull request with any code changes you have. If you wish to raise any issues or please do so via github.