How to run root commands from Android application?

To run root commands, you have to use the following format: public void RunAsRoot(String[] cmds){ Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(“su”); DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(p.getOutputStream()); for (String tmpCmd : cmds) { os.writeBytes(tmpCmd+”\n”); } os.writeBytes(“exit\n”); os.flush(); } where you pass in an array of strings, each string being a command that needs to be executed. For example: … Read more