How to get the device UUID in ionic framework

Question

installed cordova device plugin by :

sudo cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.device

then downloaded ngCordova and included ng-cordova.min.js in to js folder and also included in index.html

next what i did is injected ngCordova as follows

angular.module('starter', ['ionic', 'starter.controllers','ngCordova'])

then included in controller as follows

angular.module('starter.controllers', [])

.controller('AppCtrl', function($scope, $ionicModal, $timeout, $ionicPlatform,$cordovaDevice)
but still getting the following errors

ReferenceError: device is not defined
at Object.getUUID (http://localhost:8100/js/ng-cordova.min.js:1:14929)
at new <anonymous> (http://localhost:8100/js/controllers.js:27:26)
at invoke (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:11591:17)
at Object.instantiate (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:11602:23)
at http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:14906:28
at updateView (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:42986:30)
at eventHook (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:42933:17)
at Scope.$broadcast (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:20605:28)
at $state.transition.resolved.then.$state.transition (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:34122:22)
at wrappedCallback (http://localhost:8100/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js:19197:81)

Can you now tell me what went wrong?

If is there another way to read the Device UUID show me the direction to it.

Answer 1

Yes, there is another way. You just don't need the ngCordova for this.

When you add the plugin cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.device it's loaded to your application and therefore the info you want is at window.device.

If you want to get device uuid at anywhere in the code you just need to call window.device.uuid.

If you want as soon as the app starts, then use:

ionic.Platform.ready(function(){
  console.log( window.device.uuid );
});