Disable hardware back button in Ionic application?

Question

I\'m trying to disable the back button on my Cordova app. I\'m using AngularJS + Ionic Framework. I found topics about this and tried the code bellow, but it has absolutely

Answer 1

To expand upon David D's answer I have included the go back implementation.

Put this in your applications .run function:

$ionicPlatform.registerBackButtonAction(function (event) {
  if ($ionicHistory.currentStateName() === 'someStateName'){
    event.preventDefault();
  } else {
    $ionicHistory.goBack();
  }
}, 100);

This will not work in controllers, it is application wide.