How can I immediately pause execution of a native Angular app?

Question

I'm working with Cordova 3.5 on Android for my Angular app. I need to pause my application so I can debug at the very beginning of the apps execution.

If I use a breakpoint or debugger line in the code the problem is I can't open the chrome developer tools fast enough for to catch the breakpoint to halt execution. If you close the app and relaunch it you have to open a new inspector window.

Any ideas on how to pause the app so I have enough time to open the developer tools?

You can use the answer [here:](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11434845/pause-an-android-app-with-phonegap?rq=1). — sertsedat, Jul 04 '14 at 14:52
There is `debugger;` but I don't know if it will work in your case. — jcubic, Jul 04 '14 at 15:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '14 at 15:49

I don't have the rep to comment, but maybe try

alert(1);
debugger;

...fire up the inspector then OK the alert?

If it crashes out when trying to alert() you might want to try the Cordova notification plugin, but the last reference to that I can find in the Cordova docs is for version 3.3.

How can I immediately pause execution of a native Angular app?

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