Did you ever find a solution for this? I too am looking for a solution for a related issue. My specific issue is Forcing Tab Root. If you did get it working please do share it as I might be able to use something similar. I specifically need to get back to the root for Tab2 & Tab3 when information changes on Tab1. Often, my users leave Tab2-subPage or Tab3-subPage and go straight to Tab1, change their info and then go back to Tab2 or Tab3…but the view is still the subPage and not the Tab2/Tab3 root with all the new information.
If your fake double click is working, maybe putting it in this would prevent the sub-pages popping.
$scope.$on(’$ionicView.beforeEnter’, function(){ … }