angular.module('ConsoleUIApp', ['ui.router','ui.bootstrap'])        .config(function ($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider, $httpProvider) {            // For any unmatched url, redirect to /state1            $urlRouterProvider.otherwise("/home");            $stateProvider                .state('home', {                    url: "/home",                    templateUrl: "views/home.html",                    controller: 'HomeCtrl'                })        })        .run(function($rootScope, $state, $stateParams) {           // previous state handling　　　　　　$rootScope.previousState = {};　　　　　　$rootScope.$on('$stateChangeSuccess',  function(event, toState, toParams, fromState, fromParams) {    　　　　// store previous state in $rootScope  　　　　　$rootScope.previousState.name = fromState.name;    　　   $rootScope.previousState.params = fromParams;　　　　　　});        });

 

back-button directive :

yourModule.directive('backButton', [    '$rootScope',    '$state',    '$parse',function($rootScope, $state, $parse) {    return {        restrict: 'EA',        link: function(scope, el, attrs) {            var defaultState              , defaultStateParams;            el.click(function() {                var stateName                  , stateParams;                if ($rootScope.previousState.name) {                    stateName = $rootScope.previousState.name;                    stateParams = $rootScope.previousState.params;                }                else {                    stateName = defaultState;                    stateParams = defaultStateParams;                }                if (stateName)                    $state.go(stateName, stateParams);            });            attrs.$observe('defaultState', function() {                defaultState = attrs.defaultState;            });            attrs.$observe('defaultStateParams', function() {                defaultStateParams = $parse(attrs.defaultStateParams)(scope);            });            $rootScope.$watch('previousState', function(val) {                el.attr('disabled', !val.name && !defaultState);            });        }    };}]);

 https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router/issues/92