How to Root Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia A500 Tablet is a renouned device and it is my personal favorite. Currently it is running through Android 3.0 Honeycomb and it can be updated to Android 3.2.1 version  by flashed using  ClockworkMod Recovery. But before updating your lovable Honeycomb tablet, you need to root it first and the third party developer XDA has rooted this device and here are steps given below to get the work done. Follow the guidence below and before that we gonna warn you that after rooting the Acer Iconia Tab A500 will cancel your warranty. Techcular will not be responsible for any mishap or data loss.

You must follow the steps but first keep certain points in your mind and they are:

• You must keep backups of all data separately.
• The device battery must be charged with at least 60%.

Pre-Requsites:

1. Computer
2. Acer Iconia Tab A500
3. USB data cable
4. Install Android Debug Bridge (ADB) shell on your computer. Here is the way to install.

How to Root Acer Iconia Tab A500:
Step 1: First you must connect your device to the computer via USB cable.
Step 2: In the Setting->Application, enable ‘Unknown Sources’.
Step 3: On your Acer Iconia A500 enable ‘USB Debugging’ , taping Setting->Applications->Development.

Step 4: Now download modified version of the GingerBreak app to save it in a selected folder on your computer.
Step 5: Open a terminal and run the following commands on your computer:

adb push c:/*[path]*/Gingerbreak-v1.20.apk /data/local
(where *[path]* refers to the directory location of the GingerBreak files. For example:c:/Users/user/Desktop/New Folder/Gingerbreak-v1.20.apk /data/local

Step 6: Now lock your tablet in portait mode by turning the tablet vertically.
Step 7: Download the OI File Manager and BusyBox and save them to the computer and copy them to the root of the device’s SD card.
Step 8: Now on the Acer Iconia tablet  launch the OI File Manager and search for the /data/local/Gingerbreak-v1.20.apk. and than install the APK file.
Step 9: After installation, than its time to launch the Gingerbreak app on your device and choose ‘Root’. The device must be in portait mode bacuse in the landscape mode it will automatically cloase the app, so keep in mind while going through the procedure.
Step 10: Once the rooting is finished the device will reboot, so keep patience untill the process is over of its own.
Step 11: Rebooting is finished and now get ready to launch the BusyBox and automatically it will install on your device.
Congratulations! Your Acer Iconia Tab A500 is totally rooted and now its turn to flash custom ROM and lift your experience the better use of this tablet.