How to Root the Acer Iconia A500 Tablet

cometome1991

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Sep 21, 2012
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If you have updated your Acer Iconia A500 Tablet to ICS, then it must have broken the root access on your device. If you have been using a rooted device for quite some time, then you probably won’t like to keep your tablet unrooted for a long time. So for you, here we have a guide on how you can root your Iconia A500 Tablet.
[h=2]What You Need?[/h]
  1. You must be running on the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.
  2. Make sure that your device is fully charged. It is to avoid any interruptions during the process.
  3. [Root Package] (Download link is given in the Step-2 in the first post) [Mirror Link]
[h=2]Instructions[/h]
  1. Extract files from the Root Package ZIP archive to your Desktop.
  2. Get your hands on your tablet and head to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging, turn it ON.
  3. Connect your tablet to the PC using the USB cable.
  4. You are all set to root your device, following are the machine-specific steps
    1. If you are running a Windows based PC, double-click the runit-win.bat file and it should root your device.
    2. If you are running a Linux based PC, double-click the runit-linux.sh file and the rooting will begin.
  5. After executing the batch files, you will have root access on your device.
  6. Download the [Superuser] App from the Play Store for the root access management.
  7. Brilliant ! The root access has now successfully been achieved on your tablet and the apps you wanted to work on your phone aren’t afar from you.

Source: DroidTrends
 

hdrhdp

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Jan 17, 2013
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acer-iconia-a500.png
If you have updated your Acer Iconia A500 Tablet to ICS, then it must have broken the root access on your device. If you have been using a rooted device for quite some time, then you probably won’t like to keep your tablet unrooted for a long time. So for you, here we have a guide on how you can root your Iconia A500 Tablet.
[h=2]What You Need?[/h]
  1. You must be running on the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.
  2. Make sure that your device is fully charged. It is to avoid any interruptions during the process.
  3. [Root Package] (Download link is given in the Step-2 in the first post) [Mirror Link]
[h=2]Instructions[/h]
  1. Extract files from the Root Package ZIP archive to your Desktop.
  2. Get your hands on your tablet and head to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging, turn it ON.
  3. Connect your tablet to the PC using the USB cable.
  4. You are all set to root your device, following are the machine-specific steps
    1. If you are running a Windows based PC, double-click the runit-win.bat file and it should root your device.
    2. If you are running a Linux based PC, double-click the runit-linux.sh file and the rooting will begin.
  5. After executing the batch files, you will have root access on your device.
  6. Download the [Superuser] App from the Play Store for the root access management.
  7. Brilliant ! The root access has now successfully been achieved on your tablet and the apps you wanted to work on your phone aren’t afar from you.

Source: DroidTrends

Is that the same way for rooting acer iconia A501

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