How to root Samsung Galaxy Ace

Google’s Android OS leads the US Smart phone market with 48.5% market share compared to 29.5% held by Apple’s iOS. The OS is used by a number of OEM’s (Original equipment manufacturers). Even though Android is open source OS, it is shipped in locked version where the buyer only gets “guest access”, which limits the user’s control over the device. For example, the owner is powerless to remove pre installed apps. Rooting gives super user access to the owner, allowing complete control of the device by the user.  Samsung is the leading player in the global mobile market. In the smart phone sector the company is the number one player competing with iPhone, BlackBerry and other Android players in the market. Samsung also sells smart phones based on its proprietary OS named Bada. Today we will discuss how to root Samsung Galaxy Ace. The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a mid range phone which runs on Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), which can be upgraded to v2.3. The device has a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Under the hood it has a 800 MHz ARM 11 processor and Adreno 200 GPU. It includes 2 GB microSD card with a number of connectivity options including 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS Navigation. The device comes with a 5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash and supports Geo Tagging and face/smile detection. Additional features include TouchWiz V3.0 UI, DNSe Sound Enhancement and Swype Text Input. Before we start, DISCLAIMER: Rooting may void the device’s warranty and the below mentioned method may be a bit risky and we are not responsible if the device is damaged or you lose data, therefore it is advisable to please proceed at your own risk. Make sure that the battery is fully charged, because if the battery drains totally during the rooting process, bricking may happen. Also make sure to create a backup of the device data such as SMS, internet settings, contacts and other media files in order to get data back in case of problems. Step 1: Download Samsung Kies and install it. Samsung Kies is a software application which is used to communicate between Samsung devices. The software can be downloaded from the Samsung Global Download Center or the individual phone support pages. Step 2: Download the latest Galaxy ACE Rooting Package to your computer. This file can be downloaded from the link here. Step 3: Enable "USB Debugging". Path for USB debugging is Menu>Settings>Applications>Development. Step 4: Also enable "Unknown Sources" from the following path: Menu>Settings>Applications Step 5: Connect USB cable to the mobile and then connect to PC Step 6: Copy the downloaded ZIP file to the phone’s SD card without renaming or modifying the file. Step 7: Now reboot into recovery mode by doing the following.  Turn off your phone and then, simultaneously press and hold the Volume Up + OK button. Also press the Power button. Step 8: The phone will boot to the recovery mode screen, with a yellow triangle and the android logo with a shovel. Step 9: Here, choose “Install zip from SD Card” and select “Choose Zip from SD” options. Step 10: Now using the Volume Up and Volume Down keys, locate the ZIP file that was just copied to the SD card (“upd_1.zip”). Push the power button to select it. Step 11: Now wait for about 5 – 10 minutes for the rooting process to finish. Once the rooting process is finished, the phone will automatically reboot. If it fails to do so, go back to the main menu by selecting “++++ Go Back ++++” and select “Reboot System Now” to manually reboot your phone. Once completed, you will have a successfully rooted Samsung Galaxy Ace. Please contact us in case of any difficulties, we will try to address your problems.