If you have an Acer Iconia A500 3.1 (Acer_A500_3.0.19.04_COM_GEN1) this method has been tested and works flawlessly. If you have any other version it should work fine but has not been tested. This root was brought to us by an XDA developer by the handle “sc2k” and we thank him for it. Keep in mind that there is always a risk when rooting your device so only do it if you are comfortable with using a rooted device. This being said the instructions are clear and very easy to follow so anyone can easily root and un-root the Acer Iconia A500.
Acer Iconia A500 3.1 Root Instructions:
- Allow Unknown sources via (Settings -> Applications -> Check Unkown Sources)
- Download and copy the inconiaroot-1.0.apk to your Iconia Acer (download link)
- Find and install the apk and start the tool
- click “root” and wait for the process to complete
- Congratulations, your done!
The tool will install su and superuser.apk for stock HC 3.1 so there will be no need to download the super user app from the Android market. So what if you no longer want the tablet rooted and just want to lock the root access again? Well its as easy as opening the app again and unrooting as shown below. If you have to return the tablet for any reason or need to have it worked on you will want to unroot using the method below as well as removing the app after you unroot.
Acer Iconia A500 3.1 UnRoot Instructions:
- Start the Iconia Root Tool again that you downloaded and installed during root
- Click “unroot” and wait for the process to complete
- Again, thats it your done unrooting it!
This has to be one of the easiest tools for rooting and unrooting any device we have played with yet. If you can’t figure this one out return the tablet 🙂
it dosent work honeycomb 3.2 🙁