The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is a smartphone based on the Android operating system made by Korean company Samsung. The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is in market since February 2012 and it is next after the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus.
The Galaxy Ace 2 runs Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread and brings with a 3.5 inch display PLS TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen 480×800 resolution. So the Ace 2 offers a good set of hardware and an Android OS side which in the future will be update. If you want to root it, this article will show you a step by step tutorial about how to root your Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 smartphone.
Pre-requisite:
- First, you need to understand the root process will void the smartphones warranty. If you want to restore the warranty you need unroot your device.
- All the instructions presented in the article and the root guide works for GT-I8160 model only.
- Verify the level of the smartphone’s battery and ensure it is not less than 70% of the battery.
- Install the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 drivers on your computer from here.
- This tutorial is only for instructional purpose and you cannot blame us for what you do with your smartphone. Do all your modification at your own risk.
- Move your important data on your PC, in case your smartphone don’t boot you don’t lose your critical data.
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 –Guide
- Download and save Odin in your computer on the desktop.
- Download the Root Package from here and save it on the desktop
- Download the update_su.zip and save it in your desktop PC.
- Now, connect your smartphone to your computer using the original USB cord.
- Copy and Paste the update_su.zip file in your SD card in the root path.
- After you copied the update_su zip file in your SD card, disconnect the smartphone from the computer.
- Now, extract files from the ODIN archive that you downloaded to your desktop PC.
- Open the folder where you extracted Odin archive, and run the Odin executable file with double-click on it.
- Click on PDA button in the Odin interface, select the Root Package file downloaded above.
- Verify and make sure that only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time boxes are checked in the Odin software interface. Leave the repartition box unchecked.
- Turn off your Galaxy Ace 2 smartphone.
- Boot your smartphone into the Download mode, you need press and keep holding the Volume down+Home+Power button at the same time.
- When you’re inside of the Download mode, you have to connect the smartphone to the computer via USB cord.
- Now in the Odin interface click on Start button and it will start installing the file.
- Your smartphone will automatically reboot when the Odin end the flashing process.
- Turn off your smartphone
- Now boot your Ace 2 device into recovery mode, to do this press and keep holding Volume up+home+power buttons in the same time.
- Now, from the Recovery mode, select apply update from sdcard and after select Update ZIP file you copied previously to the smartphone and install it.
- Reboot the smartphone.
- And that’s all!
Congratulations! your Samsung Ace 2 has been successfully rooted, now you can start install the applications that require the root rights to run in your device.
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