Galaxy Ace: root in 5 minutes (or less)

I made a detailed step-by-step on how to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace, in just under five minutes. It should work with the Galaxy Ace running Android 2.3.3 / 2.3.4 (Gingerbread).

It's pretty straightforward:

1. Copy an update file (see below) on to the memory card;
2. Re-boot the phone in to recovery mode;
3. Apply the update.

Very simple.

I also show briefly what the Superuser app looks like and what you need to know to interact with it. Also very simple.

Once your phone is rooted, you may do some advanced things with it. For instance, remove or replace the sound that is played during boot and a lot more.

The file necessary for the update is this one here: AceGingerRoot.ZIP.

Check the step-by-step on the video below

Galaxy ace: replace or remove the sound that is played during boot

How to replace or remove completely the sound that is played when the Samsung Galaxy Ace phone is turned on. This method may be similar on other models.

You will need:

1. a rooted phone and
2. a file manager with root access.

The file manager I use is X-Plore, free at www.lonelycatgames.com or directly at Google Play. There are many others - all you need is one with root access.

How it's done:

1. Find which is the audio file that is played during boot.
2. Change the file's name, or replace it with another one with the desired sound (but always with the same name and file format as the original one).

Check the video below for the steps on how to do it.

Notes:

• The file to replace on the Galaxy Ace is in the OGG Vorbis format (extension OGG). If you want to use a file that is in another format (such as MP3), just convert it to OGG. One free application that will do this is Format Factory.

Fim de Abril in English

Finally, I decided to split my hints and tips in to different locations for English and for Portuguese.

I'll soon re-publish some older posts from Fim de Abril, and eventually post the new ones in English only here.