Download Files:
Download Odin3-v1.85 + CWM recovery for Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500.
Download Rooting Package for Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500.
Pre-Requisites:
- Rooting will void your device warranty. But don’t worry it can be easily regained back by un-rooting the device.
- Backup is the most essential & important step before flashing
anything on your device. As disaster can knock your door without knowing
you, its better to take this major steps right now. So backup all your
data including Contacts, SMS/MMS, call logs, notes, APN settings and
copy it somewhere for safety. Also in the last step of this procedure we
need to wipe all the data present onto your phones memory.
- Make sure that the battery of your device is charged at least upto
70% so as to minimize the risk of switching off during the installation
process.
- Make sure that the Mobile specific drivers are installed on your
Computer. You can install them by installing Samsung Kies or manually
install them from the link given below:
- Windows 32 bit x86 drivers
- Windows 64 bit x64 drivers
- Enable the USB Debugging mode on your device by following the path Menu->Settings->Applications->Development->USB Debugging.
Procedure to install Clockworkmod recovery on Galaxy Ace Plus S7500:
Step 1: After downloading the Odin3-v1.85 +
Clockworkmod recovery file, extract it on your PC. The Odin that you’ve
just downloaded is an essential tool & is must for installing
Clockworkmod recovery on any Android device. We remind our users that
this tool is an illegal way & is not officially released by Samsung.
Even though it will not cause any damage to your device unless you
follow the instructions properly.
Step 2: Switch off your Ace Plus completely and boot it in downloading mode.
Step 3: For Ace Plus, downloading mode can be entered by pressing & holding
Home button + Volume Down key + Power button simultaneously until you see a warning message
Step 4: Press Volume Up key to continue. This will land you into downloading mode.
Step 5: Now you need to flash the Clockworkmod
recovery on your device. Keeping your phone in download mode, connect it
to PC via USB cable.
Step 6: Launch the Odin Multi Downloader3-v1.85 that you’ve downloaded earlier. You’ll see that an ‘
Added’
message appears on the Odin window. Also the ID:COM section will turn
yellow with a random COM PORT number below it. If it’s not showing, then
check whether you have properly installed those device drivers on your
PC or not (As mentioned in pre-requisites).
Step 7: Tick the Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time option on the Odin. Do not tick or un-tick anything else.
Step 8: On the Odin window, click on PDA tab and locate the ‘
clockworkmod-5.0.2.8.tar.md5’ recovery file which you have downloaded before & select it.
Step 9: After completing everything as mentioned
above, simply press the Start button located on the Odin window to
execute the Clockworkmod flashing process. Your phone will automatically
reboot itself while going through the process. It is recommended not to
touch or remove the USB cable until the process completes.
Step 10: Wait until the Clockworkmod flashing
process completes. It will hardly take 5 minutes to complete. As soon as
it completes, you’ll see the ID:COM section on the Odin window is
turned green with the message ‘
Pass’ below it. Now you can safely remove the USB cable.
Note: Unfortunately due to some reason phone if the
process fails or if Odin gets stuck or in case your device gets boot
loops, then don’t panic. Just close the Odin window, remove and
re-insert the battery from your device. Again go into downloading mode
and repeat the whole procedure as given above.
Step 11: As all the flashing processes are completed
now, let’s see whether the Clockworkmod recovery is properly installed
or not. For that, firstly switch off your Galaxy Ace Plus.
Step 12: Now boot into recovery mode. For Ace Plus, recovery mode can be entered by pressing & holding
Volume Up key +
Volume Down key +
Home button (Middle button) +
Power button
simultaneously until you land into recovery mode. You’ll notice that
Clockworkmod Custom recovery is properly installed on your device.
That’s it! You’ve successfully installed Clockworkmod Custom recovery
on your Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500. Now you can install Custom
ROMs, take nandroid backup, wipe data/cache and much more.
Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500:
Method 1:
Step 1: Now its time to root your Galaxy Ace Plus. So firstly switch off your device completely.
Step 2: You need to enter into Clockworkmod recovery mode now. Recovery mode can be entered by pressing & holding
Volume Up key +
Volume Down key +
Home button (Middle button) +
Power button simultaneously until the recovery mode appears.
Step 3: As soon as the Recovery Mode appears press
Menu Button to grey out the screen. Keep your device in Recovery Mode as we will require it for rooting.
Step 4: On PC, download and extract the Rooting Package in a specific folder from the link given above. After extracting you’ll find ‘
runme.bat’ file in extracted folder.
Step 5: Keeping the phone in recovery mode connect it to PC using the USB cable.
Step 6: Run the runme.bat file to begin the rooting process. This will take a minute to complete.
Step 7: As soon as the process completes, restart your Ace Plus. This will root your device.
Note: If this method doesn’t work for you then try Method 2 given below.
Method 2:
Step 1: Download this
SuperSU-ROOT-S7500 package file on your PC.
Step 2: Connect your Galaxy Ace Plus to PC, enable
USB debugging mode and transfer that downloaded rooting package on your
device external SD card.
Step 3: You need to enter into Clockworkmod recovery mode now. So switch off your mobile first. Then press and hold
Volume Up key +
Volume Down key +
Home button (Middle button) +
Power button simultaneously to enter into recovery mode.
Step 4: Navigate to the
‘install zip from SD card‘ option present on the recovery itself and select it. On the next screen, select ‘
choose from SD card‘ option. This will show all the data present on your SD card.
Step 5: Now navigate to the
SuperSU-ROOT-S7500 rooting package which you’ve just downloaded and select it. On the next screen select
Yes option to initiate the rooting process.
Step 6: As soon as the process gets over, restart your Ace Plus by selecting ‘
reboot system now’ option.
Your Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 has been rooted now. You can verify the
same by going to your Apps list & check whether an app named
Superuser is installed on your device or not. This Superuser app helps
to supervise each application which requires a root access.
For installing Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread DDMF2 official firmware on your Ace Plus you may refer our article:
- Update Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread DDMF2 firmware.
Success
Good Job! You have successfully rooted & installed Clockworkmod (CWM) Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus GT-S7500.
