How to Root Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 on Gingerbread 2.3.6 DDKQ8 Firmware

Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 won’t get the Jellybean 4.1 update officially due to hardware limitations, but one can always root their devices so that users can experience custom ROM firmwares and other apps which require the root access. In the coming days, we will be coming up with the custom ROM firmwares which will rope in the goodness of Jellybean and ICS for your Galaxy ACE S5830 smartphone. All thanks to the developers who constantly work harder for developing new sort of custom ROM firmwares. In the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can root your Galaxy ACE S5830.

To check on which firmware your Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830in on, you can check from the path Settings > About Phone > Firmware Version where you will find the version of Android OS where it will show DDKQ8 2.3.6 firmware. Just in case if you are new to rooting and want to know on what exactly the rooting is, then rooting gives the access to the system files which is a must for installing the custom ROM firmwares and the apps which need the rooting access.

• Notes – Backup in the mail so that you can then restore manuallyIt’s recommended to back up all the files and data present in your device with the help of below mentioned steps. Once it’s done, and you have backed up all the data, place all the backup target files in your computer so that the same can be restored if any is lost.

Text messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,

Phone Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,

Call Log - Call Log and Restore

Pictures, Music, Videos, Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,

Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• The USB debugging in your Galaxy ACE S5830 can be enabled from the path Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging. Also, you need to ensure that the device is left with the minimum of 60% so as to make sure that it doesn’t get turned Off in the process of firmware update. Close all tools in your computer like the Antivirus tools, KIES PC Suite and also the firewalls as these tools tend to interrupt the rooting process.

Note: Once the device is rooted, the warranty will get void. The only way with which the warranty can be restored is by re applying the Official firmware update of DDKQ8 from the respective link.

So assuming that you have followed all the instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we will be checking out on what are the instructions with which you can root the device.

Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 on DDKQ8 Gingerbread 2.3.6 Firmware:

• Download the DDKQ8 Gingerbread 2.3.6 Rooting Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB Cable and place the zip file in the SD Card or in internal memory.

• Once placed, disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in your Galaxy ACE S5830 can be entered by pressing  Volume Up Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. You can refer the below mentioned video on how you can enter into the recovery mode.

• In recovery mode, you need to choose “install zip from sd card” and select the zip file which you have placed in your device. Once it’s done, it will take around 4 – 5 minutes for applying the same.

• Once it’s rooted, you can check the same whether the phone is rooted or not by downloading the app called “Root Checker” which can be downloaded from the Google PLAY Store. Open the root checker app and check the same, if it’s rooted then it will show as rooted.

Note: if the device gets in the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck on the Samsung Logo, you need to long press the power button to turn off and then restart the process of applying this rooting process.

So, in this way you have successfully learnt on how you can easily root your Samsung Galaxy Ace. Do let us know just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same.