How to Root the Acer Iconia Tab A200

Acer Iconia Tab A200 was launched back in January 2012 with Android 3.2 Honeycomb running on-board. Eventually the device got updated to Android 4.0 ICS and that was the only update it ever got. If you’re one of many owners of this device, you might be interested in rooting it. Rooting your Iconia Tab A200 will unlock a whole new world of root-only apps for you, so go get started with the following procedure to gain root-access on your device:

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. This works on Windows based PCs only.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. SimpleTool (Download link’s given at the end of the first post)

III. Rooting the Acer Iconia Tab A200:

1. Place the SimpleTool archive on your Desktop.

2. Unzip files from the archive over to your Desktop.

3. Turn ON the USB debugging function on your device by going to Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.

4. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

5. Double-click on the file named AcerA200SimpleTool.bat to launch the root tool.

6. It’ll first ask you if you’ve the drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, type in 2 and hit Enter.

7. It’ll install the required drivers on your PC.

8. On the next screen, type in 1 and hit Enter. It’ll unlock the bootloader of your device.

9. Once your bootloader has been unlocked, type in 2 and hit Enter. It’ll root your device.

10. Wait till it finishes rooting your device

11. And you’re done!

Congrats! Your Tab A200 has been successfully rooted and is now all ready to be loaded with your favorite root-only apps!

IV. Flash a Custom Recovery Image (Optional):

1. If you would like to flash a custom recovery image in order to flash custom ROMs, head to the How To Flash a Custom Recovery Image on the Acer Iconia Tab A200 to learn how to do that.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.

4 thoughts on “How to Root the Acer Iconia Tab A200”

  1. Please help me
    Acer IconiaTab A200
    Booting Failed
    Bootloader VJB-3fb8d46 : Starting Fastboot USB download protocol
    Thank you

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