How to Root the LG G Pad 8.3 V500

The LG G Pad 8.3, as its name suggests, is a tablet with a 8.3 inch touchscreen display, a quad-core 1.7GHz processor aided by 2GB RAM, a 5MP camera, and 16GB of onboard storage running Android 4.2.2 operating system as of this post.  With these specs, the tablet in itself is a pretty powerful device but if you yearn for something more from it, rooting it is one way to go.  The guide below should help you with that and you should be be able to overclock/underclock, back up apps and if available in the future, flash a custom recovery in no time.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Charge your device t 75% or more to prevent unwanted shutdowns during the procedure.

2.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start.

3.  Make sure that you have the necessary drivers installed before you begin.  If not, use these and then continue.

II.  Necessary Downloads

root_gpad.zip [Link available under the ‘Where to get it’ section of this post]

III.  Rooting the G Pad 8.3

1.  Enable USB debugging on your device.  To do this, first enable Development options in Settings > About phone options by tapping on the build number until you are told you are a developer.  Now, go to Development options and tick the USB debugging checkbox.

2.  Connect your device to your PC.  If there are any drivers being installed at this point, let them do so before continuing.

3.  Extract root_gpad.zip to a folder on your desktop.

4.  From the extracted folder, double-click on root.bat to start the rooting process.

5.  Follow the on-screen instructions.

You are now rooted and yes, it’s as easy as that!