How to Root the Dell Aero

Want to root your oldish Dell Aero smartphone? No worries, despite the device being a couple of years old, it can still be rooted so that you can then enjoy the root-only apps on it. Here’s how:

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do.

Once you have root access on your Dell Aero, you’ll be able to:

• Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device.
• Free up storage space (because of the above benefit).
• Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed).
• Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and run smoother).
• Update to a new version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
• Tons of other customizations when you use your new found administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).

Interested? Here’s how to root your Dell Aero:

I. Before You Begin

1. This’ll void the warranty of your device. We will not be held responsible if you end-up bricking your device. Do it at your own risk.

2. This should only work on Windows based PCs.

3. You should’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, you can download and install the latest drivers from here.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download SRS Root and save it to your desktop.

SRS Root (Click the Download Now link to download it)

III. Rooting the Dell Aero

1. Double-click on SRS Root executable and follow the installation steps until it’s installed on your PC.

2. Double-click on SRS Root shortcut on your desktop and it’ll launch.

3. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.

4. Enable Unknown sources by going to Menu > Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

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

6. Click on Root Device (All Methods) in the tool and it’ll start rooting your device.

7. It shouldn’t take too long to root your device.

8. When it’s done, reboot your device.

9. You’re all done!

Excellent! Your Dell Aero is now rooted and you can confirm the same by installing Root Checker from the Google Play store.

You can click here to find all of the Dell Aero How To’s.

You can also find all of the Dell Aero ROMs we have here.