<s>
The	O
Acer	B-Application
Iconia	I-Application
A500	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Acer	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A500	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Honeycomb	O
operating	O
system	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
upgradable	O
to	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
4.0.3	O
(	O
since	O
April	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
also	O
sold	O
in	O
almost	O
identical	O
form	O
as	O
the	O
Packard	B-Application
Bell	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
Tab	I-Application
G100	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tablet	B-Device
has	O
a	O
5	O
MP	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
2	O
MP	O
front	O
camera	O
for	O
video	O
calling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A500	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
to	O
feature	O
a	O
full	O
size	O
USB	O
port	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
ASUS	B-Application
Eee	I-Application
Pad	I-Application
Transformer	I-Application
that	O
provides	O
one	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
accessory	O
keyboard	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Honeycomb	O
(	O
3.2	O
)	O
The	O
device	O
supports	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
variety	O
of	O
USB	O
devices	O
including	O
NTFS	B-Application
and	O
linux	O
partitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
compatible	O
devices	O
was	O
very	O
limited	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
USB	O
mice	O
,	O
keyboard	O
and	O
FAT32	O
formatted	O
drives	O
(	O
NTFS	B-Application
and	O
other	O
file-systems	O
were	O
available	O
through	O
apps	O
that	O
depend	O
upon	O
rooting	B-Application
)	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
offered	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
3.1	O
and	O
3.2	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
later	O
through	O
over	O
the	O
air	O
updates	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
(	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
)	O
update	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
(	O
April	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Root	O
was	O
possible	O
using	O
an	O
app	O
developed	O
by	O
sc2k	O
and	O
published	O
at	O
xda-developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
up	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
3.1	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
vulnerability	O
used	O
was	O
patched	O
up	O
by	O
Acer	O
,	O
although	O
by	O
downgrading	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
susceptible	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
one	O
can	O
install	O
ClockworkMod	O
Recovery	O
before	O
installing	O
a	O
pre-rooted	O
version	O
of	O
3.2.1	O
or	O
indeed	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
leaks	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
from	O
Acer	O
were	O
published	O
on	O
xda-developers	B-Application
over	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
months	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
April	O
2012	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ICS	O
Release	O
is	O
susceptible	O
to	O
Rooting	B-Application
solutions	O
that	O
date	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
leaks	O
–	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
utilise	O
the	O
'	O
mempodroid	O
 '	O
exploit	O
by	O
saurik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
previous	O
'	O
itsmagic	O
 '	O
trick	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
sc2k	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
updated	O
bootloader	B-Application
,	O
one	O
can	O
utilise	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
APX	O
Mode	O
to	O
install	O
modified	O
images	O
,	O
provided	O
one	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
their	O
unique	O
UID	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
hence	O
calculate	O
their	O
Secure	O
Boot	O
Key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
a	O
patched	O
bootloader	B-Application
permits	O
the	O
loading	O
of	O
any	O
unsigned	O
image	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
root	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
patched	O
bootloader	B-Application
and	O
ClockworkMod	O
Recovery	O
,	O
thus	O
removing	O
the	O
necessity	O
for	O
a	O
userland	O
exploit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
on	O
the	O
TegraOwners	O
forum	O
have	O
produced	O
community	O
maintained	O
and	O
developed	O
builds	O
of	O
later	O
Android	B-Application
releases	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
approved	O
nor	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Acer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
also	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
Acer	B-Application
Iconia	I-Application
A500	I-Application
by	O
installing	O
the	O
kernel	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
recovery	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
root	O
file-system	O
for	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
installation	O
must	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sources	O
also	O
state	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
10.10	O
by	O
using	O
chroot	B-Application
and	O
VNC	B-Protocol
for	O
a	O
Linux	O
GUI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
10	O
Go	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
YouTubers	O
post	O
videos	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
dual	B-Operating_System
boot	I-Operating_System
a	O
tablet	B-Device
like	O
the	O
Acer	B-Application
Iconia	I-Application
A500	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
Go	I-Application
is	O
really	O
lightweight	O
and	O
free	O
up	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
space	O
for	O
installing	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
