How to Root Xperia Arc S running on Stock ICS Firmware

Want to root your Xperia Arc S running on Stock ICSFirmware? No problem, here’s how you can do it.By EditAndroidI. Before You Begin:1. You must be running on the stock ICS firmware.2. Make sure your phone has at lst 60% of battery life left to last through the entire process.3. Close anyAntivirusprograms runningon your PC as they can interrupt the rooting process.II. Downloading Required Files:1. Download the Root Toolkit fromhere.2. Download theADBDrivers fromhere.III. Installing ADB Drivers:1. Place the downloaded ADB Drivers file onto yourDesktop.2. Double-click theFlashtool-drivers.exefile toinstallthedrivers.3. Follow the on-screen instructions.IV. Rooting Xperia Arc S running on Stock ICS Firmware:1. Place the downloaded Root Toolkit archive onto your Desktop.2. Extract files from the Root Toolkit archive and place them on your Desktop.3. EnableUSBdebuggingon your phone by hding toMenu>>Settings>>Appliions>>Developer Options>>Development>>USB debugging.4. Enable Unknown sources on your phone by going toMenu>>Settings>>Security>>Unknown sources.5. Connect your phone toyourPCusing the USB cable that came with it.6. While the phone is connected to PC, just double-click therunme.batfile to begin the rooting process.7. Follow all the instructions that are displayed on your screen.8. After it has finished rooting your phone, you will get a message sayingAll Done.9. You can now disconnect your phone from the PC.Your phone should now be rooted and you can now install the apps which run on rooted only. You can install the popular ClockworkMod Recovery on your Xperia Arc S by downloading theCWM AutoInstallerapp from Google Play Store.