Sprint’s support page for the HTC Hero is officially showing the Android 2.1 – Eclair update and states the update is available as of today, 5/19/2010. Follow the link for instructions on installing the update. Note that this is not an over the air update, you have to download it to a Windows based PC Continue Reading…
It looks like the official, signed release of the Android 2.1 update for the Sprint HTC Hero might have been leaked ahead of the official release. The file is labeled Hero_C_Sprint_2.27.651.5_R_signed_release. After a few developers looked through it, notably damageless who’s custom ROM I currently have running on my Hero, it appears to be the Continue Reading…
HTC has built a custom user interface (UI) to place on top of the stock Android OS that adds a number of additional features and experiences for the consumer. The Sense UI isn’t unique to Android, they do the same thing with Windows mobile platforms. Currently, the HTC Hero, both GSM and CDMA, as well Continue Reading…
Users of the popular GSM version of the HTC Hero are getting a firmware update to version 2.73.771.73. I have no idea what the really entails, and HTC is pretty mum on the details so far, but it’s a good guess that this is a minor update and nothing extra ordinary. In other words, don’t Continue Reading…
Yesterday, HTC sent out a tweet that plainly states: Believe it or not, I STILL can’t say anything more about Eclair coming to Hero. Working as fast as we can, promise!
HTC exec Patrik Andersson has stated that HTC will be releasing a sequel to it’s very popular Hero mobile phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this February. via engadget
The GSM HTC Hero makes perfect sense for AT&T. It’s unlikely to steal any sales from the iPhone, and could offer AT&T shoppers a much-needed budget smartphone option.
Some screen shots have surfaced showing Android 2.1 running on an HTC Hero, with Sense UI and all. It looks like the Sense UI is remaining relatively unchanged, with just a few minor tweaks required for the 2.0+ features and changes. This is great news for those who thought the Gen 1 Android phones would Continue Reading…
Word around the internet is that the Sprint Hero over-the-air updated reported on twice previously has caused some copy-protected applications to disappear from user’s phones. Apparently not only do they disappear, but the users cannot find them again in the market even if they have already paid for the apps. UPDATE: This seems to be Continue Reading…
I posted last week about a Sprint Hero ROM update. It was a small update at about 3.5MB, and at the time there was no official word on what exactly it was supposed to do, but there were rumors it was focused at fixing the SMS issue where the phone would not sleep after an Continue Reading…
