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HTC Hero Update Fix

L.K. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:23:27 +0000

Upgrading HTC Hero to Android 2.1 has passed relatively smoothly, but some claims for the new firmware still remain. Users expect somebody to fix the bugs, and the company HTC has already done something!

Recently, the owners of European smartphone during the manual check for updates noticed a new patch with a version number 3.32.405.2 with a size of nearly 6 MB.

The list of changes that contains the update, remain a mystery. Patch noticed only the appearance of the item calibration of G-sensor. Also, one user noticed improvement in the work – the interface has become smoother.

You can check for updates through the appropriate menu of your HTC Hero device or download and install OTA-file manually: OTA_Hero_HTC_WWE_3.32.405.2-3.32.405.1_R_release599wi39fqvb4yaeb.zip (5,86 MB) (Note: It’s for WWE-firmware)

Android To Take The Lead In The U.S. Market

L.K. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:55:08 +0000

It would seem, until recently that enthusiasts cautiously reacted to T-Mobile G1 – the first smartphone with an unknown operating system Android. But for now – the brainchild of Google can already boast of output in the first place in one of the most voluminous of markets – the United States.

BlackBerry and iPhone need to make a room! Analyst firm NPD released the results of smartphone market research for the Q2 of 2010, which means that there’s a new leader.

RIM (manufacturer of BlackBerry) for the first time since 2007, fell to second place with 28%, and Apple is only 22% and provides the manufacturer only the third position.

At the top of the hill is occupied by Android. Among all the sold smartphone the share of the devices with OS from Google reached 33%. That is googlephone is taking almost one third of smartphone in the U.S.

And here are the five most popular devices, with the help of which Android managed to achieve such impressive results:

Motorola Droid
HTC Droid Incredible
HTC EVO 4G
HTC Hero
HTC Droid Eris

HTC Hero In Black For Cellular South

L.K. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:36:02 +0000

The idea of having HTC Hero seems to be an outdated idea. Well, I guess Cellular South does not really agree with me though. But this time its going to be a black addditon to the list of HTC Hero devices, which are being offered by the carrier for already a long time. The device is the same HTC Hero 6250 but in the classical black , which makes the device even more popular. It features 3.2″ display, 528 MHz processor and has Android 2.1 as the basic OS.

If we take into the account the fact that in less than a month Cellular South is going to offer HTC Desire and Motorola Milestone we might start wondering about the reasons of the launch. Anyways the offer of $79.99 and buy-1-get-1-for-free sound to be something attractive.

Well, let’s wait for the success of HTC Hero 6250 Black … or maybe for the failure?

Orange HTC Hero To Get Android 2.1 Update By The End of The Week

L.K. — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:46:08 +0000

It’s been a long time that Android 2.1 OS is landing to HTC Hero devices, but as usual some of the operator version devices are being left without any kind of updates.

And now after a month of waiting Orange users owning HTC Hero will get a chance to get the update by the end of the week. The main reason of the update delay was announced to be the fact that the update has been tested around the Europe, but let’s say that this is not a worthy response.

Too bad that the device itself is already a year-old which means that it will not get any of the newest Android OS like Froyo or Gingerbread. But still having only Android 1.6 OS on the device for now is something insane!

HTC Hero With Android 2.2!

L.K. — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:53:32 +0000

Hardly had the owners of HTC Hero stop playing with the Android 2.1official firmware, when the developers are already offering the next version of the operating system – “Frozen Yogurt” from Google.

The best example, perhaps, can serve as a firmware Fusion! ROM. For its creation two sources have been used. The first – a popular project CyanogenMOD 6, and the second – the original source code for Android 2.2.

Despite the status of “beta”, a list of available features is impressive:
- Installation of applications on the memory card
- Lights and notification trackball
- Hard-backlight buttons
- Auto-backlight
- Bluetooth (all types of files)
- Support for SD-cards with ext-sections and without
- Alternative keyboard

By default, the processor operates at a frequency 691MGz. One of the minuses so far know is that the camera has a few problems.

HTC Hero To Get an Official Update

L.K. — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:34:18 +0000

The handset users who stay in some regions of the Europe might be rather lucky to get Android 2.1 official update from the manufacturers. More precisely the countries include UK, Serbia, Netherlands and Sweden. The update is available for all those devices which are unlocked and do not have SIM cards in! The update is over-the-air.

The size of the update is 80 MB so be ready to have enough free space. If you want to get it much more faster, then you better use the Wi-Fi option of getting it. The update is going to bring lots of updates and make the device closer to HTC Legend.

Some believe that the update is only available for those HTC Hero devices which are of G2 Touch variant- thus of T-Mobile and Orange devices!

CDMA HTC Hero To Get CyanogenMod 6 Alpha

L.K. — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:41:10 +0000

Earlier CyanogenMod 6 Alpha was available for those HTC Hero users who used to have GSM connectivity. And now everything turned out to be pretty well for those users who have CDMA.

So what’s that CyanogenMod 6 Alpha? In short it’s an Android Open Source Project 2.2 build!

The main instructions for the download:

You need to unlock your device and install Amon_RA’s recovery image
Do a Nadroid backup
Update your radio if necessary
WIPE
Install the ROM
Intsall the Google Addon (optional)

As for the rest of info as well as the FAQ you better visit the official forum of the enthusiasts.

Just remember that all of this is being done in you own risk and the developers are not responsible for any kind of bricks. This is just an Alpha version

HTC EVO 4G and HTC Hero Linux Kernel Source Code

L.K. — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:25:56 +0000

Wow! We got it. The official announcement of the Linux Kernel source code for HTC EVO 4G and HTC Hero (both for GSM and CDMA).

While for the average users this doesn’t mean too much, then the enthusiasts will get much more of to work with. Now they can add up the custom ROMs of their own and try out to get much more attention from the manufacturers. Most of the time this results will the appearance of new official updates.

The updates are already available on the official website of HTC company at the compartment of the HTC Developer Center.

The best thing ever is that the newest device HTC EVO4G is also included in the list!

HTC Will Update Its Smartphones To Android Froyo in Q3

L.K. — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:10:13 +0000

HTC stated that it will release the official update for some of its Android-smartphones to version Froyo (2.2) in the third quarter of this year. Among the models belonging to a priority list,are listed HTC Legend, Desire, and Wildfire.

This week, Google officially introduced the firmware upgrade to version 2.2 for its still the only device Nexus One. The owners of this device will be able to download the update using standard parameters.

The reason that the HTC is forced to delay release of the update is the need to adapt the Sense user interface with the new version of the platform. Except that the frequent updates of the Android, typical for the OS at the current stage of its development, do not benefit from the manufacturers. For example, owners of HTC Hero needed to wait for about a year to be able to move from the version 1.5 to 2.1 using standard tools. This happened, incidentally, the current week.

HTC Hero Protection Case from ZAGG

L.K. — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:29:34 +0000

After it became clear that HTC Hero is getting updated to Android 2,1 not only in Europe and Russia but also in Soutern Asia, the demand of the device grew in couple of times. That’s the main reason why some of the accessories also became once more available and started to cause much of interest.

Once more we have to do with ZAGG Invisibel shield. Those are popular not only for their proper protection but also with the possibility of getting a life time guarantee. This time the offer has to do with … surely HTC Hero.

The main advantages of the new Htcheross skin is that it’s clear and thus do not cause any kind of inconvenience. The screen protections lasts for a long time but even in the case if you think about gettin rid of it you will not meet any undesired left-outs.

Just check it out in Amazon.