Android 2.1 HERO News

[Member31648]

Posted by @HTC a couple of hours ago:

"Did you know your Sprint Hero will be getting Eclair early next year? Well... now you do! Happy Friday ladies and gents. "

:-( I think I'm ready to throw a grown man tantrum. :-<

 

[Jaffa]

:-( I think I'm ready to throw a grown man tantrum. :-<

**Sits back to watch**

 

[rioja]

How ironic.... one of the things I disliked about my BB was waiting for updates.

Now i have a different phone, different OS but yet I'm in the same situation :\

 

[Quazar]

Would you rather get minimal changes now, or more polished changes if you wait? I'm all for it coming out within the first half of next year as long as it improves the phone more than it would if released now!

 

[quantumrand]

Before you all throw a huge fit, the GSM version of the Hero will almost definitely be getting the update long before the Sprint version does. You may have noticed that the 2.1 test builds are all of the GSM flavour. It's pretty clear that HTC is testing and optimising the GSM update before adapting it to the CDMA versions, such as for Sprint.

Also, there has already been mentioned that HTC will be releasing the 2.1 GSM update by Christmas. It's hard to tell if it's from a legitimate source or not.

 

[rizzla]

The GSM version is already well into development, they have a few weeks till new year so i can't see why they couldn't get it out in January unless they want to do a mass update of all models within days of each other.

 

[MartinS]

How ironic.... one of the things I disliked about my BB was waiting for updates.

Now i have a different phone, different OS but yet I'm in the same situation :\

Yes, but at least the Hero doesn't need to be scrapped and started again like RIM OS (And I have a BB too).

 

[rioja]

Yes, but at least the Hero doesn't need to be scrapped and started again like RIM OS (And I have a BB too).

Actually, I didn't think the RIM os was that bad. At the end I was running the new 5 OS betas though.

What I didn't like about BB's was the daily battery pulls, HUGE lack of apps and BES. I had BIS and wasn't going to pay the extra for BES. With the Hero I get all that rolled right in.

I didn't get the sometimes buggy behavior with my BB that I often get with Android. Plus the BB is super simple to use and navigate.

THat said, I wouldn't go back. Android offers far more of what I need/want.

 

[Haizum74]

Feb 14

 

[rioja]

Feb 14

Does it come with flowers and chocolate

 

[Hrochnick]

Feb 14

Intuition? Guess work? Man on the inside?
Got a link or a source to share on that one?

 

[Nigredo]

I'm pretty sure that "Feb 14" is just a guess, but it sounds so far away...

I was wondering, thou - will the Sense UI come with a new design as well?

 

[Haizum74]

Does it come with flowers and chocolate

Heh, yeh and it wines and dines you too. The updated 'sense'

 

[kentamayo]

Still waiting patiently...

 

[nonose]

Hi all,

I've just brought a Hero and have seen some discussions about Android 2.0 or 2.1 becoming available in the new year. Any ideas on when this will happen?

Also how do you get it on the handset? I'm used to just connecting my iPhone to iTunes and it does it all automatically.

Cheers

 

[vido.ardes]

It has been confirmed that it will be comming, but unfortunatly no one knows when. It was expected this side of christmas, but I think it has more or less been pushed back to Q1 2010. HTC has never given a date of when it will ship, just that it will ship at some point.

You will need to download some software to update your handset. First of all you will need a program called 'HTC Sync' which can be obtained from HTC's website (here is a link to the Support Page), and secondly you will need the ROM image (when it is released).

Is your handset unlocked, or is it carrier branded? If it is unlocked, you will be able to get the update from HTC's offical website, if it is carrier branded you will need to go to your carrier's website.

If it is a new hero, then it is worth checking to see if you have the latest software. Open up Settings > About Phone > Build Number. If it looks like 1.76.xxx.xx then you need an update.

 

[nonose]

Thanks vido.ardes,

I have a new Hero and the firmware is 1.5, I also have a MAC so looking for HTC sync that isn't a PC version and also is hopefully free. It's locked to Orange (sorry not t-Mobile) so I'll have to go through the operator for the ROM image.

Cheers

 

[vido.ardes]

Thanks vido.ardes,

I have a new Hero and the firmware is 1.5, I also have a MAC so looking for HTC sync that isn't a PC version and also is hopefully free. It's locked to Orange (sorry not t-Mobile) so I'll have to go through the operator for the ROM image.

Cheers

You can find the ROM update image for Orange on HTC's site, via the link I provided in my first post.

As far as I know there is no software for the Mac that will sync with android phones at the moment, you may have to go down the Boot Camp route I am afraid.

 

[tefikakkaya]

htc.com/nl/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=671&news_id=254 i upgraded my hero with new buildnumber but it still says firmware 1.5 and no big changes can someone explain

 

[tefikakkaya]

htc.com/nl/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=671&news_id=254 i upgraded my hero with new buildnumber but it still says firmware 1.5 and no big changes can someone explain

ROM Upgrade for HTC Hero

 

[AndroidEd]

That's your Android version, not the build version.
Anyways, to use HTC sync, you'll have to run it on a windows machine, or boot camp your mac, and install it on your Windows partition.

 

[Bhav]

The firmware is still 1.5...that's Android OS. And that's what will be updated to 2.0/2.1 in the new year.

The ROM has changed though. It reduced the lag that a lot of people were experiencing, and a few other things I think.

 

[tefikakkaya]

Ok thanx guys now i understand better i guess i just have to wait for the new version

 

[pwrdvtec1990]

If you have Sprint version of the Hero once they let it out you should be able to do it over the air as I did with the last little up date.

 

[tefikakkaya]

htc.com/nl/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=671&news_id=254 i upgraded my hero with new buildnumber but it still says firmware 1.5 and no big changes can someone explain

If you have Sprint version of the Hero once they let it out you should be able to do it over the air as I did with the last little up date.

I dont have the sprint but there so much roms for example the eclair 2.1 what confuses my mind is will the android 2.0 be better than all of the roms whats available now or just a better one or maybe the best thats compatible with my htc heto