Official GSM Hero 2.1 Thread

hmadsen · May 12, 2010

aidan257 said:
Yeah Rooting is the way forward, i've not regretted rooting my GSM Hero.
Fresh & Damage control are for the Sprint Hero's arn't they??

2.2 will be here soon, looking forward to giving that a wurl.

Yeah suppose you are right.

Even if we wait until they release 2.1 for hero we will soon have to root it to get 2.2..

Actually i have heard that htc has a formula for the 2.1 upgrade release date.

This is the formula to calculate when 2.1 will be released.

Current date + 1 month = Most likely date.

Please recalculate release date using the formula whenever you get within a few days of the previously calculated date to get the most accurate date...

Hmadsen

DonB · May 12, 2010

Well I thought I would contact HTC direct and see what they reply in reference to the update and here was there reply in an email to me

New Response
Hi, I’m Caylen, and I’ll be glad to assist you today. Before releasing a ROM update
we have to be sure that the software is going to work properly on your hardware
and on your carrier’s network. This testing does take some time but will result in
an update that is optimized to work on your device and on your carrier’s network.
While we want to release software as soon as we can we will only do so once the
software has passed our quality standards. At this time we do not have any
information about an update for your device. When the update is released it will
be announced on HTC.com. Thank you for contacting HTC America Technical
Support. Please feel free to contact us again if you have any future questions.

hmadsen · May 12, 2010

@Don (&HTC)

Just to make this perfectly clear ...

If HTC once again pushes back their allready ridiciolously late release date of june i hereby solemny swear that i will never again buy or even own another HTC phone.

I only know of 2 companies that have had a similar relationship to their costumers with regards to updates and shockingly they are both out of business today.

A company that cannot deliver what it promises and delays a promised software release for more than 6 months in the phone industry is as dead as a doorknob...In this business 6 months is ALOT of time and i bet people will grow tired of buying phones without updates real fast.

Unless offcourse they think that people will just discard their phone in 6 months and pay for a new phone just to get a never firmware.....HTC....It aint going to happen.

Just for comparison....My colleagues Nokia 5800 is of same age as the Hero or even older and it has had atlease 2-3 updates since december.

Hmadsen

DonB · May 12, 2010

I was just the messenger, I was tired of hearing all these dates so I sent HTC an update, I too am not happy with the service IMO

hmadsen said:
@Don (&HTC)

Just to make this perfectly clear ...

If HTC once again pushes back their allready ridiciolously late release date of june i hereby solemny swear that i will never again buy or even own another HTC phone.

I only know of 2 companies that have had a similar relationship to their costumers with regards to updates and shockingly they are both out of business today.

A company that cannot deliver what it promises and delays a promised software release for more than 6 months in the phone industry is as dead as a doorknob...In this business 6 months is ALOT of time and i bet people will grow tired of buying phones without updates real fast.

Unless offcourse they think that people will just discard their phone in 6 months and pay for a new phone just to get a never firmware.....HTC....It aint going to happen.

Just for comparison....My colleagues Nokia 5800 is of same age as the Hero or even older and it has had atlease 2-3 updates since december.

Hmadsen

hexskrew · May 14, 2010

Samsung Moment: Android 2.1 Update Live – HTC Hero follows?
"http://shop.sprint.com/en/software_downloads/pda_smartphone/samsung_moment.shtml"

... Well don't this just [deleted] all.

1.5/6 phones updated to 2.1:
Samsung Moment
Moto Droid
coming soon - HTC-Eris

Hero.. dunno.

Hell even Android websites and reporters are tired of this [deleted]:
HTC Hero finally receiving the 2.1 update? | DroidedUp

Manzrif · May 14, 2010

hexskrew said:
Samsung Moment: Android 2.1 Update Live

rdelfin · May 14, 2010

Android 2.1 upgrade for Sprint's HTC Hero leaks out -- Engadget

nexilim · May 15, 2010

Leaked Sprint HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update Surfaces, Sprint Reportedly Confirms It’s Real But Not Yet Released Officially | Android News, Reviews, Applications, Games, Phones, Devices, Tips, Hacks, Videos, Podcasts - Android Police

Manzrif · May 15, 2010

It's raining roms....hallelujah

amnesia · May 15, 2010

Manzrif said:
It's raining roms....hallelujah

The alternative to "It's raining hommes" ?

hexskrew · May 15, 2010

So I have looked and looked and looked, but have not found ANY review of this leaked finalized Sprint rom.. I can't use it cause I am on Cell South, and the only thing I have read is that:
1. it looks official
2. the motion backgrounds are not in it (sucks but would just make it slow anyways)
3. it does not include some social media app/widget (that we could probably download a better one for anyways)

I am curious what is in and left out and why, because I am sure once us CS customers finally see the update on our side of the hill, it will be the exact same rom but with CS settings.. oh and a text message to CS app

***oh and sorry for the excessive cursing on the earlier post admin.***

vard · May 16, 2010

Question - can you use it on a non sprint / non US device?

Slug · May 16, 2010

vard said:
can you use it on a non sprint / non US device?

No, it's for CDMA handsets so at best it simply wouldn't work and worst-case scenario is you'd brick your handset.

Pentium · May 16, 2010

I replaced my Hero for that reason months ago...

D-Noc · May 17, 2010

Am I the only one who thinks it is pretty strange that Sprint apparently are pretty close to releasing a 2.1 ROM that must be the 2.1 ROM from HTC + some Sprint specific modifications, but still HTC says "MAYBE Hero will get the 2.1 update in june". If the update has been released to Sprint for further "enhancement", then why can't HTC release it to regular Hero handsets now as well?

Lettuce · May 18, 2010

I'm just completely ignoring anything to do with updates to 2.1 until it actually happens. I'm not gonna go chasing or researching or looking for answers. Has pissed me off a lot though... Don't care now. When it happens it happens, until then I couldn't care less. All these rumours...

Lettuce

Sketchee · May 18, 2010

Chances are it's Sprint whose delaying this thing. My Eris received the update but I feel bad showing off to my boyfriend who has a Hero. Hopefully won't be too much longer now

itsmeok · May 19, 2010

Sprint just had verbiage on the Sprint.com | Sorry for the interruption... that said 2.1 update released on May 19 with instructions that point to the download but it wasn't there yet. Now the site says down for maintenance.

noddle · May 19, 2010

If the android 2.2 is released today then we should expect the 2.1 without any more delay. I would have recommend the brand to other people but with this out come so far it has made me think twice.

jev · May 19, 2010

D-Noc said:
Am I the only one who thinks it is pretty strange that Sprint apparently are pretty close to releasing a 2.1 ROM that must be the 2.1 ROM from HTC + some Sprint specific modifications, but still HTC says "MAYBE Hero will get the 2.1 update in june".

Androidworld.nl, a Dutch website on Android, yesterday published an article about a meeting they had with HTC (original article here). They asked Mark Moons, regional manager for the BeNeLux, about the delays on the Hero 2.1 rollout. He explained that the update is being tested right now and "it won't be weeks now before it's offered OTA".

The reason the update is delayed is rather stupid: "HTC assigned a specific sku (some kind of identification number) per country for the Hero. The update must be tested and approved by google, for each sku individually. This results in a long delay before getting an OK on the update".

Apparently, the other HTC phones have a single SKU per type, not per country.

Mark also mentions there won't be any updates for the G1, Magic and Tattoo devices.

Take it for what it's worth!

mrdagz · May 19, 2010

jev said:
Androidworld.nl, a Dutch website on Android, yesterday published an article about a meeting they had with HTC (original article here). They asked Mark Moons, regional manager for the BeNeLux, about the delays on the Hero 2.1 rollout. He explained that the update is being tested right now and "it won't be weeks now before it's offered OTA".

The reason the update is delayed is rather stupid: "HTC assigned a specific sku (some kind of identification number) per country for the Hero. The update must be tested and approved by google, for each sku individually. This results in a long delay before getting an OK on the update".

Apparently, the other HTC phones have a single SKU per type, not per country.

Mark also mentions there won't be any updates for the G1, Magic and Tattoo devices.

Take it for what it's worth!

Months ?

jimbobmcginty · May 19, 2010

So HtcHeroBlog has posted that Sprint Hero 2.1 is officially out:

Sprint Hero Android 2.1 update finally released! | HTC Hero | T-Mobile G2 Touch Blog

'twould be nice to think GSM Hero is about to be updated too....

jev · May 19, 2010

mrdagz said:
Months ?

No, weeks. That's what the guy said. But I do remind you he is the spokesman for HTC BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), so YMMV.

hexskrew · May 19, 2010

jev said:
Mark also mentions there won't be any updates for the G1, Magic and Tattoo devices.

Wow that sucks...

Oh well, cheers to the rooters for those phones I guess :X

I have seen the 2.1 update in action on a friend's sprint phone. Hoping to see it on CS hero's soon. (wish it would happen before I go on vacation in two days!)

Also... Funny how they are still playing a blame game, instead of just giving an actual release date. Oh well. PR will be PR I guess.

stoney73 · May 19, 2010

jev said:
No, weeks. That's what the guy said. But I do remind you he is the spokesman for HTC BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), so YMMV.

YMMV?=Your mileage may vary? :thinking:

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