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    Help HTC Hero S Recovery Problem

    Hello everybody! Okay, So I'm new to posting here although not new to the site or rooting. Although I do seem to have a problem and not too sure on how to fix it or go about fixing it. I currently have the HTC Hero S (US CELLULAR) Anyways, I do have the bootloader UNLOCKED. Whenever I try...
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    Root Looking for Hero S / Desgin S Stock rom

    Just looking for the stock rom for this phone. I think its soft bricked (stuck on white "HTC" screen) boots into recovery menu fine (down volume + Power) tried various roms that said they were for this, but only got "CID INCORRECT" message. Also, was just gonna jump straight to a custom rom...
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    What is this light bulb and lightning bolt icon

    Does anyone know what this icon is in the top left corner of my phone. New to this droid business. Thanks!
  4. Kippster41493

    Not recognized by computer

    I have had my HTC Hero S for almost 2 years now, and in the past few months it hasn't been able to be recognized by my computer. When I plug it in to my computer it still charges the phone just fine, but I'm not longer able to put anything (music, pictures, etc,.) I get the "Device not...
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    Root CWM Recovery stopped working. (Need help)

    Hello, I recently rooted&unlocked my bootloader on my Hero S, and installed Evervolv (4.2.2, 4-7-13 nightly) and my phone is running the ROM fine and everything, but when I reboot into recovery (2FS kingdom CWM Recovery v5.0.2.8) I get a series of errors. These errors started appearing after I...
  6. joshua.worth

    Root Use Nova to get a stock Android look

    So this is for anyone who wants this without having to install a custom Rom but specifically for a friend as well. First go download Nova Launcher from the Google Play Store by clicking here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime or searching in the Play...
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    Battery Doors Available

    I may as well post this here as well, since it's been in the EVO Design forum for awhile. I have some new battery doors for this phone available on eBay.
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    Root Need Help?

    Need Help? couldnt help but to notice you guys dont have much dev work i would be willing to help you guys out if you want
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    Root Root?!?!?!?!

    all the tool links are dead :( Help me? UPDATE: Got it! Have to run but will post exactly what I did tonight.
  10. joshua.worth

    Root Nova Launcher Beta Updated w/Jellybean Goodies Oh Yeah!

    I notice system wide speediness despite the fact that this is only a Launcher Try it out
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    Transfer phone data to SD card

    On HTC Hero how do you transfer phone memory to SD card?
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    Root HTC Hero S - Us-Cellular

    THANK THE GUYS AT XDA, ANDROID FORUMS, SPX, and if i forgot someone my bad .. Us-Cellular SPC retrieval: 1. Download install RevSkills. Open it up and click on menu in top left hand corner. Select Hardware Forensics --- > Port Utils --- > QC + AT-cmd. Select your correct com port in the...
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    Help htc hero s screen problem

    My HTC screen has lines running across the screen and also freezes, started when i was watching a video, when i move the page it seems like the images from previous page gets atuck. my phone is only 3 months old Whats wrong with it and How can I fix it?
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    Hero S FAQ's

    This is a work in progress and, as such, if you feel that there is anything that needs adding, please PM a guide or start a thread in Private Chat With Staff with your suggestions. Many thanks :) 1. General Android phone FAQ's? 2. How can I improve my battery life? 3. Are there any Hero S...
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    Help Can't access alarm

    I have an HTC Hero S with US Cellular, Android version 2.3.4. I don't know what happened but sometime in the past few days I've been unable to access the alarm. The alarm that is already set still works, it goes off every morning at 5:30am. And when it goes off I can still snooze or dismiss it...
  16. joshua.worth

    Root [Rom]HTC Kingdom ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6

    [Rom]HTC Kingdom ICS 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 Kingdom = Evo Design 4G / Hero S **This is for Rooted Users Only!** Know what your doing prior to even reading this. *Your responsible for your phone unless you decide to donate it to me :) Credit to: Saragon19 for deodexing and uploading over at...
  17. joshua.worth

    Root ICS leaked

    Sent from my HTC Hero S
  18. pcs800

    Help Update help

    I have an htc hero that I have tried to update the OS by downloading from the htc website, every updater I download says "The rom update utility cannot update your android phone. Please get the correct ROM update utility and try again." How do I know which one to use? My phone info is: Model...
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    Help My contact card on HTC Hero S

    My phone is linked to my Facebook. On my Facebook, the phone number on it is actually my friend's number. So on my contact card, it shows his number. When he text's or calls me, it shows that the text or call is coming from me. Can I delete this contact card or keep it from doing that without...
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    Help text message ringtones

    Has anyone figured out how to set text message ringtones for individual contacts. I've did the four folders in the media folder on the card. But I can't figure out how to apply it to individual contacts.
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    Help help moving music to my new htc hero

    I updated to a new phone, a htc hero S, so far pretty cool. I want to move all my music from my OLD 30gig Zune player so I can just use the phone for everything (pandora rocks btw). I have gotten no where with cx service websites and just bounced around when trying to call help lines. anyone...
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    Root HTC Hero-S Stuck on HBOOT will not recover. Am I bricked?

    Someone please explain to me what to do. Should I start shopping for a new phone? I can't boot into recovery mode because it just goes back to HBOOT. I've tried a factory reset and it goes right back into HBOOT. I'm not quite sure what I've done...I was attempting S-OFF which didn't work and my...
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    Root hero-s boot logo problem

    I used ROM toolbox to flash a custom boot logo. Problem is they didn't have my phone so I picked another HTC model. The thunderbolt more specifically. It flashed it but the image shows up distorted (probably because I chose a different phone) and I can't change it back to the stock HTC boot...
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    Help Htc hero s signal problems

    I just bought an htc hero s from us cellular a few hours ago and the signal has problems. When it says 3G it has either no bars or one or two. It also sometime vows down from 3G and say it's connected to 1x and I don't know what that means. Do you guys have any way to fix this or have any of you...
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    HTC Desktop Dock/Charger

    Has anyone any experience with this HTC desktop dock/charger? Desktop Cradle for the HTC EVO Design 4G It says it is for the HTC Evo Design 4G, which is known to be the equivalent of the HTC Hero S. I have the Hero S and am seriously considering making this purchase, but thought I'd check here...