Join 200,000+ other SprintUsers for free at the #1 online community for Sprint cell phone customers! Win cool prizes in our weekly contests. Talk about the newest phones or post your question in our forums! Become a premium member and get unlimited Focus Uploads to your Sprint phone.
All visitors must register before they can post questions, contact other members or search our database of over 127,000 threads and 1.7 million posts. So what are you waiting for? Register for free today!
- SprintUsers.com »
- Smartphones »
- Android (Google) Based Phones »
- HTC »
-
- Sprint HTC Hero Android 2.1 software leaked
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
05-15-2010, 05:56 PM
|
#61 |
|
Telegraph User
Join Date: Mar 15, '06
Posts: 17
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
SU$: 141
|
Which I assume will happen at some point in the future. I'm going for it.
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 06:03 PM
|
#62 |
|
Telegraph User
Join Date: Mar 15, '06
Posts: 17
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
SU$: 141
|
Actually, what am I saying, I'm just going to root, that allows me to rollback to 1.5 and then flash the official 2.1 if I want. Wish me luck.
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 06:04 PM
|
#63 |
|
Finally, Sprint got it..
 
Mood:
Join Date: Jan 8, '06
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Posts: 8,909
Phone: iP4s White 64gb
Trades: 20
Thanks: 143
Thanked 174 Times in 124 Posts
SU$: 123,394
|
So, if this is the official update, why hasn't Sprint released it, officially yet?
__________________
Chrysler 300c SRT8 425HP, 420TQ - Corsa Sport Exhaust (430HP, 425TQ) - Diablo Predator Tuner w/ CMR Tune (456HP, 443TQ) |
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 06:25 PM
|
#64 |
|
Technology Junkie
Mood:
Join Date: Jul 24, '08
Location: Green Bay, WI
Posts: 718
Phone: HTC Evo
Thanks: 5
Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts
SU$: 7,313
|
My main concern is IF I do update with this and the final is different, will I be able to then update to that?
__________________
Talk/Message/Data Share 1500, free 6 PM Nights & Weekends, 5 lines of service, TEP on all phones, free Airave device and service, free Pick 3 on all lines, Premier White Glove member, corporate discount through employer, and proud owner of 200 shares of Sprint/Nextel Corp stock. |
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 06:44 PM
|
#65 | |
|
Finally, Sprint got it..
Mood:
Join Date: Jan 8, '06
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Posts: 8,909
Phone: iP4s White 64gb
Trades: 20
Thanks: 143
Thanked 174 Times in 124 Posts
SU$: 123,394
|
Quote:
__________________
Chrysler 300c SRT8 425HP, 420TQ - Corsa Sport Exhaust (430HP, 425TQ) - Diablo Predator Tuner w/ CMR Tune (456HP, 443TQ) |
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 06:53 PM
|
#66 |
|
Telegraph User
Join Date: Mar 15, '06
Posts: 17
Thanks: 3
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
SU$: 141
|
This is the reason I made the split decision to root the phone and install a custom ROM now. It retains the original bootloader so that I can flash to the official release. If what I'm reading is correct, however, I won't really need to since all of those features are in the custom ROMs anyway.
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 07:55 PM
|
#67 |
|
Technology Junkie
Mood:
Join Date: Jul 24, '08
Location: Green Bay, WI
Posts: 718
Phone: HTC Evo
Thanks: 5
Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts
SU$: 7,313
|
Took the plunge. Install was a snap. 2.1 on the Hero. Wife is happy.
__________________
Talk/Message/Data Share 1500, free 6 PM Nights & Weekends, 5 lines of service, TEP on all phones, free Airave device and service, free Pick 3 on all lines, Premier White Glove member, corporate discount through employer, and proud owner of 200 shares of Sprint/Nextel Corp stock. |
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 08:06 PM
|
#68 |
|
Afro Geek
Join Date: Nov 3, '05
Location: DE
Posts: 371
Phone: Galaxy S III
Thanks: 7
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
SU$: 4,001
|
I updated the rom to the 2.1 leak and I like it. I'm not having any of the lag that some others are having. My battery lasts longer and my phone seems to have a slight boost.
The ONLY issue I have is that it sync'd my facebook & twitter contacts w/ my phone book. Now I have a bunch of extra (AND UNWANTED) contacts in my phonebook. I don't know how to get rid of them. It's not a major issue, but it is a minor annoyance.
__________________
Expand your vocabulary...Help feed the poor at the same time |
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 08:53 PM
|
#69 | |
|
Cordless Phone User
Join Date: Jul 10, '05
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 868
Phone: HTC Hero 4.1.2
Thanks: 19
Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts
SU$: 3,796
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 09:04 PM
|
#70 |
|
Telegraph User
Join Date: Jun 5, '06
Location: Ft Lauderdale
Posts: 67
Phone: Hero
Thanks: 7
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
SU$: 626
  |
I'm in love with my phone again!!!!!
I have a house full of Macs, so I had to do the update a work on a ancient XP box at work. I had to download and install the most current HTC Sync to get the drivers for the phone. When I first ran the installer it would not recognize the phone through usb. But after all of that it WOW. Dialer is no longer slow. Google nav is awesome. Voice dialer finally works. The details on the UI are all great. I can have 2 gmail accounts with easier access. Wi-Fi seems better. The music player does not stutter. I also had to update google maps. Then when I ran Google nav, I had to download a speech plug in. I will report back in a few days.
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 09:06 PM
|
#71 | |
|
Cordless Phone User
Join Date: Jul 10, '05
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 868
Phone: HTC Hero 4.1.2
Thanks: 19
Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts
SU$: 3,796
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 09:40 PM
|
#72 |
|
Afro Geek
Join Date: Nov 3, '05
Location: DE
Posts: 371
Phone: Galaxy S III
Thanks: 7
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
SU$: 4,001
|
One of my favorite changes w/ the new rom is enhanced YouTube playback. The vid quality no longer sucks!
__________________
Expand your vocabulary...Help feed the poor at the same time |
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 09:51 PM
|
#73 |
|
Finally, Sprint got it..
Mood:
Join Date: Jan 8, '06
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Posts: 8,909
Phone: iP4s White 64gb
Trades: 20
Thanks: 143
Thanked 174 Times in 124 Posts
SU$: 123,394
|
Just did the install/update, and wow, this has changed my phone. It no longer lags like before.. I'm downloading like several things at once, and I'm still able to move about the phone w/o any slowing down.
__________________
Chrysler 300c SRT8 425HP, 420TQ - Corsa Sport Exhaust (430HP, 425TQ) - Diablo Predator Tuner w/ CMR Tune (456HP, 443TQ) |
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 10:18 PM
|
#74 |
|
Mobile 2 Mobile All Day
Join Date: Apr 6, '05
Location: GA
Posts: 42
Phone: HTC EVO4G
Trades: 1
Thanks: 1
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
SU$: 387
 |
Downloaded and installed today..love it! Never rooted my HERO, but was thinking about it and when I went looking for options found this. Glad I did!
|
|
|
|
05-15-2010, 11:32 PM
|
#75 |
|
Telegraph User
Join Date: Apr 6, '06
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 29
Phone: HTC Evo 4G
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
SU$: 393
|
I installed this leak and it is way better than 1.5. A tad speedier, better market, much improved settings UI, etc.
I was a little disappointed that the 3D Photo Gallery was missing, so I went searching and found this: http://cocaman.ch/wp/2010/05/cooliri...or-htc-desire/ I installed and it runs great! Can't find where Picasa support exists in the leaked ROM (is it even in there?), but this 3D gallery I installed has it. :-) |
|
|
|
|
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
Linear Mode
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Samsung Moment and HTC Hero Android 2.1 updates now coming 'in Q2' | Andre | Android (Google) Based Phones | 17 | 05-14-2010 03:28 PM |
| Sprint HTC Hero getting update on April 9th, is it Android 2.1 | Andre | Android (Google) Based Phones | 7 | 03-26-2010 05:49 AM |
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:35 AM.
