HTC Hero upgrade

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dieterz

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I just want to find out... how can we, here in SA get our Hero's to android 2.0 or 2.1. It seems that South Africans are clueless and our network operators, well.... what can I say! I read that HTC Hero Sprint got the update yesterday, May 20? Can we download that update, will it work? How long do we have to wait?????
 
dieterz said:
I just want to find out... how can we, here in SA get our Hero's to android 2.0 or 2.1. It seems that South Africans are clueless and our network operators, well.... what can I say! I read that HTC Hero Sprint got the update yesterday, May 20? Can we download that update, will it work? How long do we have to wait?????
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FYI, the Sprint Hero is not the same as the HTC Hero:

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Synaesthesia said:
You can root and upgrade it yourself. 2.2 is looking awesome.
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Jip, this is not the first time someone mentioned it to me, but HOW DO I DO IT?? Please can someone direct me or help me to "root" my phone? I dont even know what it means, but I'm willing to do anything!:o
 
Yes, but what do I search for under the forums? What HTC hero do we have here in SA. All they can talk about is the Hero Sprint.
 
I would also like to hear from someone in SA who installed 2.1 on their Hero and which ROM they used and some feedback...

Preferably I would like to wait for an official ROM but if it takes too long I will go for a custom ROM from XDA dev's.
 
The HERO we have in SA is the: HTC Hero: G2 Touch.


The HTC Hero (advertised as the HTC Hero Graphite by Orange UK and G2 Touch by T-Mobile UK)
 
mk1 said:
I would also like to hear from someone in SA who installed 2.1 on their Hero and which ROM they used and some feedback...

Preferably I would like to wait for an official ROM but if it takes too long I will go for a custom ROM from XDA dev's.
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I have tried out 2.1 ROMS, and I went back to 1.5, the 2.1 ROMS are rather slow I find and I actually prefer the interface of 1.5.
 
Pooky said:
I have tried out 2.1 ROMS, and I went back to 1.5, the 2.1 ROMS are rather slow I find and I actually prefer the interface of 1.5.
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what method did you root your phone?

I tried the image recovery and it didnt work so now I have to do the entire shlep of the gold card method. Not sure if its worth it.
 
So, if we have to wait then for the 2.1 official upgrade in SA, HOW LONG are we going to wait? Does anybody know when we will have the update? Is it worth wile to flash the rom and upgrade to 2.1? How do you flash the rom?
 
Hero

Jip, that is for the Nexus one, can anyone help with the details or a link for the HTC Hero?
 
Have had several conversations with Leaf regarding the Hero upgrade. Bottom line is.. it's not happening. Rooting is the only way... and we are forced to as mostapps don't work on the old ROM versions...
 
Apparently leaf negotiated zero rated upgrade via FOTA with the networks and have passed the firmware to the networks to rollout. AFAIK the networks are testing the firmware for rollout and this has been the case for quite a while now, unless you have any other newer info. I can't avoind to void the warranty yet by rooting, just don't feel comfortable without the protection.
 
Trix said:
I can't avoind to void the warranty yet by rooting ..
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If you mean what I think you mean, i.e. you can't afford to risk losing the warranty, then I agree with you.
Are we the only country in the entire world, where the HTC Hero is available, that does not yet have 'legal' access to the 2.1 version of the ROM? Does leaf.co.za even give a damn?
 
Trix said:
Apparently leaf negotiated zero rated upgrade via FOTA with the networks and have passed the firmware to the networks to rollout. AFAIK the networks are testing the firmware for rollout and this has been the case for quite a while now, unless you have any other newer info
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Does anyone have updated news on this?
 
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