It has taken its time but HTC has delivered the impending Android update to Hero users. Starting today all Hero users will receive the update over-the-air bringing Android 2.1 (Éclair). The update comes in two packages – the first package updates the firmware over-the-air (FOTA) client and YouTube while the second one contains the […]
HTC Hero gets Android 2.1 in Taiwan
HTC has finally given the green signal to the Android 2.1 update for the chinned Hero. The OTA update v3.31.751.1 will bump the current Android 1.5 to Android 2.1 making it at par with the current fleet of HTC Android devices. This update is limited to Taiwan for now but releasing it in one […]
HTC Hero running Android 2.2 previewed on video
HTC Hero users are still waiting for the official Android 2.1 update but this modder has already installed the SDK image of Froyo to HTC’s chin-bearing device. It’s a brief one minute video and reveals some issues like the irresponsive touchscreen and non working of Wi-Fi. These issues will apparently be ironed out before […]
Sprint releases Android 2.1 update for HTC Hero
While HTC’s original Hero is still awaiting its official Android 2.1 update, Sprint has let loose the latest Android build for the chinless version. The Éclair update brings number of features like improvement in the Sense UI, enhanced corporate email support and minor bug fixes. Sprint Hero users can download the update from here […]
European HTC Hero to get Android 2.1 update in April?
Hero maybe one of the best Android devices but the non-availability of Android’s latest 2.1 Eclair is a deal breaker since many 2.1 equipped phones are releasing soon. However, if a forum user from XDA-devs is to be believed, European HTC Hero users will get Android 2.1 in April. All the countries won’t get […]
HTC Hero Review
HTC’s first Android device for the Indian market was a downer. I would say it was a futile attempt to give Indians an Android device but cripple it by locking it down to Airtel and give no possible way to gain access to the Android market. Soon after, HTC introduced the Hero, an Android […]
Video: HTC Espresso’s Sense UI hacked to work on Hero
Well, we already have some screenshots of Espresso’s updated Sense UI taken from Hero and now here’s a video proving that a ROM for Hero is coming real soon. Although there’s no real date associated yet but going through the video and forum thread, the launch seems imminent once the devs iron out the […]
HTC Espresso UI surfaces, ROM for Hero coming soon
HTC Espresso was unheard until Digitimes and its secret sources claimed about a QWERTY-based Android phone named Espresso. Fast forward it to today and we’ve got new images of the UI claiming to belong to Espresso. Going by the images, the Espresso UI is nothing but a modified Sense UI with glass-styled icons and […]
HTC Hero successor incoming claims HTC exec
Hero has been doing really well for HTC and to cash in on its Hero brand, the Taiwanese company is looking to unveil the Sense UI toting Android phone early next year. Patrik Andersson who has been snagged from LG to increase HTC sales in Sweden has confirmed the Hero follow up handset will […]
Unofficial HTC Hero 2.1 ROM available
We already know HTC is working on v2.1 update for Hero but if you can’t wait to go the official route, good folks at XDADevelopers have managed to get 2.1 ROM, which is now available for download. It’s a customized pre-release ROM so obviously you won’t find few things you’ll find in the official […]