Comments on: HTC Hero Update Makes Lag Go ByeBye

By: Cathal

Cathal — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:33:53 +0000

Am I the only one baffled by the XDA reference in this post? What’s different about their release from the official that makes it crack-comparable? For their part they say it’s just a mirror of the official firmware..

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:01:39 +0000

Um.. I just installed the new ROM update on my HTC Hero and I find it not impressive at all. I think the old ROM was way faster than the new one. In the 1st place, I didn’t had any problems with the old ROM anyway, but being a fast ass, I decided to update anyway. I told myself I was going to update anyway so why wait. The only good thing to come out of this new ROM is finally mp POP3 email account works. On the old ROM it was giving me problems. Other than that, I don’t see a difference other than now the new ROM being a lil slow. I notice it when swiping through pics through the photo album. I also happen to have the same amount of memory left I had before on the old ROM, so I know it’s not the memory making the phone a lil slow. I rather go back to the old ROM personally. O Well, and if that was the case they could have just added Flash 10 and Cupcake 1.6 on the new ROM.

By: Russell English

Russell English — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:50:14 +0000

Tried updating my Hero -but it’s saying download not available for my serial number!! It’s a Orange branded handset, have spoken to Orange and they don’t know anything about the update!!

By: its me

its me — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:25:15 +0000

got mine rooted and installed the MoDaCo Hero rom and it works great now. Screen scrolling is fast, video player doesn’t jerk anymore, its very responsive, this is how it should have been released. if you can’t wait just follow the guides careful and you should be fine, just make sure you do a nandroid backup, just incase something goes wrong (which it shouldn’t). Now i can just use the phone without worrying about anything not working properly.

Roll now just on donut and eclair :)

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:32:39 +0000

I’ve got an Orange locked HTC Hero and downloaded the update from the HTC site (changing last few digits of serial number) and tried to install it.

It failed saying it was not compatible. So will either have to wait for the official Orange version or ‘root’ it…

By: Mundo

Mundo — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:48:12 +0000

Where will Orange be releasing the ROM? In the past I have found updated ROMs in the orange business section of the website but the hero isn’t on there.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:31:03 +0000

Hello all!
Was totally desperate to get this new update that after i discovered my orange handset wont even work with the officially released roms, I decided to bite the bullet and rooted and flashed a MoDaCo Hero rom onto it. went onto a site called unlockr and went through the 2 demo’s to root and to flash a new rom to your hero. I’m a complete noob but the process was swift and painless (tho i was terrified of bricking my phone!!!)
Overall i am astounded with the new build, it’s pretty much iphone esque in it’s speed and smoothness. There are moments where it’s a lil slow…but only one you have ALOT of apps opened up and being at the same time.
there was a comment that wondered if this reduced battery life? so far it’s all good, think it’s actually made the code alot more efficient in making the Sense UI extra fast and smooth.
No issues with all of the apps I’m using at the moment with the new update.
Just be sure to back everything up using something like mybackup pro, root, flash the new rom, restore your data and apps…and in the words of a popular running comparison website ad in the UK…SIMPLES!

By: ZiCott

ZiCott — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:10:29 +0000

Did the update, and overall the SENSE UI is alot smoother, but I noticed my WiFi Connection isn’t as stable as it was before the update.

Anyone else experiencing anything similair?

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:58:19 +0000

FYI
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ROM wipes your system back to factory, so back up, export, and save what you can. Worth the update so far, supper fast. Love touch to focus on the camera.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:12:12 +0000

Got the Official update from HTC on 9-15-09 for the HTC HERO US local ROM. the file is named: RUU_Hero_HTC_WWE_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:37:38 +0000

Rumour is, Orange will be releasing their HTC Hero update on Friday (obviously tweeked with their logos etc).

Anyone heard anything about the T-mobile update for the G2 Touch?

That’s what I’m waiting for…

By: Johannes Henseler

Johannes Henseler — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:36:57 +0000

htc announced two hours ago (via twitter), the update is live and available in more regions.
but not available on all language sites yet.

in germany, its live for us, but the servers are breaking down (hero is free available in germany since july)

By: snoogans81

snoogans81 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:44:09 +0000

Well, the uk version is available . . . but not to Orange users it seems. Do i have to wait for some awful version of it that orange have had their way with?!

By: Disorderlydj

Disorderlydj — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:09:28 +0000

Who gives a sht. Sprints hardware is a POS. I ain’t getting it.

By: Nico

Nico — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:14:08 +0000

Dutch version available at:
Nederlandse versie beschikbaar via:

http://www.htc.com/nl/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=2&dl_id=671