Comments on: OTA for Sprint Hero Users

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:01:05 +0000

UUUUGHHHH… THIS FIRMWARE UPDATE IS HOSED!!!!!.. the mute and speaker buttons are reversed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unless the button shows the symbol of what youre NOT doing but may want to do??
dumb

speaker isnt very loud at all either

By: DonB

DonB — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:46:46 +0000

All is good so far here in S Fl. had no issues other than a late night one when the phone was lagging last night and freezing up, rebooted an all was fine, so far so good, can’t wait for the 2.0 version to be released, really want the new Google Maps Navigation, looks nifty

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:17 +0000

my stayed 100% awake until i did a factory reset. now its down where it should be but i had to reinstall all my apps.

For some reason my wired headset/mic isnt working now.

Also i cant find 2 apps that i had before(i paid for one) ilightr & tv.com apps.

By: Z- LIBERATTOR

Z- LIBERATTOR — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:35:58 +0000

UPDATING NOW! WILL RETURN WITH JUICY DETAILS.

By: A Faster Hero with New Update? | Android Phone Fans

A Faster Hero with New Update? | Android Phone Fans — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:26 +0000

[...] to user comments from our firmware report people in general have experienced better picture quality, more function buttons during calls and a [...]

By: Brad Reichel

Brad Reichel — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:38 +0000

I agree that the update has improved performance and added a few nice features (speakerphone button is great.) However, the SMS awake time issue remains!?!?! Really. Fix it!

By: tom

tom — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:28 +0000

@maddmatt02 Thanks for the info. Gonna keep trying. If nothing else I’ll be in K.C. next weekend for Thanksgiving and it should work there. Happy Holidays Phandroidians…

By: Curtis

Curtis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:02 +0000

Installed the update on the 18th. Out of the blue I decided to check to see if there was a firmware update available and there was to my surprise. It installed with no problems and it fixed my SMS problem, thankfully. Think my fiancee was starting to think I was ignoring her instead of honestly not getting her texts, lol. Haven’t made a phone call since the install so I haven’t seen the new on-screen buttons.

Overall, I’m impressed with the update. Good job, Sprint/HTC!

By: Pet

Pet — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:01:36 +0000

been running with this update for about one day. seems like everything is faster. google maps is flying now!! and the camera lag is shorter. there are also more ring tones. awesome work by htc!

By: maddmatt02

maddmatt02 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:21:00 +0000

@tom, im pretty sure where I am, even at work im not in an evdo area(that would be what is called “powervision” right?)

on my old phone (rant) ive only had the “powervision” icon at the top of the screen maybe 4 times in the 2 years ive lived here. and I was finally able to get it to update this afternoon.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:14:52 +0000

Damn… I hope the Eris will get this FW update soon.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:31:32 +0000

@myself/tom Sprint said I was not in an EVDO area Sioux Falls, South Dakota) which was required for the update. That’s what happens when you ive in the Boonies…

By: KraZe_EyE

KraZe_EyE — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:09:06 +0000

OMG the camera is SOOOOOOOOOO much better, like night and day. Seriously this update was something the Hero really needed. Who cares that we didn’t get the 2.0 update, it’ll come soon enough but for now be content that they fixed all that they did. Yea HTC & Sprint!

By: tom

tom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:21:48 +0000

Tried 10x’s and it gets between 19 and 43 percent “downloading package” then stalls and makes no progress after that… WTF! I want to see what all the Hub Bub is about. if it’s this hard for an OTA update of this magnatude imagine the 2.0 update… Come On!

By: m

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59:36 +0000

wow, fixed my broken icons and I have noticed the UI is so much smoother and faster. This update is a must have.