Comments on: Orange Says HTC Hero Eclair Update Should Begin Rolling Out Next Week

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:19:58 +0000

just solved my own problem. checked the HTC website for updates and found everything i needed there for the 2.1 update.
i didn’t have the hero(orange) ROM update installed and that prevented the first part of the 2.1 update coming through. The HTC website support page has an item for Hero(Orange) 2.1 update that includes instructions on how to get the correct ROM update. the ROM update is done via your PC (the file is 103MB). once this is installed the first part of the 2.1 update becomes available via your phone. download this and install it before doing anything else. once this was installed i setup a wifi connection, before going to ‘check for updates’, ready to download the second part of the 2.1 update via the phone. the update then downloads and asks to be installed. job done. now to load all my data back onto my phone and get emails working again…

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:27:15 +0000

i’m an Orange customer with HTC hero waiting for any hint of an update to 2.1 on my phone but nothing has happened. orange know nothing about it. i’ve tried to download the ROM upgrade from the HTC website but it says that this software does not apply to my phone. has anybody else had this problem and found a way around it?

By: dandy

dandy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:01:52 +0000

I’m a UK customer & have had no updates, nor do orange acknowledge that there are any available. Am I missing something??

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:48:08 +0000

@Mark
Did you buy an unlocked Hero and it’s just on the Orange network? Because yeah you would’ve had it ages ago. It’s the poor people who were stuck with the branded Orange Hero that had the issues.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:41:20 +0000

I’ve had the update for about a month now and I’m on Orange in the UK. Can’t understand why others haven’t.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:39:08 +0000

Unfortunately the stock home doesn’t seem to be there anymore, but downloading LauncherPro has completely solved that and improved it. All the sexiness of the new Android UI, but with more customisation, and even helicopter view.

I am LOVING 2.1!

By: Gareth

Gareth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:14:21 +0000

Yup, can confirm that this is indeed up and running now. Needed to change the date for the first update to work, but after that the 2.1 update downloaded and works fine.

Just got to sort all my short cuts now :)

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:50:27 +0000

Urgent update for anyone on Orange!!

I just did a check for update, and it came up with the 2.1 update already – its about 70mb and says it’s the 2.1 Android update in the description. I’m downloading now, but if someone could pass this onto Phandroid then we can get the message out!

By: Twenty4

Twenty4 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:46:51 +0000

Still waiting for the Telus Update!

By: Jouten

Jouten — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:32:15 +0000

@Jon

It’s well worth it. Enjoy your update Jon!

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:59:58 +0000

Great timing, I’ll be on holiday next week but luckily the apartment has free wi-fi! I can’t wait any longer for this update!