Install Android 2.1 on HTC Hero

by Haris on December 2, 2009
in Android

android-logoI just wrote about how you can get Android 2.0 on HTC Hero, and now here’s another post I’m sharing how you can grab Android 2.1 for HTC Hero!

This ROM is by behnaam, a developer at xda-developers and has ported Android 2.1 ROM to HTC Hero which you can load and try on your phone.

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How to Root HTC Hero and Install Amon Ra Recovery Image

by Haris on December 2, 2009
in Android

htc-hero-whiteI always wanted to root my HTC Hero and install custom MoDaCo ROM on it as I had heard a lot about that ROM because it’s very fast, highly optimized and offers much more than the stock ROM on HTC Hero.

I followed various tutorials and articles on the Internet about rooting HTC Hero which is on stock firmware 2.73.x.x and decided to write my own step-by-step tutorial.

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Get Android 2.0 on HTC Hero

by Haris on December 1, 2009
in Android

android-20-eclairsA lot has been going on at HTC for the HTC Hero. They promised us with an Android 2.0 update soon, but still we haven’t heard anything from them since then.

And then, recently came up the leaked screenshots of someone running Android 2.1 on HTC Hero with Sense UI.

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HTC Hero with Android 2.1 Leaked Screenshots

by Haris on November 30, 2009
in Android

htc-hero-android-21-interfaceJust now I wrote about HTC Hero running on Android 2.1 and here we have some screenshots of Android 2.1 with HTC Sense UI.

The interface is just like it should be with Sense, which means HTC would be soon releasing the Android 2.0 (or 2.1) firmware update for HTC Hero.

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HTC Hero Running on Android 2.1?

by Haris on November 30, 2009
in Android, Gadgets

htc-hero-whiteWe all know that HTC has promised Android 2.0 for HTC Hero but we just found something much more exciting and surprising.

Could this be really true that HTC Hero will run on Android 2.1?  Several screenshots have been found of Android 2.1 running on Hero.

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Nokia E72 Hands-On Brief Review

by Haris on November 28, 2009
in Gadgets

nokia-e72-topaz-brownYesterday, I got my hands on the Nokia E72 which stayed with me for almost 5 hours. That was like a 5-hour date for me with my to-be-soon girlfriend! Yeah, I’m going to buy that phone soon.

The review was actually posted on my new blog, E72User.com, which is dedicated towards the Nokia E72 reviews, tips, applications and themes.

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S60 Hero Theme for Nokia E72

by Haris on November 27, 2009
in Design

nokia-e72I don’t really share Nokia themes on this blog, but this one is a must-see for every Nokia S60 user. Tehkseven, the popular mobile theme designer, has released S60 Hero, HTC Hero theme for Nokia E72 and E71.

This theme is available for free download and can be downloaded in thre flavours, for standard S60 3rd Edition FP1/FP2 devices, E-series and S60 5th Edition.

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Sprint Hero Firmware 1.56.651.2 Update

by Haris on November 20, 2009
in Android, Gadgets

htc-hero-whiteSprint has released the first over-the-air firmware update for HTC Hero. Sprint Hero Firmware 1.56.651.2 update is now available for download for Sprint users.

This update brings several issues that caused battery to drain out and fixes several other minor issues. You can initiate the update from the Settings > About Phone > System updates > Firmware update.

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Clean ION 1.6 for HTC Hero v1.0

by Haris on November 6, 2009
in Android

htc-hero-whiteI have already shared a previous method on how to get Android 1.6 Donut on HTC Hero, but that was in raw files and were not fully compiled for a porper firmware update to Android 1.6.

Clean ION 1.6 is a fast and a clean ROM for HTC Hero 1.0 which provides better speed and optimized performance on your Hero.

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