Sprint pulls piping hot Hero update out of the oven
We don't have details on exactly what has changed yet, but that minor Android 1.5-based update Sprint had announced it'd be pushing out to the Hero has now launched. The best-case scenario would have the SMS issue -- which causes the phone to stay awake when it shouldn't -- get resolved, but until Sprint hands out a proper changelog, it'll be a matter of testing and guessing. Just a thought: if they've managed to squeeze a proximity sensor into the update, that brings 'em up to the speed with the Droid Eris. Hey, it could happen.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Craig @ Nov 18th 2009 6:18PM
The phone app has speaker and mute soft keys added under the contacts picture.
andrea Cristiano @ Nov 18th 2009 10:49PM
F'N SWEET love my hero and am happy with Sprint! awesome on updating it before 2.0 comes out!
Carl Withakay @ Nov 18th 2009 11:35PM
Hey, is there a list of all the fixes the update included? I already got comfortable with handcent and was rocking a day and a haf on a charge. Looks like I have more available memory too? Anyone else noticing that? But I'm still showing EvDo rev. 0, they didn't fix that too?
SneakyRebelNinja @ Nov 18th 2009 11:51PM
No camera help = sad day. Will patiently await these fixes/2.0 update. Because the hero still rocks my world. Does anyone know if the Hero is getting updated to 1.6 before 2.0 or if it's going straight to Eclair?
Bob @ Nov 19th 2009 12:23AM
HTC has indicated that they will be skipping 1.6 and going straight to 2.0
Dex706 @ Nov 19th 2009 12:15AM
the "droid" that appears while on a call is more polished as well...a little change that i like
thach396 @ Nov 20th 2009 1:15PM
Here is the list of updates and the link to the Sprint post:
Feature Updates and Enhancements
HTC Hero Software Enhancement SW 1.56.651.2 provides feature updates and enhancements to address the following:
• Improvement to camera picture quality
• DST (Daylight Savings Time) issue addressed
• Unable to receive SMS due to full memory
• Memory leak when Bluetooth is in connecting state
• 3.5mm mono when not using headset with mic
• Dialer application causing excess battery draw
Important note: Dedicated Mute/Speaker buttons have been added to the Talk screen
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/24722?start=0&tstart=0&reqsorting=dec