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So I'm coming back to Android and getting my Hero soon. Is there anything I NEED to know before I get it? Pros and cons of rooting? Must have apps? Bugs and fixes? Or anything else I should know? Thanks!!!
Root if you can, you'll be way happierSimple as that
Ok, here's a question. Does just rooting do anything or is it what you can do after you root, ie custom roms, that makes the phone better?
Ok, here's a question. Does just rooting do anything or is it what you can do after you root, ie custom roms, that makes the phone better?
The best practice is ignore posts like that.![]()
Got my Hero today! Woot woot! Anyway, quick question. I do plan on rooting but just because I was curious I checked the firmware and it's running 1.5. I clicked update and it said no firmware updates are available! What the...? Is there something wrong with it?
Got my Hero today! Woot woot! Anyway, quick question. I do plan on rooting but just because I was curious I checked the firmware and it's running 1.5. I clicked update and it said no firmware updates are available! What the...? Is there something wrong with it?
nice.. welcome back...
where u go?? and why are you coming back?
why would the new Hero have 1.5? is this a new phone? I heard all new Heros come with 2.1.
if you dont mind the $10 /month fee extra... you might be more happy with the EVO or Epic.
Hello!
I had a Moment but got rid of it for another Blackberry. Hubby got an i1 and I played with it so much I decided to come back to Android! My upgrade isn't up until Nov so I grabbed a cheap used Hero off of ebay to tide me over.![]()
i see... thanks for the reply.
so .. Moment and upgraded to a BB?
How do u compare the Hero and Moment?
Got the moment last Nov, got a new BB on ebay around March and just got my used Hero on ebay so I still have an upgrade in Nov. I like it better because it's smaller, I don't have the mute/hang up problem (they have an app for that now!) and I'm really diggin the virtual keyboard! I got the Moment over the hero in the first place because of the hardware keyboard but it was really cheap and started to separate. My biggest problem with the Hero right now is the keyboard lag and battery, like everyone else. I have rooted and removed some stock apps but still haven't pulled the trigger and gone custom rom. I like the OS.![]()
awesome!
for the lag.. have you tried the 2.2 ROMs? they have have reduced the lag to very unnoticeable amount.
this is the one I am using:
[ROM] (UPDATED 22-SEP) FroYo 2.2 - CM6 Extremely Blue, BlackMod AND Vanilla versions - xda-developers