Orange and android versions

[gezh]

Hi, sorry if this info is obvious, but I can't see it...

I have a Hero on Orange contract, with 1.5 installed. Have Orange released new versions of the OS (1.6 or 2.0) which I can install and not invalidate my Orange contract, etc? And if so, where can I get it?

Many thanks!

 

[andy d]

No release yet.
And when they do it will be on the HTC UK Site.

 

[gezh]

Ta.

 

[gezh]

Ok four months later, and I will revive this thread.

Do I have any options for updating my Hero, which is still 1.5 on Orange contract?

It's really playing up now, turns off randomly and freezes a lot, it needs something doing to it!

 

[Slug]

There's still no official update available. Take a look in the All Things Root sub-forum. You'll find many posts there about installing third-party ROMs.

 

[gezh]

Yikes. If there's nothing available now then I assume there never will be.

So yes, looks like rooting it is the way to go. Thankfully I have another phone now (was sent a Nexus as part of the Google seeding program) so can afford to take more time on it.

 

[Slug]

Yikes. If there's nothing available now then I assume there never will be.

Actually, if you read the forum you'll find that 2.1 is still in the pipeline..... somewhere.

 

[gezh]

I have found this on the HTC support site...

HTC Hero - ROM upgrade for HTC Hero (Orange)

A ROM upgrade for Orange Hero users. Now this would take me from rom version 2.73.61.5 to 2.73.61.66..... but I have no idea what it's actually going to give me.

Is this different version of Android, or what?

Any advice appreciated.

 

[mattdanielc]

Would be interested in this as well. I'm on orange too...but will probably wait for the 2.1 update before any others - no point doing it twice if I potentially lose stuff like saved game scores and so on..

 

[Slug]

The 2.73.xx.xx ROMs are all Android 1.5.

All the later update (iirc) did was nerf the bootloader making it impossible to gain root without the complication of making a goldcard and reflashing the .5 ROM.

 

[gezh]

Ah.

Anyhow, I chatted on the phone to Orange tech support the other day, and they didn't really seem to care what I did in terms of upgrading. They said that I could put what I want on it, and that if I was to have a tech problem which they couldn't solve, that they'd have suggested an update anyway!

So I'll look at a full reinstall to a higher android level.

 

[alinver]

I'm on Orange and I've been told the 2.1 update will be available before the end of the month, most likely in the third week(21st-27th) I'm pretty confident that's when it'll turn up, but don't blame me if it doesn't arrive.

It is coming and it will be soon.

Al