Sprint Hero 2.1 released(facts and finding/complaints)thread

[imex99]

Ok, so help me get this straight(I'm an active webOS user, root & everything). My wife has an HTC hero(stock), if I update her phone, I should make sure all photos are backed up on her memory card, contacts with google correctly and what about apps? Are apps backed up with phone or tied with the android market and will all be back on phone like webOS?

I really appreciate the help......Thanks in advance!!!

 

[correcamino70]

I have a Mac and i can't install update on my Hero. What can i do?

 

[beezy]

Ok, so help me get this straight(I'm an active webOS user, root & everything). My wife has an HTC hero(stock), if I update her phone, I should make sure all photos are backed up on her memory card, contacts with google correctly and what about apps? Are apps backed up with phone or tied with the android market and will all be back on phone like webOS?

I really appreciate the help......Thanks in advance!!!

Yes save pics to sdcard,contacts will be backup if they are saved as google contacts,apps will be deleted if you have paid ones they should be under downloads in market.You can use astro to back up apps.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

You can take it to a Sprint store....
But i can almost guarantee you will be disappointed with this. Battery life is crap.

 

[beezy]

I have a Mac and i can't install update on my Hero. What can i do?

Try using a friends or family cp if you can,or you could root and run custom rom.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

You could always download the one that says for the dev's in the hacks section, it appears to be the same file... I would't install it on mine, though (even from HTC).

 

[J.Steere]

Soooooooo slow, crapped out like 3 times now and now is requiring a login......

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

The first time you setup your phone, if you run to settings, get a wifi connection, then go to market--> downloads, all your apps will be there (although some of mine were missing when i installed a ROM based off of this one last night) and you can download them. Do not backout of the app or they disappear.

 

[JayCudi]

I see Sprint getting a bunch of angry phone calls later

They deserve it

 

[evil_ash]

I have a Mac and i can't install update on my Hero. What can i do?

Do you have an old copy of Windows lying around? You can download 'Virtual Box' and then use it to run Windows.

 

[ERDude]

The lack of OTA for we Mac users sucks. Guess I'll be heading over to the nearest Sprint store to get the update and the dust under the screen taken care of.

 

[cjones]

Can't believe that Sprint "worked" on the update for this long and there are a bunch of BUGS??? What a bunch of ding dongs. Not like they had any time to get it right.

 

[MacGuyInNC]

And looks like it's down. Again.

I'm getting a bunch of permission denied errors when attempting to download the update. Anyone else got it?

 

[J.Steere]

bout to write this upgrade off and root to damageless's rom

 

[danidiva]

The first time you setup your phone, if you run to settings, get a wifi connection, then go to market--> downloads, all your apps will be there (although some of mine were missing when i installed a ROM based off of this one last night) and you can download them. Do not backout of the app or they disappear.

you can use appbrain for that purpose too.

 

[beezy]

Im uploading it for everyone that just wants to use the ruu.Just think about it while i upload are you sure you want to ruu?YOU CANT GO BACK AFTER.

 

[Gunnyman]

how about the bug that causes your data connection to turn off, butthe EVDO indicator is still on. I wonder if that one is fixed

 

[beezy]

how about the bug that causes your data connection to turn off, butthe EVDO indicator is still on. I wonder if that one is fixed

From what i can tell nothing is different.So probably not.

 

[Gunnyman]

From what i can tell nothing is different.So probably not.

Wow. Way to stamp out those bugs there HTC/Sprint.

 

[kingjah2gz]

im still using the sprint 2.1 leak from last week but as of today alot of the missing apps that are protected are now showing back up in the market.