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I like this phone from what I've seen so far.. I would trade my BB Tour for it in a second
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/iPhone owner.]]>Oct 29th 2009 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
I think it pretty much adds up to either device at this point. :/]]>Oct 29th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
Also power manager pro can really save battery life. You just have to find the right apps and tweaks and it will be fine. ]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
It seems to work for me.

But i dont get many texts in a day so.

But i work a ten hour day a work and i listen to music on my ride into work and i have two 30 min breaks and i use it the whole time on wifi and then i still have 80% left.

]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
they are 2mp images; transferred from my iphone onto the htc.
my roommate saw a picture i took of him while at pax and wanted it.
so i tryed sending it to him twice and both failed.
seems i can receive picture text from other people in a test i did 20 mins ago.

]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://htcsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=770&Itemid=50]]>Oct 29th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/seeing that made me go " er... uhh..."]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 30th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 30th 2009 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
Here's hoping Eclair is in my future...]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
1. Hard Reset (menu/settings/security/Factory data reset) I don't think this is necessary as I didn't do a reset on two of the phones, but I dont know what you have installed.
2. DL Handcent (Market/search/Handcent SMS)
3. Install Handcet
4. Open the stock message app (in the application folder)
5. Hit menu (on the phone) and choose settings on the screen INSIDE the APP
6. Make sure no notifications are checked
7. Remove Message icon from desktop
8. Reboot
9. Open Handcent
10. In the popup window it will ask To make default (may or may not happen)
11. Make sure the arrow is green for default
12. Select Handcet
13. Set your settings how you like inside Handcent (Menu on phone/settings on screen)
14. Go Home
15. Hit your People button
16. Select a contact and hit the send message icon.
17. Select Handcet as default like before. (This may or may not popup)
18. Reboot.
19. Now all should be fine.
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4. Open the stock message app (in the application folder)
5. Hit menu (on the phone) and choose settings on the screen INSIDE the APP
6. Make sure no notifications are checked

so i hit menu, then settings, then scroll to apps, then select messages?, and then select force stop?
it would help me a lot for a bit more detail on how to turn off the default messaging app.
as i said only had this for a day.]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/

So i just taskkill before I shut the phone down. ]]>Oct 29th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/

1. Open the stock message app, either on your desktop or in the app folder. I don't know what you have installed where.
2. Hit menu on the phone once the messanger app is open. This will pop up the menu of the MESSAGE APP!!!
3. Select Settings in the Message App. (the message app settings)
4. scroll down to notifications and make sure this ISN'T checked. (not sure where it is in the menu as I haven't opened up that app in weeks.

Pretty straight forward and I don't know how to say it any easier... The reason you do this is because if you don't both handcent and message will send you duplicate notifications of incoming texts.]]>Oct 29th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/
Example: I click on "voice search", then hit cancel, but it still shows up in task manager? Shouldn't it exit completely?]]>Oct 29th 2009 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/workaround-for-htc-hero-battery-life-issues-discovered/Oct 29th 2009 6:03PM