Sprint pulls piping hot Hero update out of the oven
By Chris Ziegler 
posted November 18th 2009 5:32PM
posted November 18th 2009 5:32PM
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]
The phone app has speaker and mute soft keys added under the contacts picture.
F'N SWEET love my hero and am happy with Sprint! awesome on updating it before 2.0 comes out!
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?
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?
HTC has indicated that they will be skipping 1.6 and going straight to 2.0
the "droid" that appears while on a call is more polished as well...a little change that i like
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