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As far as I'm aware Froyo 2.2 has only been officially released for Google's own phone (the Nexus One). However they should be releasing the source code for Froyo soon.
The HTC Hero current runs on Android 1.6 although HTC may release an update (most likely for 2.1) in the near future. Unofficially ROM developers may release Froyo as soon as they can create a stable version for the Hero.
So in answer to your question in short - no.
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As far as I'm aware Froyo 2.2 has only been officially released for Google's own phone (the Nexus One). However they should be releasing the source code for Froyo soon.
The HTC Hero current runs on Android 1.6 although HTC may release an update (most likely for 2.1) in the near future. Unofficially ROM developers may release Froyo as soon as they can create a stable version for the Hero.
So in answer to your question in short - no.
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Umm, I just got my hero and it is running 2.1! I'm not sure, but maybe you missed the official release?
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...n_your_HTC_Hero/case-gb746811-20091009-155624
For sprint...what i'm not, but just goto your carrier website and device support for download if you don't have it. Keep in mind latest update will not allow root - you can root by re-flashing back to an earlier build without any problems.
As for 2.2 - official release from sprint for hero will take awhile. We will most likely see a fully functional port before then. There is already a port of 2.2 available in the forums - but a lot is missing such as speaker, mic, and gps!
ebbinger_413 said:
Umm, I just got my hero and it is running 2.1! I'm not sure, but maybe you missed the official release?
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...n_your_HTC_Hero/case-gb746811-20091009-155624
For sprint...what i'm not, but just goto your carrier website and device support for download if you don't have it. Keep in mind latest update will not allow root - you can root by re-flashing back to an earlier build without any problems.
As for 2.2 - official release from sprint for hero will take awhile. We will most likely see a fully functional port before then. There is already a port of 2.2 available in the forums - but a lot is missing such as speaker, mic, and gps!
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Once HTC gets Sense UI figured out for 2.2, I'm sure it won't be long before ROMs are ported over. I highly doubt the Hero will get an official release, but HTC is not stupid. They'll know that people will expect Sense UI on their new devices, and they know that new devices will start to ship with Froyo.
HTC Artemis with Android 2.2 (Froyo) is possible?
braulio_holtz said:
HTC Artemis with Android 2.2 (Froyo) is possible?
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No offense, but keep dreaming. They're having a painful enough of a time getting 1.6 on the HD2, your handset is far too old
HTC Vogue work Android 2.2
HTC Artemis (HTC P3301) work with Android 1.5, no wifi, no sound
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HTC Vogue work Android 2.2
HTC Artemis (HTC P3301) work with Android 1.5, no wifi, no sound
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And you expect an Android build of 1.5 which still won't work with wifi or sound to suddenly have everything working with 2.2?
Sorry, it's not going to happen, the Artemis is simply too old and doesn't have a large enough userbase.
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Indeed, you will have to buy a new smartphone. This is the nature of technology. Even the EVO will be obsolete within a few years time.
is, I'm just putting together a money to buy a good model
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Indeed, you will have to buy a new smartphone. This is the nature of technology. Even the EVO will be obsolete within a few years time.
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Years? More like months, consumer tech moves on so quickly the evo will be old hat in 6 months time.
Still a few minor bugs with the Eris Froyo ROM, but it is sweet!
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Hi All,
I'm much more familiar with WM ROMs, but I'm dealing with my wife's HTC Hero and trying to make sense of the Android World. Her phone is running Orange UK stock firmware 1.5, build 2.73.61.5. My first instinct was to upgrade to the latest firmware available (2.1 I guess) but it sounds like these ROMs are still a bit experimental, which isn't going to go down well
Could someone with a good broad knowledge of the available ROMs please recommend the latest ROM which is going to be stable, feel complete and not result in complaints of 'it was better before'? The main aim is to run the version of Google Maps necessary for turn-by-turn navigation. I guess there are a few extra steps to get this working in the UK, but I heard this was possible.
Thanks!
It is possible, but you'll need 1.6 or above.
As 1.6 isn't available, you're looking at one of the experimental roms. The downside is, most of them don't work with Google Nav in the UK. The one that does seems to be Kagudroid, but it's an AOSP. No Sense UI at all... no facebook sync, no automatic backlight, no fancy time widgets. You get my drift?
I'd recommend either you wait until late feb (after HTC release official 2.1 rom), then there'll be a host of excellent ones up for grabs. In particular, from Modaco/Lox/Benhaam.
I imagined that there would be a few mature ROMs based on 1.6 because it's been out for so long. If there are, is there any reason not to install one of these then unlock Google Nav separately (like showthread.php?p=5122811#post5122811). [Sorry, not allowed to post links with my account!]
alphie said:
I imagined that there would be a few mature ROMs based on 1.6 because it's been out for so long. If there are, is there any reason not to install one of these
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As 1.6 isn't available
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yeah, reading IS an art...
guys...check this topic...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701194
if this really happens...will it be possible to port it to Hero??
is ported but is beta now...it will be a while until will see it on hero with the final form
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688523&highlight=froyo =>i've tested this and wifi,bth and some things doesn work because is a beta
VillainRom (plus others?) are developing a froyo release right now, and from what I have been told its not far from a version 1 release.
Only one thing left to fix apparently.
Lennyuk said:
VillainRom (plus others?) are developing a froyo release right now, and from what I have been told its not far from a version 1 release.
Only one thing left to fix apparently.
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Yep, I think the VillainTeam are trying to get the mic working, then I believe it should be ready..!
ooh, thats really good to hear! Knowing our luck if HTC ever decide to give the Hero 2.2 it will probably be sometime in 2012
Well word has it that Google will be putting an end to phone manufacturers skinning Android when they release Gingerbread (3.0), as they plan on improving the interface. If so, that means no more Sense. It also means updating to newer versions of Android will be much quicker (as HTC don't have to make all the changes to Sense etc.) So if the Hero has the technical ability to take Android 3.0, we will most likely go from 2.1 to 3.0, and miss out 2.2.
Gingerbread is scheduled to be released Q4 of 2010. Either way, I'm due an upgrade in October/November anyway, so hopefully I'll get a new device sporting Gingerbread from release!
sonnysoul said:
Well word has it that Google will be putting an end to phone manufacturers skinning Android when they release Gingerbread (3.0), as they plan on improving the interface. If so, that means no more Sense. It also means updating to newer versions of Android will be much quicker (as HTC don't have to make all the changes to Sense etc.) So if the Hero has the technical ability to take Android 3.0, we will most likely go from 2.1 to 3.0, and miss out 2.2.
Gingerbread is scheduled to be released Q4 of 2010. Either way, I'm due an upgrade in October/November anyway, so hopefully I'll get a new device sporting Gingerbread from release!
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Meh. HTC will still need to add drivers etc. and that will give them a good excuse to take forever
sonnysoul said:
Well word has it that Google will be putting an end to phone manufacturers skinning Android when they release Gingerbread (3.0), as they plan on improving the interface. If so, that means no more Sense. It also means updating to newer versions of Android will be much quicker (as HTC don't have to make all the changes to Sense etc.) So if the Hero has the technical ability to take Android 3.0, we will most likely go from 2.1 to 3.0, and miss out 2.2.
Gingerbread is scheduled to be released Q4 of 2010. Either way, I'm due an upgrade in October/November anyway, so hopefully I'll get a new device sporting Gingerbretad from release!
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sence isnt a skin, if anything its a modification to android, also google stopping manufacturers doing anything would defeat the object of android being open source lol
pretty cool to hear some peeps are already working on porting Froyo to our beloved Hero
keeping my fingers crossed...
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sence isnt a skin, if anything its a modification to android, also google stopping manufacturers doing anything would defeat the object of android being open source lol
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Well, it's a UI overlay, which to me is the same as a skin! Lol! Either way, I can;t wait to see how it turns out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCVDi4No2Y
Nice to see streak on action but i am jealous now that i have got black and people will have diff colours
.....screw 2.1. just froyo already or better yet release source so we can play ourselves
I am bit confussed here
the guy said froyo even the heading states that , then he said 2.1
i thought froyo is 2.2? isnt
can someone clear this point
dead101 said:
I am bit confussed here
the guy said froyo even the heading states that , then he said 2.1
i thought froyo is 2.2? isnt
can someone clear this point
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froyo is 2.2 yes so i guess that means we will be getting 2.1 in sept "with plans" to upgrade to 2.2 thereafter
At least is progress i guess
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At least is progress i guess
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not good enough for such a high end device in my eyes. if it is a case that we wont be getting 2.2 in sept then dell should do the moral thing and release 2.2 source for us to mess about with
Dell have been saying that they wll release with 1.6 and update to 2.2.
Yet again, yesterday, they stated the same thing
Click for post --> Like I mentioned in my previous Dell Streak post, the Android 2.2 over the air update (Froyo) will come later this year. We will ship Dell Streak with Android 1.6.
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Dell have been saying that they wll release with 1.6 and update to 2.2.
Yet again, yesterday, they stated the same thing
Click for post --> Like I mentioned in my previous Dell Streak post, the Android 2.2 over the air update (Froyo) will come later this year. We will ship Dell Streak with Android 1.6.
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random?
we already know that, we were talking about the apparent sep update and whether it will be 2.1 or 2.2
I notice he said "Thankyou for all of your comments...." he cant have been reading the same forums and threads that i was...heh.
Yup - looks good on your screen mate.....what about getting it on to ours....there wasnt really much in that, as there was no timeline - is it really that hard to say 2.2 will be ready......"insert date here" and if you dont make it just let us know, then we a, know that its being worked on and b, know what the actual version to be released will actually be.....sheesh - is it really that hard. Personally if they'd said end of september.....adn then it rolled over and they post and say "taking a bit longer" end of oct - id be happy with that - at least i know....in a world of open and instant communication they havent actually done neither....
Am i being too harsh??
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I notice he said "Thankyou for all of your comments...." he cant have been reading the same forums and threads that i was...heh.
Yup - looks good on your screen mate.....what about getting it on to ours....there wasnt really much in that, as there was no timeline - is it really that hard to say 2.2 will be ready......"insert date here" and if you dont make it just let us know, then we a, know that its being worked on and b, know what the actual version to be released will actually be.....sheesh - is it really that hard. Personally if they'd said end of september.....adn then it rolled over and they post and say "taking a bit longer" end of oct - id be happy with that - at least i know....in a world of open and instant communication they havent actually done neither....
Am i being too harsh??
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not at all, i don't think its the hardest thing in the world to narrow it down to a date... I've not bought my streak yet as I'm waiting for 2.1/2 before i take the plunge...
As far as reading comments on the web goes... god know where hes been looking, one main issue i has is with the horrific keyboard layout! there should be some option to remove that bloody numpad!
I would have bought one of these for the large screen internet browsing. Though it has been a disaster that its been released with 1.6. By the time this comes out nexus one users will have gingerbread.
There is, I have swype and touchpal working on my device and they are great. Look up the swype apk or download touchpal on the market. They work unbelievably.
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There is, I have swype and touchpal working on my device and they are great. Look up the swype apk or download touchpal on the market. They work unbelievably.
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Agreed Touchpal is my favourite at present.
Don't be put off that fact the main market screen is all in chinese
Just read engadget this morning......ARE YOU READING THIS SITE MR DELL....Droid x already getting 2.2.....
As of yesterday i took delivery of my Nexus One so, for the moment i have 2 phones....depending on what Dell does will depend on whether i have it over the next 6 weeks or so.
I dare say im not the only one...
I don't think Dell actually realise how much they are damaging their sales by packaging such a high end device with what is essentially year old software with no update time fram... I know they said by the end of the year but that's still anytime over the next 5 months!
Nobody's interested in creating custom roms for streak That's why all non-HTC devices sucks
Come on developers, please cook some 2.x custom builds
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Nobody's interested in creating custom roms for streak That's why all non-HTC devices sucks
Come on developers, please cook some 2.x custom builds
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eh? think your find the lack of custom anything for the streak is simply because our brothers stateside havent got their hands on it yet
borce_razor said:
Nobody's interested in creating custom roms for streak That's why all non-HTC devices sucks
Come on developers, please cook some 2.x custom builds
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Hold on feel days after stary selling in USA, then will apper some, I hope.
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eh? think your find the lack of custom anything for the streak is simply because our brothers stateside havent got their hands on it yet
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I think its more to do with we don't have any bloody source to work with!
the current kernel doesn't want to play with 2.2
And so far I haven't got a cooked kernel to boot, so I may be missing something.
To help efforts maybe we should try an nd all work out what there is propriety in the current roms, and then we can include what we're missing.
I am determined to at least get a vanilla froyo kernel and system working...whether it will be any good is another matter, but I'm on holiday for another week so no linux box to play with...
Hello all I have stuck pretty much with Kaos Froyo ROM but I was wondering if with the upgrades to the Incredible and other releases if someone has made a SENSE Froyo ROM for the Eris?
All Sense ROMs I find appear to be still based on 2.1.
Thanks
Been asked several times. A lot of us are still hoping for some hint of dev work going on.
Its highly unlikely because all the oem froyo sense devices have higher resolution screens. There are no froyo compatible medium resolution sense roms out there to port.
Once the HTC Legend gets the offical Froyo ( Sense ) it will be ported to our devices.
Kaos has on several occasions stated he is working on one, how its coming, well he'd have to tell you that
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Once the HTC Legend gets the offical Froyo ( Sense ) it will be ported to our devices.
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HTC's "target" delivery date for Android 2.2 with Sense UI for the Legend is "middle September."
This has been confirmed numerous times via e-mails people have written to HTC and received responses (as recent as last week). You can search various forums to confirm that.
So, we should see the Legend get an update very soon. It could be as soon as this week, but my pessimistic outlook when it comes to updates tells me it won't happen until October.
At least it's confirmed that the update is coming. All we can do now is wait and see.
There is at least one Incredible rom with Sense for Froyo. Could we use that?
Nikolai2.1 said:
There is at least one Incredible rom with Sense for Froyo. Could we use that?
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Wrong resolution. It needs to be HVGA not WVGA.
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Wrong resolution. It needs to be HVGA not WVGA.
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Would it be hard to change?
Apparently. The HTC Legend is supposed to get a Sense Froyo update soon I believe and when that happens the devs can port it to the Eris.
Now that I have my view rooted I was hoping honeycomb could be a potential custom rom for it..has anyone any info on this
Well, porting is not that easy. The best place to start would be the Nook Color's Honeycomb port, the screens of the devices are same. Unfortunately, the Flyer is a brickable device, so you can't play around with it being careless. The Nook can boot an sd card, so the Nook is un-brickable. So I would wait. Wait for HTC to update it, Honeycomb is laggy anyways.
So if the flyer is brickable so is the view?....im just looking for an update for the view's current rom maybe a better bluetooth more compatable apps...
Yeah, they are brickable. I'm not a experienced dev like nickberli and i00, and have never cooked a ROM. So I'm afraid to try porting.
Well i hope someone tries ...waiting for sprint to do it would take ages
The code to Honeycomb is not open source, it will be very hard for someone to port it to the Flyer. Since the code to Honeycomb has not been released, it is not like other android releases where people can compile it for devices which the manufacturer has not bothered to make a release for. You will probably never see Honeycomb on the Flyer, IceCream is the Google intended release for devices like the Flyer.
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The code to Honeycomb is not open source, it will be very hard for someone to port it to the Flyer. Since the code to Honeycomb has not been released, it is not like other android releases where people can compile it for devices which the manufacturer has not bothered to make a release for. You will probably never see Honeycomb on the Flyer, IceCream is the Google intended release for devices like the Flyer.
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icecream? we will never see an official version of icecream on the flyer. We'd be lucky if HTC gives us the upgrade to gingerbread 3.0. They've already got out what, 3.2 on the xoom?
Everyone needs to find there share, HTC has to modify it for our device, then they flip it over to sprint and then they modify it add their tweaks in, then they do a testing phase, etc.
I'm starting to assume that HTC and/or sprint is just about to say screw it and not upgrade out device.
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icecream? we will never see an official version of icecream on the flyer. We'd be lucky if HTC gives us the upgrade to gingerbread 3.0. They've already got out what, 3.2 on the xoom?
Everyone needs to find there share, HTC has to modify it for our device, then they flip it over to sprint and then they modify it add their tweaks in, then they do a testing phase, etc.
I'm starting to assume that HTC and/or sprint is just about to say screw it and not upgrade out device.
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Gingerbread is NOT 3.0. The Flyer is too new to be EOLed before ICS.
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Gingerbread is NOT 3.0. The Flyer is too new to be EOLed before ICS.
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correct honeycomb is 3.x.x and gingerbread is 2.x.x
HTC flyer SDK supported both honeycomb and gingerbread. So...
Any idea on how to setup the HTC Flyer SDK on Mac? When I load up device "HTC Flyer" with HTC tab extension as the target, it boots into AOSP Froyo.
Which SDK? Link? Are you referring to the OpenSense SDK? I don't believe that is Flyer specific, so I would not base any conclusions on that.
Couldn't we just port the Puccini version of honeycomb? I realize its difficult to do bc the view is brickable. Just putting it out there.
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Couldn't we just port the Puccini version of honeycomb? I realize its difficult to do bc the view is brickable. Just putting it out there.
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The Puccini is 10" or something with a 1200 x 800 res if I recall. It would take a lot of resizing. Better wait for HTC to do it.
That's not an answer. Who here with some dev knowledge has some insight on this?
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That's not an answer. Who here with some dev knowledge has some insight on this?
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I've got a bad feeling we might never see honeycomb...its been months now and they've been silent about honeycomb...i really think (and hope not) that they've just given up on honeycomb and dedicated all there time to the puccino.
Has there been any leaked files of the puccino yet were we could start porting?
I think Honeycomb is to laggy and not worth putting on this device. Let's wait for ICS...
I'm pretty sure that we get a puccini port running on the flyer
Is there already a leaked version?