Official HERO G3 (Build/ROM)

**hersh** · 05-17-2009, 02:21 PM

Lets keep all HERO comments / questions / new builds in this thread.

HERO BUILD
Model Number: HTC Hero
Firmware version: 1.5
Baseband version: 62.505.20.17H_2.22.19.261
Kernel version: 2.6.27-00392-g8312bafDan@Lab709 )
Build number: 20090506 Hero_Generic_WWE #
Software version: 1.0.0.A6288

FEATURES
- New UI
- New Music Player
- Google Sync / Exchange Active Sync / PC Outlook Sync
- New People (Contact App)
- New Dialer (Very smart / innovated)
- Footprint app (To record your location that you visit with GPS)
- New Browser (With Visual Bookmarks / New UI)
- New Message app with contact icons in threaded view / New UI
- Social Network (Intergrated into contact app with Facebook / Flickr / Twitter accounts)
- New Audio / Notification sounds
- Many more new features.

BUGS / ERRORS
- Overall speed of phone is alright but laggy compared to other custom builds
- NO Virtural Keyboard (need to install from other builds)
- Few force closes with certain apps
- Bluetooth doesn't work
- Flash doesn't not work on browser
- Camera is a bit blurry
- Twitter account doesn't work
- LED for Charging / Notifications doesn't work
- Will add more

SCREENSHOTS OF BUILD

MORE SCREENSHOTS HERE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9982622@N02/

REQUIREMENTS FOR ROM
- Need Android Device
- Need ROOT on your device (Tutorial 1 or Tutorial 2)
- Need Recovery (Download here)
- Need Newest SPL: - 1.33.2005 (Download here)
- Need Nweset Radio: 2.22.19.26I (Download here)

Website to follow Latest Leaks of HERO
wicholandia.com/herog3/index.html

Videos of HERO Build
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQj1xXFDSo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBPzrknNMkQ (Original Build)

http://bit.ly/19ILgd (Build 2)

Enjoy everyone!!!

**JohnnyLicious** · 05-17-2009, 02:26 PM

goood stuffff.

i sooo can't wait for this build!! WOW.

this owns others OS forsure!

HTC FTW. Google needs to step up.

**hemdroid** · 05-17-2009, 02:27 PM

wow, that was impressive!

**beatle7777777** · 05-17-2009, 02:29 PM

This is why android is awesome, because we can have so many different builds, and in this ones case, a better build

**Vinter** · 05-17-2009, 02:30 PM

would need to see more pics, but it does indeed look hot!

**thunderstruck** · 05-17-2009, 02:48 PM

What impressed me so much and got me to terminate my Verizon contract and buy this instead of an iPhone is the openness, officially supported or not. It's like if I had an iPhone and didn't like it and decided to load WinMo on it. Ok, don't like that either so I'll load Symbian instead.

**DaYuMu6ft7** · 05-17-2009, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by thunderstruck

What impressed me so much and got me to terminate my Verizon contract and buy this instead of an iPhone is the openness, officially supported or not. It's like if I had an iPhone and didn't like it and decided to load WinMo on it. Ok, don't like that either so I'll load Symbian instead.

BINGO!!!!

(You have the right idea)