Comments on: Android for noobs and Heroes!

By: Bergie

Bergie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:13:15 +0000

I am running the standard OS Firmware 1.5 (not rooted yet) on an HTC Dream, with Vodacom as service provider.
I copied the Vlive! settings from a friend with an HTC Magic, but cannot send or receive MMS’s.
Does anyone know the APN settings for the Dream on Vodacom?
Otherwise – Android Rocks :)

By: BORT

BORT — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:09:25 +0000

Hey guys

I’ve been running with the Daldroid ROM for some time now. I am very happy with it and don’t need tochange, however, I am keen to take a look at some new ROMS and especially HERO.

which ROMS are you guys using and what issues (if any) have you had? I also use Touchdown for my exchange email, so no need for the HTC activsync.

also. can anyone recommend a good android fan blog for south africa? I am hoping that there is enough of a community already to have this, rather than trawling through the endless international pages

By: Chong Thien Pow

Chong Thien Pow — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:14:51 +0000

HTC Hero come with “Mobile Network Sharing”.

However it doesn’t able to invoke PC to install the HTC Remote NDIS driver…

Eventually, still have to stick with the PdaNet for pc connecting to internet via the phone.

Hope some genius can hack the HTC Synch 2.0.4 to identify our Magic as Hero… then it would probably be fixed.

By: vibe

vibe — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:53:34 +0000

Hey J,

I’ve been on HERO for some time now…and ABSOLUTELY LOVE it. DEfinitely won’t go back.

a few questions. I loved Teether…but it’s NOT on the Hero. Where can i find it?

everything works fine except the following:

Downloading of MMS’s and if I go to a HTTPS site. Any advice there? I’m assuming it’s simply a setting or proxy I need to input..

Thx

Vibe

By: Chong Thien Pow

Chong Thien Pow — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:09:00 +0000

I am migrated to Hero ROM also :p

If it is HTC branded
follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531837

By: onebza

onebza — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:46:43 +0000

Hi J,

Firstly – thank you for all this info. I’ve had my Magic for only 2 weeks now and I’m running the Hero ROM. (Your instructions are spot on!)

I’ve got a question though – do you experience any issues with your microphone volume when making calls?
I’m searching for a way to increase the volume but haven’t seen anything yet.

I’m still browsing the XDA-Developers site, so I hope to find something there.

Thanks again!

By: arbitraryuser

arbitraryuser — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:23:58 +0000

@eishman, yup, you lose everthing except for the files stored on the SD card. Yup, I still have access to the market, and using Market Enabler I am able to buy apps with my ZA credit card.

@vibe, Unfortunately the exact ROM I used is no longer available but your best bet is to look around on XDA-Developers and report back when you’re sorted.

@david, It does indeed have flash and multitouch… as for being buggy, I’m not noticing any major issues.

@Yossarian, as mentioned above, ZDA-Developers is the place to hang out.

@Koos, The steps involved in ROMing to Hero are exactly the same as the Daldroid process from my previous post, except of course the update.zip file is one with the Hero ROM.

By: Koos

Koos — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:05:30 +0000

Good to see the hero ROM on the magic. Any chance of getting a nice tutorial like with the Daldroid Rooted ROM or even a link to download the HERO ROM?

By: Yossarian

Yossarian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:55:54 +0000

Is there a specific community you get your roms from or random googling?

Oh and your site has helped convert a few people to the android way.

By: David

David — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:39:54 +0000

A few quick questions. Does is it really have flash support and multitouch? Also how stable is it, I’ve read somewhere that the early leaked Hero ROMs lacked WiFi and were buggy.