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Dear patient Hero users,
Finally HTC officially announced a release date, well not a date but a indication
On the renowned dutch website Tweakers.net an article is posted, which says HTC gives Hero an update in march!
Tweakers.net is a very up-to-date website with updates about elctronics, games and mobile phones every day.
So I can safely say this is legitimate information.
Tweakers.net:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/65478/htc-geeft-hero-medio-maart-update-naar-android-21.html
Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/htc-hero-update-to-android-2-1-pegged-for-mid-march/
Maybe some of you guys can use google translate.
If it's quiet in the bar I work this afternoon I'll try to translate some parts.
It's still waiting a while, but finally we have a indication of when we can expect the update!
Regards,
DaanJordaan
P.S. In addition to all of this, you can find a translation of the original press message in post #7
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I don't no about that, both articles were posted yesterday I believe
DaanJordaan said:
Dear patient Hero users,
Finally HTC officially announced a release date, well not a date but a indication
On the renowned dutch website Tweakers.net an article is posted, which says HTC gives Hero an update in march!
Tweakers.net is a very up-to-date website with updates about elctronics, games and mobile phones every day.
So I can safely say this is legitimate information.
Tweakers.net:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/65478/htc-geeft-hero-medio-maart-update-naar-android-21.html
Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/htc-hero-update-to-android-2-1-pegged-for-mid-march/
Maybe some of you guys can use google translate.
If it's quiet in the bar I work this afternoon I'll try to translate some parts.
It's still waiting a while, but finally we have a indication of when we can expect the update!
Regards,
DaanJordaan
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Do you have any link to an official press announcement by HTC? AFAIK this was again released by "some source" who claims they have information from HTC in Belgium (or Luxemburg... or another Benelux state ).
This is not more official than the previous one from HTC Poland, which said it's coming on Feb 15th. There probably is (in both cases) some guy in the support team who didn't want to tell people to wait, but made up some estimate. However those guys in support don't know much more than we do. Maybe one week before the release they get a heads up, but not now.
First announced for january.. Then poland htc site said "february", then dutch htc site said "march", then blablabl...
It will be out when it's done that's it. There is no serious announcement.
Well yeah that's true but both tweakers and engadget are pretty renowned websites, no?
Quote from engadget:
"PR released today indicates that we can expect the Hero to get an Android 2.1 update with Sense in "mid March" according to HTC's Benelux team"
Sounds to me like a pretty solid source
olafos said:
Do you have any link to an official press announcement by HTC?
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Here's the link:
http://www.whizpr.nl/persberichten/6679
And here's the part that matters:
"Met deze Android 2.1-update voor onze Hero-toestellen bewijzen we opnieuw ons leiderschap en toewijding aan het Android-platform", zegt Mark Moons, Regional Director HTC Benelux. "De HTC Hero heeft zich de afgelopen periode bewezen als best verkochte Android-toestel. Door de Android 2.1-update als eerste voor dit toestel beschikbaar te stellen, belonen we gebruikers met innovatieve functionaliteit waarmee ze nog meer uit hun Android-device kunnen halen."
I'll translate it for you:
"With this Android 2.1-update for our Hero-handsets we again prove our leadership and devotion to the Android platform", says Mark Moons, Regional Director HTC Benelux. "The HTC Hero has proved itself as best selling Android-handset. By making this Android 2.1-update available, we award users with innovative functionality, with which they can get even more out of there Android-device."
Hope I gained some confidence But to be fair I'm still a bit sceptical too
DaanJordaan said:
Here's the link:
http://www.whizpr.nl/persberichten/6679
And here's the part that matters:
"Met deze Android 2.1-update voor onze Hero-toestellen bewijzen we opnieuw ons leiderschap en toewijding aan het Android-platform", zegt Mark Moons, Regional Director HTC Benelux. "De HTC Hero heeft zich de afgelopen periode bewezen als best verkochte Android-toestel. Door de Android 2.1-update als eerste voor dit toestel beschikbaar te stellen, belonen we gebruikers met innovatieve functionaliteit waarmee ze nog meer uit hun Android-device kunnen halen."
I'll translate it for you:
"With this Android 2.1-update for our Hero-handsets we again prove our leadership and devotion to the Android platform", says Mark Moons, Regional Director HTC Benelux. "The HTC Hero has proved itself as best selling Android-handset. By making this Android 2.1-update available, we award users with innovative functionality, with which they can get even more out of there Android-device."
Hope I gained some confidence But to be fair I'm still a bit sceptical too
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So that means you can update without having to root it and all that?
http://www.htcsource.com/2010/02/video-htc-sense-on-android-2-1-enable-pinch-to-zoom-on-home-screen/
check this =)
interesting.
haha great... it looks like they kept the nice old sense ui and didn't go for the strange bubble stuff.
rpimps said:
So that means you can update without having to root it and all that?
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Official updates don't ever need root, they probably remove your root acces since the whole rom is changed from the old one.
The video is from a custom rom, at least that's how I see it, a guys hero with a different bootscreen from the hero.
I do believe it's comming in march.
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haha great... it looks like they kept the nice old sense ui and didn't go for the strange bubble stuff.
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yeah all leaks from new devices like HTC Bravo also show the classic sense UI. so it seems like the htc espresso UI was not meant for other devices. LUCKILY! The bubbles looked like a cheap china imitation of the iphone UI.
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
yeah all leaks from new devices like HTC Bravo also show the classic sense UI. so it seems like the htc espresso UI was not meant for other devices. LUCKILY! The bubbles looked like a cheap china imitation of the iphone UI.
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You don't know this for sure since the final htc sense version isn't released yet?
As said before it's a custom rom showed on that video, I found a reference to lox and belhaams (???) on another website.
Still i'd hate the bubble, so I would be pleased if they left it out after all
Stafflover said:
You don't know this for sure since the final htc sense version isn't released yet?
As said before it's a custom rom showed on that video, I found a reference to lox and belhaams (???) on another website.
Still i'd hate the bubble, so I would be pleased if they left it out after all
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well we can only hope. i also don't believe that we will get the update mid-march. First rumours claimed that the update will arrive on christmas 2009...so...
And the video flying around is really not a good thing. i mean the video has like 8:42 minutes length. And like 7 minutes are boot time....i surely hope that this is some kind of cutom rom...
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
well we can only hope. i also don't believe that we will get the update mid-march. First rumours claimed that the update will arrive on christmas 2009...so...
And the video flying around is really not a good thing. i mean the video has like 8:42 minutes length. And like 7 minutes are boot time....i surely hope that this is some kind of cutom rom...
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I do believe it's comming mid march, I read the article and it says that htc as a company released this news. Not some employee of htc poland who wanted some attention
I dunno, I haven't seen a single rom which had handwriting recognition (especially made for sense ui) in the call app. Or the icons in the menu.
Granted, I don't really try all the roms here.
It might be a leak ot something, but it doesn't seem like a rom I have seen yet.
It's not official, until it's from HTC website don't beleive what you read. Your all gettin sucked into the online hype
All the rumours where just a marketing stunt to keep selling Hero's under fals promises.
Soon HTC will apologise for not bringing out any update at all.
mach2005 said:
All the rumours where just a marketing stunt to keep selling Hero's under fals promises.
Soon HTC will apologise for not bringing out any update at all.
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I Wouldn't be surprised if your right.
I'm really getting pis..of HTC with their bulls..it announcements.
Thank god we have our custom XDA roms!
Regards,
Schmia
schmia said:
I Wouldn't be surprised if your right.
I'm really getting pis..of HTC with their bulls..it announcements.
Thank god we have our custom XDA roms!
Regards,
Schmia
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When have HTC actually announced _anything_ except that they _are_ making a ROM (see their twitter).
They have NEVER officially given a when.
@AdventVega Re: Android 2.3, we're concentrating on getting Vega's into the hands of everyone who wants them, next step will be updates!
Seems like if we don't get Gingerbread from Viewsonic we should at least be able to get it via a VEGAn build
http://phandroid.com/2010/12/08/as-...lenished-manufacturer-commits-to-android-2-3/
good news for sure.
I am sure either the Vega or Zpad fokes will get this going before VS
I don't get why a company cannot focus on both things at same time? They seem like VERY different problems.
AWESOME. This makes the work on the alpha worth it even more. we might have issues porting it, but I'm sure we can flesh it out eventually.
I'm not betting on the TnT devs to roll this out anytime soon, but maybe they'll surprise us.
Good news, but I wish they would release the Kernel source asap.
And rather than Gingerbread, maybe they could work on releasing the Honeycomb as soon as it gets available....
The Point of View Mobii TEGRA Tablet 10 is the exact same device as the Advent Vega...
I Believe the Advent Vega is only sold in the UK, where the PoV Mobii 10 is sold on the main land...
I have A PoV Mobii 10 and am currently running the latest Vega ROM (1.06.5) with Paul's MCR Add-On r6, which I gladly paid for (Ad Free subscription)...
I noticed there's a substantial difference between the Dutch and English version of the FAQs on the Point of View - The Club website.
In English they say:
Can I update my tablet to android higher than 2.2 ?
No current version will only support 2.2 there will be a new model coming next year which will support 3.0
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(Posted late 2010, so 'next year' meaning 2011.)
However in Dutch, they say:
Kan de tablet worden geupdate naar een Android versie hoger dan 2.2 ?
Voorlopig niet. Wij zijn momenteel bezig met een update naar Android 2.3. Deze update staat gepland voor 2011.
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which translates to:
Can the tablet be updated to a version higher than Android 2.2?
Not yet. We are currently working on an update to Android 2.3. This update is scheduled for 2011.
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If we go by the Dutch FAQs we will have an official Gingerbread (2.3) release coming in 2011.
If we go by the English FAQs we will have an offical Honeycomb (3.0) release coming for a similar device in 2011.
(They already announced the PoV Mobii 10 with builtin 3G, so I strongly believe this is the 'new model' they are referring to!)
Either way: Good news!
I am sure we will have a CM7 or other Gingerbread based rom on the vega before an official one anyway.
TerrAme0 said:
Good news, but I wish they would release the Kernel source asap.
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@AdventVega tweeted: "we are targeting en of Jan for the kernel."
Once that's out, get ready for the ROMs!
So far is the only custom firmware from modaco?
Anybody know if Gingerbread supports both cores of the Tegra 2? Or is that kernel related?
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i got vega in Korea. its called UX100 here. company who sold this tablet confirmed last month that they will skip gingerbread and straight jump into honeycomb in april.
evank418 said:
i got vega in Korea. its called UX100 here. company who sold this tablet confirmed last month that they will skip gingerbread and straight jump into honeycomb in april.
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well at least that is one rom we can use
evank418 said:
i got vega in Korea. its called UX100 here. company who sold this tablet confirmed last month that they will skip gingerbread and straight jump into honeycomb in april.
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Pretty good news, Gingerbread is only an incremental increase anyway and doesn't really bring any improvement for tablets. Honeycomb is looking gooood
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CalumD said:
Pretty good news, Gingerbread is only an incremental increase anyway and doesn't really bring any improvement for tablets. Honeycomb is looking gooood
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well it has one... a much better a2sd management system
Lennyuk said:
well it has one... a much better a2sd management system
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Fair enough, but after playing around with Oxygen for bit, I went back to a Sense rom, not too much to get excited about in my eyes. I thought Froyo made a bigger improvement over all, though I do like the Gingerbread keyboard but that's available in the market anyway
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CalumD said:
Fair enough, but after playing around with Oxygen for bit, I went back to a Sense rom, not too much to get excited about in my eyes. I thought Froyo made a bigger improvement over all, though I do like the Gingerbread keyboard but that's available in the market anyway
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Interesting, I found Oxygen a lot snappier. What Froyo Rom are you using CalumD?
ARAMZE said:
Interesting, I found Oxygen a lot snappier. What Froyo Rom are you using CalumD?
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I'm not saying Oxygen isn't speedy, cos it is. But I just felt Gingerbread was still a bit buggy so I'm now using AlexV's Froyo Sense v2.1. I like the overall Sense theme and with launcherpro everything runs nice and smooth Also found the Sense kernels to be a bit better on battery life for some reason.
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How did this happen
http://twitpic.com/3qlkd3
is not an advent vega (or something weird is happening there).... if you lok at the bottom says armv7 processor..... the kernel it seems to be realeased for Dixon's and it says vega.....
Oh it think it is a vega ... i should know its in my hands right now
Just read on Samsung Norway's Facebook page that ICS for the Note and the SII will be released at the end of march.
"Samsung planlegger å lansere Android Ice Cream Sandwich til Galaxy S II og Galaxy Note mot slutten av første kvartal i år. Når mer info kommer så legger vi det ut her på vår Facebook-side!"
English:
"Samsung is planning to release Android Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Note at the end of Q1 this year. When we get more info, we'll post it here on our Facebook page!"
Source: Facebook
So.. now we know!
Yes!!! Cant wait.
Hmm, just noticed that i posted this in the Q&A section. Feel free to move it to General.
Not good news for me. I can't keep the same phone for 3 months! I'm sure I'll be back eventually though.
waiting for alpha release...
Yeah I wonder why we haven't seen a leak yet :-(
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Hope so, cause after the 2.3.6 and La4 update when I go through the home screens they lag and jerk, they were so smooth and quick before the updates
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rquinn19 said:
Not good news for me. I can't keep the same phone for 3 months! I'm sure I'll be back eventually though.
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I can't stay with the same partner for longer than 3 months either.
Whoops, wasn't the figure of speech I was going for.
I hate Samsung. They are doing this 4.0 firmware terribly slow. They don't care about us. All that interests them is money.
Why Huawei did 4.0 firmware so fast for 'Honor'?! Official and final release, but samsung can't even release alpha\beta of ICS! [mod edit - watch language].
I think Samsung Norway is just playing it safe.
Samsung announced Q1, why risk a backlash by promising a premature date. I highly doubt Samsung would choose to make such a statement through a Norwegian facebook page..
That being said.. ICS is probably not coming till late march in any case..
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That means leaks will be coming spon hopefully.
GALAXY NOTE
New status from Samsung Norway (they answered some questions)
(translated)
1. Ice Cream Sandwich will be released for the following devices at the end of Q1: Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Note, Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 og Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus.
2. ICS comes with Touchwiz!
3. No, Galaxy S Plus will not get ICS.
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I'm sure they are working on Touchwiz 5 for the GS3.
I really expect some official ICS news from them next month on MWC.
Like Asus did with their transformer on CES.
It will be a long wait,this Gingerbread OS thing needs a drastic change on our GNotes and soon.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/0...e+(droid+life)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
No word of when of when other than this year...
Sounds Good..
ill press "thanks" for a Good Info...
ICS was annonced already for Tab 10.1 on Q1, march 15Th is pretty much in Q1
Kayak83 said:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/0...e+(droid+life)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
No word of when of when other than this year...
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They refer to Verizon. What about WiFi-only GT 10.1 devices? ICS this yes? LOL
The Verizon version will have camera drivers which are basically all that is lacking from making CM9 perfect.
I think it´s sad that the mobile providers are this slow pushing new software to their customers. Google already moved on to Jellybean :-/
Still no ICS? Bahhhh
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it's done when it's done...
I'm not sure whether it's worth to wait for. Honeycomb still fits my needs...
Scanflex
from Samsung's facebook page:
Samsung offers Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for GALAXY S II
We're thrilled to announce that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be served to GALAXY S II users in the European countries including Poland, Hungary and Sweden, as well as Korea today, and gradually roll out to other markets.
ICS for GALAXY Note, GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY Tab 8.9 and 10.1 will follow soon.
In addition, we'll also offer Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware upgrades for GALAXY S, GALAXY Tab 7", GALAXY S Plus, GALAXY S SCL (Super Clear LCD) and GALAXY W from end March. The firmware upgrades for GALAXY S, for example, include Face Unlock, Snapshot, Photo Editor, and others.
The availability and scheduling of the software update and specific models upgradeable to Android 4.0 will vary by market and wireless carriers' requirements.
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Looks like it's right around the corner.
How soon is soon?
josesxi said:
How soon is soon?
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You know.........Soon
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may soon be a day, a week, 2 weeks, a month, two months, but referred to Eternity could be a year or two .......
I wonder if they'll go through the release with SGSII for a few weeks, then roll out other devices.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/sams...dwich-upgrade-for-galaxy-s-ii/390405030989148
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/sams...dwich-upgrade-for-galaxy-s-ii/390405030989148
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From FB
"ICS for GALAXY Note, GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY Tab 8.9 and 10.1 will follow soon."
As a former Fascinate owner, hearing Samsung say "soon" brings back some bad, bad memories!
Anyone seen a preview of the GT 10.1 ICS rom looks ?
No I'll bet it'll be laggy as hell though!
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Smacdallas said:
No I'll bet it'll be laggy as hell though!
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The only good thing about the official ICS ROM will be camera drivers for CM9.
sassafras
Euroman28 said:
Anyone seen a preview of the GT 10.1 ICS rom looks ?
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Chances are it'll look exactly like 3.2, but with ICS features like face unlock and swipe away recent apps tucked away.
Euroman28 said:
Anyone seen a preview of the GT 10.1 ICS rom looks ?
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Here is one for the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, my guess is it will look the same: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Reena6Aiihw
http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answer...sion/L3RpbWUvMTMzMjg5Njg5MC9zaWQvUThEdkJhVWs=
awesome!
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Only one problem. According to that website there's no update planned for A501 users!
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Silverblade.nz said:
Only one problem. According to that website there's no update planned for A501 users!
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(Acer Iconia A501 + Samsung Galaxy S I9000T)
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I saw that as well. That literally sucks.
That bites as there's no reason not to. I had the choice of the A500 or the A501 and thought I'd like the option of using my tablet ANYWHERE, not just near wifi access points.... They're not that easy to find in rural Australia that are free to use...
Seeing as how the A500 is getting an upgrade I don't understand why Acer are being such dicks about getting the A501 users the update too, surely the kernel isn't that much different.... This is a good way to loose customer support, and I do have a lot of people who ask which new phone or tablet to get... This makes Acer look bad because I say its bad and my many friends (who have NO idea about a lot of technology) then parrot this to others. Its called word of mouth, it can make or break a product....
Something for Acer, and all other manufacturers, to think about.
1 old
2 old and very old
3 there is no EU listed here
4 i have 2 confirmations at least that also announced 501 in mid april update in eu countries
damador said:
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2 old and very old
3 there is no EU listed here
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1) & 2) doesn't seem that old to me...
3) There is no EU listed because it is on the Americas website...
4) Again, that is in the EU, not in the Americas...
5) Acer America is probably just being lazy, but it is an officially posted update...