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Hi, once I got my HTC Hero yest, I did a software update automatically on the way home. Do I have the lastest update to my phone? I notice that I have a hard time pressing the "+ new message" for SMS, it does not do anything. Or even then I want to add a widget to the screen, I have a hard time pressing the widget icon, but no issues pressing Program, shortcuts, and folder, just the top most selection.
Same thing happens where It doesnt do anything when pressing the + icon to add a company for the HTC stocks widget
Is there a way to calabrate the screen?
Firmware Version
2.1-update 1
Baseband Version
2.6.29-ba77cf03
buid number
2.32.651.2 CL282911 release-keys
Software number
2.32.651.2
Browerser ver
webkit 3.1
PRI Version
2.65_003

Deltatristar500 said:
Hi, once I got my HTC Hero yest, I did a software update automatically on the way home. Do I have the lastest update to my phone? I notice that I have a hard time pressing the "+ new message" for SMS, it does not do anything. Or even then I want to add a widget to the screen, I have a hard time pressing the widget icon, but no issues pressing Program, shortcuts, and folder, just the top most selection.
Same thing happens where It doesnt do anything when pressing the + icon to add a company for the HTC stocks widget
Is there a way to calabrate the screen?
Firmware Version
2.1-update 1
Baseband Version
2.6.29-ba77cf03
buid number
2.32.651.2 CL282911 release-keys
Software number
2.32.651.2
Browerser ver
webkit 3.1
PRI Version
2.65_003
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Go to menu>settings>Language&Keyboards>Text Input>scrool to bottom and you have choices of reset or calibrate

Thank you very much, however I though it would fix my issue of not being able to select new message icon, but I still cant select it.
Wont work for
+ New Message
+ Add Contact
Cant add Widget, but can add program, shortcuts and folders just fine, seems to be a sense issue for the top most "add" icon

seems like it might be a sense issue

Not really a way to calibrate the screen that I'm aware of

Deltatristar500 said:
seems like it might be a sense issue
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Try doing a factory reset, maybe some of those 1's and 0's got lost in the ether.LOL! Of course everything that you've setup on the phone except for your sdcard will be erased. If you need to that Settings>PrivacyFactory Reset. Hope this solves the issue.

theimpaler747 said:
Not really a way to calibrate the screen that I'm aware of
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Yeah the directions take you to where it says calibrate your screen. Does it help(shrugging shoulders)dunno! Personnally if feel that when you are doin those ota's and driving or moving signal loss and tower changes may give you chance to drop data.IMO

FdxRider said:
Yeah the directions take you to where it says calibrate your screen. Does it help(shrugging shoulders)dunno! Personnally if feel that when you are doin those ota's and driving or moving signal loss and tower changes may give you chance to drop data.IMO
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That just calibrates the keyboard

theimpaler747 said:
That just calibrates the keyboard
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LOL sometimes my reading is to literal HeHe.I figured that might be the case. Down in flames i goes! LOL!

FdxRider said:
LOL sometimes my reading is to literal HeHe.I figured that might be the case. Down in flames i goes! LOL!
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Lol, hey, it does calibrate something

Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...

Deltatristar500 said:
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
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Might be a phone defect.....

Deltatristar500 said:
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
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Try something actully a couple of things, first try a battery pull. Then if nothing happens ,try a complete drain of the battery run it til it shuts down then recharge and see what happens.Don't know if it will help. But you never know

How do I know if the verison I have on the Hero on my first post is the same or newer than the one on the HTC sight?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/

Man, you really should just spend a week or so messing with your phone instead of cluttering up the general section with questions that have all been answered or are easily answered by reading the guide that came with your phone. Not trying to be a ****, but Ive seen u start several threads here in the wrong section. Please use the search finction on the sight, and the user manual for your phone.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

I would love to have 2.2 on my hero, please email me with details, already rooted all that is needed is ROM. email me if you can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: No longer a noobie and figured it out. Sorry for spamming my email in earlier post didn't even think about it sorry.

oddball2000 said:
I would love to have 2.2 on my hero, please email me with details, already rooted all that is needed is ROM. email me if you can help me it would be greatly appreciated. [STRIKE]oddball2000 @ gmail .com[/STRIKE]
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You're asking to get spammed.
This is a pubic forum that gets indexed.
Try looking at the Development section of the forum for AOSP or Dev Rom.

The software version that was on my sons hero I just rooted was
2.32.651.7 .Android version 2.1 update 1 . He got that update done at a Sprint store but the system update option under settings should give it to ya. His ran pretty smooth.

stupid phone.....

twice today, my "super" phone let me down......first time was while i was showing a mate some pictures, phone just froze so i had to soft reset. second time was while another mate was in awe of my leo and wanted a play and BOOOOM......black screen>soft reset. why does it always happen when you really dont want it to...?

sorry to hear that bro. Mine has always let me down, as we speak its having a new touch screen put on as it decided to stop working

donwhann said:
twice today, my "super" phone let me down......first time was while i was showing a mate some pictures, phone just froze so i had to soft reset. second time was while another mate was in awe of my leo and wanted a play and BOOOOM......black screen>soft reset. why does it always happen when you really dont want it to...?
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mine seems to be getting quite unreliable too
might just be due for a hard reset and some spring cleaning on the sd card though, these things usually help......

conantroutman said:
mine seems to be getting quite unreliable too
might just be due for a hard reset and some spring cleaning on the sd card though, these things usually help......
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yeah it does but only untill you start filling it again with all the goodies on offer. as much as i love this phone, i do find it to be very unreliable and hard resets are a total pain......

donwhann said:
twice today, my "super" phone let me down......first time was while i was showing a mate some pictures, phone just froze so i had to soft reset. second time was while another mate was in awe of my leo and wanted a play and BOOOOM......black screen>soft reset. why does it always happen when you really dont want it to...?
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I see you've installed lots of stuff - themes, CHT, CHT widgets, fonts etc...It might be from one of these or ... have you flashed a new ROM recently without first cleaning up your SD card from system files left from previous ROM? Backup your photos, empty your DCIM folder and then copy back only the photos - make sure there's no cache file from previous rom (if that's the case).

drkalo said:
I see you've installed lots of stuff - themes, CHT, CHT widgets, fonts etc...It might be from one of these or ... have you flashed a new ROM recently without first cleaning up your SD card from system files left from previous ROM? Backup your photos, empty your DCIM folder and then copy back only the photos - make sure there's no cache file from previous rom (if that's the case).
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i've never flashed my phone but yes, i have loads of gear installed which i guess doesnt help. if my phone crashed just on me i couldnt really give a rats, you just dont want it to happen when a mates checking it out, doesnt look good. but whatever, im still diggin the phone.....

**** phone ever! enough said!

Love the hardware, hated the software (Cookie went some way to improve this), but Android solved all my problems

HD2 + android = top
try the moto build (mytouch), works great and it's smoother then the HD builds

donwhann said:
i've never flashed my phone but yes, i have loads of gear installed which i guess doesnt help. if my phone crashed just on me i couldnt really give a rats, you just dont want it to happen when a mates checking it out, doesnt look good. but whatever, im still diggin the phone.....
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Just asking .. but why have you not flashed your phone ?
You can make the phone whatever you want and by adding in some good cabs you can make the hd2 faster and have those guys with Iphones who have allways hated my phone actually say wow .. that phone is cool

snarf1974 said:
Just asking .. but why have you not flashed your phone ?
You can make the phone whatever you want and by adding in some good cabs you can make the hd2 faster and have those guys with Iphones who have allways hated my phone actually say wow .. that phone is cool
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dunno really, im quiet happy just using cht as a base and going from there. untill the phones paid for (end of contract) i'll plod along doing what im doing, once its paid for then i'll probably look into the world of flashing.......but by then i'll have probably moved over to the newest android phone thats out..

Need Help Android Market won't donwload

Hey i got a problem,
If I try to download something it looks like its about to start i even see how big the file is but then it just stops and exit back to the market front anybody got the same problem?

MACBLACK91 said:
Hey i got a problem,
If I try to download something it looks like its about to start i even see how big the file is but then it just stops and exit back to the market front anybody got the same problem?
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Yes, exact problem I have. I also realized my sd card all of a sudden became "read only" and can't place anything on it (no pics/vids/etc). Read these forums and it's recommended to remove everything from sd card and format it again.,then place everything back.,.,gonna try it when I get home

MACBLACK91 said:
Hey i got a problem,
If I try to download something it looks like its about to start i even see how big the file is but then it just stops and exit back to the market front anybody got the same problem?
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Try unmounting sd card, download , then mount card...search for this and you'll find the answers

Yes i will try it also hope it works....

@deadmansink
didn't work it just stops immediately, its like one sec it shows like 324kb and then this disappears. I will try to make a new google account and see if that works

MACBLACK91 said:
@deadmansink
didn't work it just stops immediately, its like one sec it shows like 324kb and then this disappears. I will try to make a new google account and see if that works
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You can also search the net for .apk's or go here:
http://www.androidzoom.com/
Are you trying to download via WiFi or data, there may be issues there.

Im on data right now , im about to check if it works with wifi.
Could it maybe be becouse I updated my android market to the new one but it had errors and always closed so I put the firmware back on new now its the old one again?

MACBLACK91 said:
Im on data right now , im about to check if it works with wifi.
Could it maybe be becouse I updated my android market to the new one but it had errors and always closed so I put the firmware back on new now its the old one again?
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I think it may be a connection problem. If it works with WiFi and not DATA, then we know it's a DATA problem...

well ... it still doesnt work ill do another reinstallation with another google email then we'll see if it works but that for the help

Mine automatically updated itself while I was out and about just now.
I am on DHD build and have the accounts & sync background data enabled all the time.

velocity on flipside?

ive had a odd phone crash i cannot recover the phone from its esentialy a brick now. it turns on and functions sort of but the home page is missing just a blank black screen is there and only the notifacations bar and lock screen works. has anyone ever tryed to flash a velocity rom onto a flipside? if so does everytihng work right afterwards?

sirtokesalot said:
ive had a odd phone crash i cannot recover the phone from its esentialy a brick now. it turns on and functions sort of but the home page is missing just a blank black screen is there and only the notifacations bar and lock screen works. has anyone ever tryed to flash a velocity rom onto a flipside? if so does everytihng work right afterwards?
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Don't know what a velocity rom is, but sounds like you either uninstalled your launcher or it is corrupt. Are you rooted? That's the only way I know that you could have uninstalled it. Here's what you can do to recover regardless. Go to play market from your computer, sign in with your assosiated account to the device and find a home launcher you like. I've used launcher pro and go launcher ex on the flipside. Send your choice to your phone. Then when you unlock the phone, press the home key and you should be given the choice to use the new launcher. Should fix, but you'll have to do some customizing.

it was rooted however i dont think it is now because i tryed to do the master reset when it first happened. will this still work without being rooted?

sirtokesalot said:
it was rooted however i dont think it is now because i tryed to do the master reset when it first happened. will this still work without being rooted?
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Should still work. Doesn't hurt to try.
You can use this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582 to root again. Just did it on mine and worked perfect. Credit to DooMLord.

well unfortunetly i cannot remember the account i made with the phone so i dont tihnk the file is getting to the phone. is there another way to get the launcher into the phone?

sirtokesalot said:
well unfortunetly i cannot remember the account i made with the phone so i dont tihnk the file is getting to the phone. is there another way to get the launcher into the phone?
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Not without being able to access the home screen. If you can't remember the google account associated with the phone, sounds like only option is to reflash with the stock sbf. You will lose all data on the phone but not the sd card. The files needed are in the development section.

i did it. i did another master reset resetup the emails form the beginning still had issues messed with the phone got the voice commands to open and told it to open the market by voice command and downloaded it from the phone. its working again now.

sirtokesalot said:
i did it. i did another master reset resetup the emails form the beginning still had issues messed with the phone got the voice commands to open and told it to open the market by voice command and downloaded it from the phone. its working again now.
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Awesome. Glad it worked out. Forgot about voice search cuz I never use it. Any idea how you lost your default launcher?

im not entirely sure how the original got corrupt or missing i unlocked it to make a text on the 26th and it just dident load the home. but its working just as good as it always has now.

well its been a few days the phone works great thogh im not entirely liking the new buttons on the bottom. does anyone know where to get the original motorola flipside home launcher?

sirtokesalot said:
well its been a few days the phone works great thogh im not entirely liking the new buttons on the bottom. does anyone know where to get the original motorola flipside home launcher?
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Not sure if this will work, but you can try it... extracted from the Froyo SBF
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1077120/Android/Apps/BlurHome.apk
Might need to be a system app to work

it worked perfectly. i just needed to download a home switcher to get it to switch over. thnak you for your great helpfull info.

New Google Phone app update 05-15-18

There's a new update on the Play Store for the stock Google Phone app. And man they killed one thing I LOVED the most about it, the swipe to the different panels. I would always swipe left to my Favorites, or swipe right to the Contacts, or further swipe to the Voicemail. It was so smooth and fast, to just swipe from anywhere on the screen.
Now it's been moved to the bottom of the screen, no more swiping, now you need to tap on which panel you want. Which to me takes even longer now, and is not as fast and smooth as before.
I have been using the stock Google or ASOP Phone app for years, probably 8 years or so. This change is no bueno.

It was probably done for the benefit of those with phones that had less than quality touch screens and might have activated swipes unintentionally.
I dont mind though.

Oh man. Just go the update, too. I hate it that I can't swipe. In what weird direction is Google moving? I don't get it. They keep removing great features or replacing them with things nobody asked for or things completely out of touch with users.
The argument of the guy above me is kinda invalid. Even the worst digitizer + SoC combo will be able to do a simple swipe. I don't buy that argument, whoever came up with it. Even if they did not. In what world is an inferior, low end device getting a recent Android version on which the latest phone app is available?
Thank god apk mirror exists. AFAIK 18.0.187698947 is the latest and last one with swipe enabled.

Do you have the link for the .apk of a previous Phone app

Zorachus said:
Do you have the link for the .apk of a previous Phone app
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Just uninstall the update on the play store.

Str0ntium said:
Just uninstall the update on the play store.
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Good idea, thanks. I did, and now I have swipe back

Zorachus said:
Good idea, thanks. I did, and now I have swipe back
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Awesome :good:

Mine keeps stopping!
I haven't been able to use the "Phone" app since the update!
I've done everything but reset the phone, nothing works and
since I can't even open the app, I can't even get rid of the update.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.

samteeee said:
Mine keeps stopping!
I haven't been able to use the "Phone" app since the update!
I've done everything but reset the phone, nothing works and
since I can't even open the app, I can't even get rid of the update.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
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Can you open the play store? Don't need to open the phone app.

Str0ntium said:
Can you open the play store? Don't need to open the phone app.
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Sure can! You mean disable the phone app?

samteeee said:
Sure can! You mean disable the phone app?
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No. Open play store, search for "google phone", uninstall.

Str0ntium said:
No. Open play store, search for "google phone", uninstall.
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Mine is still the "Factory Version" so I can only
disable or update!

samteeee said:
Mine is still the "Factory Version" so I can only
disable or update!
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That would seem to indicate that it has not been updated, and the update is not the cause of your issue. Try updating?

Str0ntium said:
That would seem to indicate that it has not been updated, and the update is not the cause of your issue. Try updating?
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I have and still the same!

samteeee said:
I have and still the same!
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I take it you're saying the May security update is when your phone app broke, right? If that's the case, you can try flashing the May factory image after removing -w from the batch file. That 'should' rewrite the phone app, but I am not 100% sure it will. If not, a factory reset/reflash with wipe command left in batch file might be necessary unless someone else has an idea.
Maybe try an earlier version apk from apkmirror.com

Str0ntium said:
I take it you're saying the May security update is when your phone app broke, right? If that's the case, you can try flashing the May factory image after removing -w from the batch file. That 'should' rewrite the phone app, but I am not 100% sure it will. If not, a factory reset/reflash with wipe command left in batch file might be necessary unless someone else has an idea.
Maybe try an earlier version apk from apkmirror.com
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No the May update was fine, right after the app update started crashing.
But I think I'll try the earlier version from "apkmirror.com" before committing to re-flashing again.
Thank you.

samteeee said:
No the May update was fine, right after the app update started crashing.
But I think I'll try the earlier version from "apkmirror.com" before committing to re-flashing again.
Thank you.
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Let us know how it works out.

Str0ntium said:
Let us know how it works out.
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I had to disable the system "Phone" app first then installed
the latest that I downloaded from apkmirror.com and got
my phone going finally!
Thank you for replying.

samteeee said:
I had to disable the system "Phone" app first then installed
the latest that I downloaded from apkmirror.com and got
my phone going finally!
Thank you for replying.
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Cool! Good to know you didn't have to do a reset.

Based on the layouts for their new apps like the pixel 2 launcher or chrome beta, it looks like they are making apps easier to navigate with one hand by placing things towards the bottom of the screen. Seems easier to navigate than having to reach to the top of the screen in the prior version.