Its been over a year now, since I got my hands on a HTC Hero for the first time, the (then) latest top of the range Android smart-phone available on the market. A lot has changed both with the phone and with myself regarding Android, so I thought I should jot down a few thoughts on the phone, software, and how I’ve found it all.
This is the story of a small green robot and a Manchester based PHP developer.
There are so many apps available on the Android Market and I haven’t tried a fraction of them, but here are the ones Im currently using on my HTC Hero, If you know of an app that does the job better, please let me know.
Applications
Adobe Reader
Amazon Kindle
beebPlayer
chrometophone
ConnectBot
Facebook for Android
Fancy Widget (Pro)
Formula 1
Google Goggles
Google Maps
Google SkyMaps
Google Translate
Launcher Pro (plus)
OpenSignal
Opera Mobile
Orange Wednesdays
Pingdom
ROM Manager (Premium) *
ShootMe*
Spotify
Terminal Emulator*
Titanium Backup*
Twitter for Android
trackME
WiFi Analyzer
WiFi Tether*
Your Orange
YouTube
ZipSigner
Games
Angry Birds
Angry Birds Seasons
Angry Birds Rio
Gensoid
Kids Paint †
Robo Defense
SNesDroid
Solitaire
ShootU!
Solitaire
Speedx 3D
Tank Hero
Tetris
X Construction
* Requires Root
† For Charlie/Riley
Phone: HTC Hero (Graphite) ~ OrangeUK
ROM: CyanogenMod7 [nightlies] | Kernel: Las Venturas – 2.6.35 ~ 352-691MHz | Radio: 63.18.55.06SU_6.35.17.03
A few people now have been tweeting and facebook messaging me asking how I installed Android 2.2 on my Orange branded HTC Hero, so thought I’d pop this quick guide together for you all.
Please note: This Guide is for people with an Orange Branded Hero (the Graphite version, with the Orange sticker on the back) but should work for everyone else too (but don’t flash the orange rom!)
All Credit and thanks go to the wonderful developers at XDA and VillainRom.
Disclaimer
While this process worked perfectly fine for me, and I have done if 4 times now, I take no responsibility if you turn your phone into a paperweight while trying to do this. If your not comfortable with the risks, please ask a friend or wait for HTC and Orange to release *snigger* an official *lol* update instead.
