New HTC Hero ROM leaked, Flash 10 already chugging along on a few lucky G1s

Step aside, JAC Hero, there's a new firmware in town. Fatal1ty (that Fatal1ty?) and nk02 have not only managed to obtain the HTC Hero's new (and almost final) Sense UI-infused firmware, but have spruced it up for consumption by HTC Magic / Dream users. There's naturally a bit of glitchiness -- apparently WiFi and Bluetooth don't work at the moment, and the camera is all funkified, but the real treat here is the first implementation of Flash 10 on Android, even if it is a bit "laggy" on the RAM-starved G1. The widgets are also on display, and other than Flash the general experience is apparently pretty snappy. Naturally, the xda-dev folks won't be leaving well enough alone, and we should be seeing refined versions of this and future Hero firmwares leading up to and after the release of the actual device.

[Via xda-developers forum; thanks Jeremy W., screenshot by johnnylicious]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 11:54AM]

What notification is that in between the sync and usb? Looks like a Latitude marker, but a lot of social location apps use similar icons. Any ideas?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 16th 2009 1:19AM]

It's not Flash 10, it's Flash 9. Flash 10 is coming in October.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 25th 2009 12:35AM]

I put Hero on my G1 today. OMFG is it cool. BT still does not work and some things are laggy, but man is it the coolest OS in town.

It makes Cupcake look like Windows 3.1.

Some of the fun stuff, for example, is when on the G1's home page you press "Menu" and there is one item called "Scenes" which is another term for Windows themes.

It has about eight different scenes or themes (work, play, social, etc.) and it changes the wallpaper, icons, clocks, etc. Of course you can customize the desktop, but the preset themes are really cool.

I also transferred some WMV (windos media video) files, downloaded the Meridian Media pplayer and the WMV extensioned movies played! That's amazing to me.

Also nice is that you can rotate the trackball to the right or left and you have five different desktops or an expanded desktop depending on your perception of what is taking place.

One of the best experiences I have had with my G1 was immediately after I installed Hero I went to my website where I have a "click to play" icon. On click it plays a flash file. I clicked and it played flash. WOOT!!!!!!!!!!

There's also a completely different phone dialing interface. Far better than what's on Cupcake.

For example, sorely missed on my G1 "stock" interface is the lack of speed dial (only #1 works for speed dial, which is set for voice mail). Why it's set up for #1 to speed dial and no others, 2-9, is beyond me. Well Hero has speed dial options for 2 through 9.

Anyway, it's great. I was a little dismayed not to have BT, but I can live without it because of all the other features, plus the nerds at XDA are working on it. It's damn cool that Hero is on my G1.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 26th 2009 9:03PM]

Hi Michael:

I just got a Tmobile G1 a few days ago and think it's really cool, but when I saw HTC Sense it blew me away. May I ask where you got it and how you transferred it to your G1 please? I'd really appreciate it.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 25th 2009 1:05AM]

Oops.... I meant "Windows Media Video," needed to clarify, don't want you thinking there's a movie format called "windos" (some kind of Windows DOS combo) LOL.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 26th 2009 9:03PM]

I bought my Tmobile G1 few days ago and thought it was really great until I saw HTC Sense. Sense blows everything else out there away. Can anyone please help me get it on my G1? How/Where do you download it and install it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

[DizWARE Posted Aug 12th 2009 4:17PM]

Getting the Hero Rom is a nasty process, involving some risky steps that DO void your warranty. Be sure you are ready to take that risk before trying it.

This link is the most brain dead way of getting to root on android...I highly recommend sticking with the JF build they discuss in the tutorial and kind of learn the what rooting is all about, and then proceed to look up alternate builds like the one discussed(JACHero)
http://androidandme.com/2009/05/guides/beginners-guide-for-rooting-your-android-g1-to-install-cupcake/

Hopefully that helps you out a bit :)