Title explains it:
ROOT THE HERO!!
WHY? Because its awesome sauce! I used this method and it worked great, I recommend you:
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Get it rooted first.
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Flash the Recovery image 1.2.3 is at bottom of post.
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Now you can Flash A ROM!! I recommend
Fresh's roms personally. Don't get a Beta if you want a rom for daily use.
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Easier way to Root!! Try this!
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Step By Step, Easier Rooting from the above video!
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Help from XDA
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YouTube vid with explanation
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How to remove Bloatware Don't Remove all of it!!! Check next link.
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Apps you can remove safely
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Apps2SD2 turotial
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See if A2SD2 is working for you
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New RUU for 1.56, should fix some errors. Thanks Flipz!
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Old Stock RUU just in case you need it
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The best tethering on rooted phones. Wirelessly!!
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Hard Reset
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Fix Typos
- # of characters typed in SMS - Handcent and Chomp SMS will give you this option, both are free.
- Speech to Text - Handcent does Speech to Text, free.
- Pop up style SMS - Sms Popup and Handcent will allow you to have messages pop-up.
- MMS - Handcent is much better at handling MMS than the messaging app.
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Bad battery life? - *Workaround*
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Closing apps
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Assign Ringtones to categories
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Only music in media player
- TP2 and Hero have interchangeable batteries. EBAY is your friend.
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Correct time on home screen
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Keep screen on while charging
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Black list text messages
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Explained a little better...
- Timed lock screen - Autolock, has a timer, free.
- Keyboard double space gives you a period - Helpful to keep from pushing the 12# key.
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Keeping info just written on Opera
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Only have the contacts you want from GMAIL
- Manual profile update, if profile update won't work - Lost the link. If someone knows where it is let me know. I want the OP to get the props.
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Setting up folders for ringtones and sounds
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Flip phone over to silence ringer Thanks toast
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Take better pictures!! This is a good tip! Thanks to cwbeasley, and you better thank him!!
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Another tip for better pics...
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Headphone problems? You're not alone... Fix em!
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Tethering for free without PDANet!!
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Delete the added words from Hero dictionary
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Ad Free Web Browsing - Thanks Notrock!
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Take away accidental defaults
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Fix that pesky mail problem where you don't know what box the mail is in!!
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Easily wipe contacts and calender
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Better Bookmark Management
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Easy Hero YouTube video converting
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Easier soft resetting!! Thanks flipz
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Dialer codes! Finally we can change some serious options!
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Keep up with playlists on the Hero.
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Get ALL audio through Bluetooth. Confirmed working.
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Youtube Fix, for those who are on Fresh. I am not sure about other Roms.
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Locked out of your phone? Think its a brick?? Just found this diamond!! Someone confirm this. There will be many happy campers now!!! And thank erikdrakon.
Feel free to post in with your tip and I will try to keep this thread updated. If I didn't thank you in this post I made sure to thank you in yours. I encourage others to do the same!!