!Hero Tips/Tricks/Fixes! Check here for answers!! Updated 3/13/10!!!

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Title explains it:

ROOT THE HERO!! WHY? Because its awesome sauce! I used this method and it worked great, I recommend you:
1. - Get it rooted first.
2. - Flash the Recovery image 1.2.3 is at bottom of post.
3. - 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.

- Easier way to Root!! Try this!
- Step By Step, Easier Rooting from the above video!

- Help from XDA
- YouTube vid with explanation

- How to remove Bloatware Don't Remove all of it!!! Check next link.
- Apps you can remove safely


- Apps2SD2 turotial

- See if A2SD2 is working for you

-New RUU for 1.56, should fix some errors. Thanks Flipz!
- Old Stock RUU just in case you need it

- The best tethering on rooted phones. Wirelessly!!

- Hard Reset

- 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.

- Bad battery life? - *Workaround*

- Closing apps

- Assign Ringtones to categories

- Only music in media player

- TP2 and Hero have interchangeable batteries. EBAY is your friend.

- Correct time on home screen

- Keep screen on while charging

- Black list text messages
- 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.

- Keeping info just written on Opera

- 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.

- Setting up folders for ringtones and sounds

- Flip phone over to silence ringer Thanks toast

- Take better pictures!! This is a good tip! Thanks to cwbeasley, and you better thank him!!

- Another tip for better pics...

- Headphone problems? You're not alone... Fix em!

- Tethering for free without PDANet!!

- Delete the added words from Hero dictionary

- Ad Free Web Browsing - Thanks Notrock!

- Take away accidental defaults

- Fix that pesky mail problem where you don't know what box the mail is in!!

- Easily wipe contacts and calender

- Better Bookmark Management

- Easy Hero YouTube video converting

- Easier soft resetting!! Thanks flipz

- Dialer codes! Finally we can change some serious options!

- Keep up with playlists on the Hero.

- Get ALL audio through Bluetooth. Confirmed working.

- Youtube Fix, for those who are on Fresh. I am not sure about other Roms.

- 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!!