HTC Hero Kernel Goes Live, and What That Means to the Rest of Us
So HTC announced via a Tweet today that they have posted up the Hero Kernel for download on their site, http://developer.htc.com/. Now while this is really for the Devs out there, here is what it could mean to the rest of us once the Devs start to play 🙂
The kernel is what controls the basic functions of the OS. So with the Hero kernel we get access to a lot more functions that were previously out of reach.
Modding of Rosie for instance (the Hero UI), which could lead to faster performance tweaks and also themes.
Bluetooth to work on current Hero ROMs for other devices (G1, Magic, etc.).
Maybe new apps like a bluetooth file transfer app for the Hero (current bluetooth file transfer apps don’t work on Hero ROMs).
Possible other exploits for Root access on certain CDMA Hero phones (ehem)…
Can’t wait to see what the Devs do with this little nugget.
We’ll update the Android Downloads section as things develop 🙂
This is greattt
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh! woah!
TheUnLockR!!! get your video camera READY!!!
Hello Methodz,
Ha, ya root coming? lol
Can’t wait for BT on the Hero. It’s the only thing keeping me from using it on my G1 for everyday use. I use it now via Wifi on my second G1 but would love it as my main OS. I will be closely watching this.
man i can’t wait…i’ve used the hero rom on my g1 but it always seems too laggy so i keep reverting to the regular g1 rom with root, hopefully it wont be long before i can go back to the hero rom again..i love that thing
I LOVE YOU ANDROID
And Adroid loves us back hahahah
what is the version of this Kernel?