[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] AychTeeSee:
3.0.1 released! Now 100% sense free, and with working contact sync!

Enjoy my work? Then please donate to help me get an Acer Liquid so I can develop for that too :)

NOTE: This is MUCH different than simply unchecking HTC Sense in the MoDaCo Custom Custom ROM! This is the full Android package- just like a magic or dream.

This is VERY likely the fastest ROM for Hero available!

Hello everyone;

Recently I have been working with Vanilla Android and have grown to adore it through AOSP releases. However, AOSP releases didn't have the speed nor the stability to meet my expectations- so I started working with a 2.73.405.66 ROM and removed the HTC bloatware. The result has been a VERY fast, stable ROM.

What Works:

-Everything in the MoDaCo custom rom. After installation, everything is (even more with 3.0) shockingly stable.

-Unlike AOSP roms, all the hardware works properly and you get to experience vanilla Android.

What DOESN'T Work:

Bluetooth (on 3.0)

Inconsistencies:

None!

Parts of sense that haven't been removed:

As of release 3.0, all sense has been removed!

This is a very stable ROM. It runs lightning fast, and saves a lot of memory.

AychTeeSee's Vanilla Cupcake ROM features:

Apps2SD
Teknologist's 1.91 kernel
Busybox
Nano
Root
Spare parts
...And the rest is pure vanilla Android!

With my custom orientation-responsive Launcher.apk!

If you want the HTC keyboard, refer to this thread:

http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero...d/#entry1167512

Changelog:

3.0.1: Fixed Google contact sync.

3.0: HUGE changes, now 100% vanilla, no HTC bloat left. Fixed messaging bugs, and all existing ones.

2.1: Fixed root bug, switched base to 2.73.405.73.

2.0: Switched ROM base to my custom 2.73.405.66 release, added HTC keyboard and Android notes app, removed bootup sound, fixed ringtone bug. Experimental!

1.4: Vanilla Android theme (whew! tough), white notification bar. Aesthetic release.

1.3: Upgraded to Teknologist's 1.91 kernel, disabled ramzswap, removed more HTC. Faster. Speed release.

1.2: Added Nexus One boot screen (because I luvs the Nexus One), added Calendar app, and TELUS APNs. Minor release.

1.11: Fixes Google Account signin bug.

1.1: Added the G1 ringtones. Fixed music player. Removed more HTC libraries. Basic calendar framework in place, not yet activated. Added my accelerometer-orienting Launcher.apk.

1.0: Fixed all the acore bugs :), compiled Android setup wizard, added my custom voice recorder app. Even LESS HTC.

0.5: Temporarily removed white toolbar, thus fixing htc framework issue. Less HTC libraries.

0.4: Added Alarm Clock app, white toolbar, new settings.

0.3: Initial public release.

0.1 - 0.2: Internal releases, porting the apps and fixing HTC dependencies.

Download 3.0.1:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/a20abae/n/..._0_1-signed_zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/345609796/Aych....0.1-signed.zip

Download 2.1 (if you need bluetooth):

http://rapidshare.com/files/340207020/Aych...-2.1-signed.zip

Can't connect to 3G on 2.1?

For some strange reason, in Android 1.5's settings provider, mobile network is disabled by default. To enable it, hold the power button and select "Enable Mobile Network". GPS is disabled by default too, this can be toggled in settings.

Cheers!

Andrew