If you own a Sprint HTC Hero and have not updated your firmware quickly jump to settings / about phone / system update / firmware update.  Now that we are all on the same page I wanted to get an idea what real-world improvements if any you’ve seen on your devices.  If you are using a Sprint HTC Hero go ahead and drop a comment below and let us know what’s working or not working with the 1.56.651.1 update.  Based on what we’ve seen from the forums many are still reporting less than stellar battery life even with WiFi, Bluetooth and background data sync off.  If you fit this bill we recommend following our quick tips for extending battery life on the HTC Hero here.

For those of you still wanting more information about the HTC Hero Software Enhancement to 1.56.651.2, here’s a quick rundown of what the update is intended to to improved: improvement to camera picture quality, DST (Daylight Savings Time) issue resolved, Unable to receive SMS due to full memory, Memory leak when Bluetooth is in connecting state, 3.5mm mono when not using headset with mic, and Dialer application causing excess battery draw.