Sprint HTC Hero getting update on April 9th, is it Android 2.1

**Andre** · 03-25-2010, 05:55 PM

http://www.fevermagazine.com/a/techn...etting-21.html

Ah, the good ol' update about updates. How many times will we do this dance until we realize we're not getting anywhere? Well, this time around, it looks like the Sprint HTC Hero may receive an update on April 9th. Purported internal Sprint documents points as so, so who are we to disagree? Could the update be Android 2.1? Because we've been waiting quite a while for our HTC Heroes to get updated. Like since October. April 9th actually isn't too far around the corner, but since these dates are never set in stone we're not about to bet the house now.

The internal document above doesn't explicitly mention Android 2.1, which is obvious cause for concern, but maybe wishful thinking will cause it to magically appear? Yeah, probably not, but Sprint

Teknosis82 · 03-25-2010, 06:04 PM

Dont think so.

**Andre** · 03-25-2010, 06:20 PM

Hey i hope so, but i am like u i dont think so.

mbell75 · 03-25-2010, 06:47 PM

Ummm, all you have to do is read to see its a fix for the picture mail problems...not good because that means they are still planning to be on 1.5 April 9th and if they were upgrading to 2.1 anytime soon, they wouldnt bother releasing a fix.

**Beer Abuser** · 03-25-2010, 09:06 PM

I keep seeing all these firmware update dates being changed around, but didn't HTC announce it was coming next week? Am I thinking of something else?

*pdx77* · 03-25-2010, 11:48 PM

Acutally April 9th is quite possible since it's early 2nd Quarter, and that leaked memo did say to look for information about the update sometime in April, so yes the date is a rumor right now, but it's quite possible that this date is correct.

zx3steve14 · 03-26-2010, 04:37 AM

im gonna say no on this rumor too

Seriously guys is this your first sprint phone or something? If sprint says 1H 2010, it means july 1st. If they say early 2Q 2010 it means end of may I seriously doubt they are going to release the update anytime soon.

**Andre** · 03-26-2010, 05:49 AM

http://www.fevermagazine.com/a/techn...ndroid-21.html

We're past mid-March and rapidly approaching the early Q2 launch estimates for the Android 2.1 update for HTC's Hero. Now Engadget Chinese has tipped us to an official HTC release date issued on Plurk (a very popular, local Twitter-like social service) in HTC's home country of Taiwan: April 26th. So we should see the update go hot globally, with the latest version of the Sense UI in tow, at about the same time. You know, if you haven't grown tired of waiting and already hacked it in.

03-25-2010, 05:55 PM	#1
Andre Cordless Phone User Join Date: Apr 25, '04 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 638 Phone: Sprint EVO Thanks: 5 Thanked 46 Times in 41 Posts SU$: 16,875	Sprint HTC Hero getting update on April 9th, is it Android 2.1 http://www.fevermagazine.com/a/techn...etting-21.html Ah, the good ol' update about updates. How many times will we do this dance until we realize we're not getting anywhere? Well, this time around, it looks like the Sprint HTC Hero may receive an update on April 9th. Purported internal Sprint documents points as so, so who are we to disagree? Could the update be Android 2.1? Because we've been waiting quite a while for our HTC Heroes to get updated. Like since October. April 9th actually isn't too far around the corner, but since these dates are never set in stone we're not about to bet the house now. The internal document above doesn't explicitly mention Android 2.1, which is obvious cause for concern, but maybe wishful thinking will cause it to magically appear? Yeah, probably not, but Sprint __________________ www.myspace.com/ladre09 www.twitter.com/theheatmag www.facebook.com/ladre09

03-25-2010, 06:20 PM	#3
Andre Cordless Phone User Join Date: Apr 25, '04 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 638 Phone: Sprint EVO Thanks: 5 Thanked 46 Times in 41 Posts SU$: 16,875	Hey i hope so, but i am like u i dont think so. __________________ www.myspace.com/ladre09 www.twitter.com/theheatmag www.facebook.com/ladre09

03-25-2010, 09:06 PM	#5
Beer Abuser Buck extra the worth always is beer good Mood: Join Date: Aug 6, '08 Location: Bay Area... Posts: 7,234 Phone: HTC PC36100 Thanks: 142 Thanked 512 Times in 399 Posts SU$: 62,411	I keep seeing all these firmware update dates being changed around, but didn't HTC announce it was coming next week? Am I thinking of something else? __________________ Never argue with an idiot - they'll bring you down to their level then beat you with experience.

03-25-2010, 11:48 PM	#6
pdx77 SU Podcast Team Mood: Join Date: Oct 7, '02 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 6,165 Phone: Samsung Moment Trades: 1 Thanks: 19 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts SU$: 19,865	Acutally April 9th is quite possible since it's early 2nd Quarter, and that leaked memo did say to look for information about the update sometime in April, so yes the date is a rumor right now, but it's quite possible that this date is correct. __________________ Want to win a SprintUsers.com T-Shirt?

03-26-2010, 05:49 AM	#8
Andre Cordless Phone User Join Date: Apr 25, '04 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 638 Phone: Sprint EVO Thanks: 5 Thanked 46 Times in 41 Posts SU$: 16,875	HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 on April 26th in home country of Taiwan http://www.fevermagazine.com/a/techn...ndroid-21.html We're past mid-March and rapidly approaching the early Q2 launch estimates for the Android 2.1 update for HTC's Hero. Now Engadget Chinese has tipped us to an official HTC release date issued on Plurk (a very popular, local Twitter-like social service) in HTC's home country of Taiwan: April 26th. So we should see the update go hot globally, with the latest version of the Sense UI in tow, at about the same time. You know, if you haven't grown tired of waiting and already hacked it in. __________________ www.myspace.com/ladre09 www.twitter.com/theheatmag www.facebook.com/ladre09 Last edited by Andre; 03-26-2010 at 06:13 AM.

03-25-2010, 06:04 PM	#2
Teknosis82 Telephone User Join Date: Feb 17, '07 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 103 Phone: HTC Hero Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 652	Dont think so.

03-25-2010, 06:47 PM	#4
mbell75 Account Inactive Join Date: Mar 19, '09 Location: SoCal Posts: 793 Phone: Nexus S 4G Thanks: 10 Thanked 35 Times in 25 Posts SU$: 8,898	Ummm, all you have to do is read to see its a fix for the picture mail problems...not good because that means they are still planning to be on 1.5 April 9th and if they were upgrading to 2.1 anytime soon, they wouldnt bother releasing a fix.

03-26-2010, 04:37 AM	#7
zx3steve14 Telephone User Join Date: Feb 24, '04 Location: colorado Posts: 107 Phone: HTC Hero Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 501	im gonna say no on this rumor too Seriously guys is this your first sprint phone or something? If sprint says 1H 2010, it means july 1st. If they say early 2Q 2010 it means end of may I seriously doubt they are going to release the update anytime soon.

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