May
11
2010
In a recent official announcement they now saying that they will be pushing out the long anticipated Android 2.1 updates to the Samsung Moment and Unlocked HTC Hero sometime in Q2. While Sprint did confess that they wanted this update to be released sooner rather than later it looks like consumers will have to continue to wait for this update. Here is the official statement released by Sprint:
Hello Community Members,
We wanted to let you know that Sprint continues to work closely with Samsung and HTC to deliver the highly anticipated Android 2.1 upgrade for Samsung Moment and HTC Hero. We are on track for the upgrade to be available in Q2. Sprint had hoped to have this resolved by now – we thank our customers for their patience as we work to bring them a positive experience with this upgrade.
This has been an extremely frustrating process for Sprint customers who own the Samsung Moment or HTC Hero Unlocked . The cell phone network has been promising an update to the Android 2.1 OS for quite some time now and have kept pushing back its release. While it is understandable that they would want to ensure there are no problems with the upgrade at some point they are just going to have to release it to keep their customers happy. Everyone with an Android device would like to see an upgrade to the 2.1 OS but those on the Sprint network have been unable to do so yet. I am sure their patience is running thin. Lets just hope that Sprint can finally get their act together and release the update as promised in Q2.
Mar
30
2010
This might be some interesting news for all of you Sprint Hero owners out there. According to a screenshot posted on phandroid.com it looks as if the upgrade to Android 2.1 might be right around the corner. The leaked internal document was regarding a future fix for the phone’s Picture Mail woes but might actually point to the highly anticipated upgrade from Android 1.6 to Android 2.1. While other mobile devices are going to have everything worked out behind the scenes the Hero’s patch is supposedly set to be released alongside a broader “maintenance release” on April 9th. This broader maintenance release will provide a great opportunity for Sprint to upgrade the Hero to Android 2.1 at that time.
Of course this is not official and April 9th could come and go without any update to your Sprint Hero handset. This is purely speculation at this point but it does appear that Sprint is growing increasingly closer to releasing the Android 2.1 OS for the Hero very soon. This would be great news if it happened as soon as April 9th as some people are predicting and hoping.
The upgrade from Android 1.6 to Android 2.1 has been one of the most anticipated updates in recent mobile device history. Many Android users are quite excited to see what sort of improvements are going to come alongside this update. While the Android 1.6 OS has been a fairly efficient and popular system since its inception there are a few minor bugs and quirks that have caught the attention of many Android consumers. These avid fans are hoping that their concerns and wishes are met with the new upgraded Android version. Only time will tell how the new Android performs compared to the old version but it appears as if that time is quickly shortening.
Mar
29
2010
With March rapidly drawing to a close the anticipation for HTC’s launch of Android 2.1 in early Q2 is growing rapidly. HTC has reportedly issued a statement on a Chinese website called Plurk, which is very similar to Twitter here in the US, that they expect to release the new Android 2.1 update in HTC’s home country of Taiwan on April 26th. It is expected for this update to go global very quickly after this release on April 26th. This is fantastic news for all of us that have been waiting patiently for this new Android update. Now we finally have a set date when we can expect Android 2.1 to appear on our HTC Hero mobile devices.
Finally it appears as if the waiting is coming to an end for those of us who have eagerly been anticipating the new release of Android 2.1. I am especially excited to see the latest version of Sense UI that accompanies this Android 2.1 update. Many people have actually not been able to wait and hacked the newest update into their HTC phones. While most of us are not techy enough to perform such a task it appears that will only have to wait another month to see the latest update for Android.
It will be especially exciting to see all of the new features that are associated with the new Android OS and how the Sense UI fits in with everything. From all preliminary reports this latest update for the Android is expected to be a huge success and many mobile device users will be pleasantly surprised with the various additions made to the Android OS.
