Sprint and HTC confirm Android 2.0 update for HTC Hero and Samsung Moment

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Sprint and HTC confirm Android 2.0 update for HTC Hero and Samsung Moment

December 11, 2009 | by Evan Selleck

Android, Android News, Android OS, Android Phones, Carriers, Firmware updates, HTC, Samsung, Sprint

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Well, the time’s finally here. We have finally received word, officially, as to when a release for the next big update for Google’s Android will come. But, it’s not all flower pedals and butterflies, as the update has only been confirmed for one demographic of non DROID users: Sprint.

That’s right. As of about 4PM Central time, Sprint confirmed via Twitter that the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment will be upgraded to 2.0, or Eclair. They didn’t say an exact time or date, giving us only a cryptic “1H 2010″. What that means, folks, is that the update could come January, or the update could come by June. That’s right. They’ve got themselves quite a window there to work with, so don’t start holding your breath. They could, perhaps, do a Verizon-kind-of-manipulation of the English language, and get that update out the first week of January, but we’ll bank on some time later.

Also, no word on how you’ll get the update either. Depending on the size, it could be OTA (over-the-air), or you might have to side-load it from a computer. In the case of the HTC Hero available from Sprint, I think the latter is an option, as they have put the updates to their phones on their support site for quite some time. Though, because it is a carrier-branded phone, Sprint may push it out themselves, so who knows. But, there you go, Sprint Hero and Samsung Moment owners. You’ve got something to look forward to, and it’s not just a rumor. Congratulations!

7 Comments

TheTrotsky says:

December 12, 2009 at 2:31 am

Any word on the non-sprint Hero update? It’s been quite a while since the unspecific tweet HTC posted in Oct… I was hoping it would manifest itself before Christmas. Also is it going to be 2.0 or 2.1 as some of the leaks suggest?
- xChurch says:
  
  December 12, 2009 at 6:14 pm
  
  That's the trouble. The fact that @htc hasn't said anything regarding the unlocked Hero's update is unsettling to say the least. It's even worse, knowing that the Moment, a phone not even manufactured by HTC, is getting the 2.0 update. So, this must have been a deal between Google and Sprint. But, we'll have to wait and see. Hopefully before June of next year.
Mike C says:

December 12, 2009 at 5:29 pm

how do they expect to compete with the Droid running 2.0 when they are selling a 1.5 phone for 6 months?
- xChurch says:
  
  December 12, 2009 at 6:15 pm
  
  HTC can see it as competing with the DROID running 2.0, because the HTC Hero already has most of the features packed into 2.0. The trouble is that 1.5 doesn't seem to be the benchmark that it used to be, as Google updates its services for 1.6+, leaving 1.5 devices in the dust.
roose21 says:

December 13, 2009 at 12:15 pm

Any word on an update coming to the Orange UK Hero? I really hope the we get a slice of this eclair!
- xChurch says:
  
  December 13, 2009 at 9:15 pm
  
  You technically have to get Eclair, considering the Sprint Hero is your Hero, just in a different body. HTC can't update the Sense UI on that device, and not yours. The trouble is, we have no idea when it could happen, and HTC isn't telling anyone.
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