Rumors Say European HTC Hero To Get Android 2.1 In February

We can't confirm this report but there's some word floating around that the European HTC Hero will receive the update to Android 2.1 in February. The timeframe we got was February 15-17 but obviously since no official word has come down, we can't be positive. The site with the news, android.com.pl details the changes:

Android 2.1 is much faster
One interesting option is a preview of desktops, you can zoom out two
Finders as pages in your browser. Effect. Effectively reduce the deskop,
brillant view.
Icons have clear coat
At the bottom of the menu we have: phone, menu, contacts
HTC added a nice transition when you quit the application and move around
the options.
Lock screen is not rounded.
Faster-running HTC keyboard.
New widgets from HTC.
Improved flashplayer. Operates smoothly.
Graphic change in the gallery and video player
We have more RAM. About 130-140mb after killing the process.

Of course things get lost in translation (they are Polish) but if this is at all true, we bet you Hero users are super excited. With all the Android attention having gone to the Droid and the Nexus One recently, it'll be good to be back in the spotlight. Now if only that US HTC Hero can get some 2.1 update love..

15 Comments

Posted by Terry4505

January 14, 2010 - 08:002 years ago

Or the HTC Droid Eris...

Although I love my phone, I could always love it more

Posted by Justin

January 14, 2010 - 09:232 years ago

I agree about the Eris...if Android 2.1 IS faster, bring it on!

Posted by marcch

January 14, 2010 - 10:102 years ago

1 Month... and counting... for Android 2.1 on HTC Hero!

So, there won't be any of these ugly bubbles around the icons, that we saw on leaked pictures of HTC Sense on Android 2.1? Amazing!
... Unless this "Icons have clear coat" is this awful bubble... I truly hope not.

Posted by Payke (not verified)

January 14, 2010 - 16:182 years ago

When do you expected the upgrade exactly?

Posted by ilovehtcsense

January 14, 2010 - 17:102 years ago

Ok so is it going to look like this..

http://www.androidcentral.com/screenshots-show-possible-sense-ui-htc-esp...

or this...

http://www.androidcentral.com/beta-rom-moving-along-nicely-android-21-cd...

I'm confused, anyway i like the second one A LOT better.

January 15, 2010 - 09:382 years ago

I totally agree. The second one is a thousand times better.

Posted by HechoEnCalifas

January 14, 2010 - 19:212 years ago

Im really hoping the Sprint Hero gets this update sooner than later. I know @sprint tweeted the first half of q1 but that better not mean like it did for the Pre and not come out til June.

Posted by ibrahim (not verified)

January 15, 2010 - 10:492 years ago

google - htc

we need htc hero support arabic language !!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous (not verified)

January 15, 2010 - 15:192 years ago

"we bet you Hero users are super excited"
Your bet is wrong , we stopped being excited when we got left out from all updates after 1.5 and the delays for the first fix , for my I think the Hero will be my last HTC phone , I may get something like the N1 as it's with google so it's update matter is not up to HTC.