As most HTC Hero users will be aware, they are stuck on a very old form of Android — version 1.5. Even users of the T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone, are on 1.6, which is required for all sorts of things including turn-by-turn navigation.
Back in February, the Hero was supposed to get shiny new Android 2.1 before mid-April. Then it became late April — or, if you prefer, "now".
At today's launch of Google Maps Navigation for the UK, the company's mobile maps chief, Steve Lee, cheerfully told the assembled hacks that Hero users would be able to use the new feature when they get their firmware upgrade "in June".
Yes, June. Let's give HTC a call...
UPDATE: Waiting for some info from HTC. Further thought - if HTC squeezes its update out in June, it'll be even more time before the operators roll out their customised versions...
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Crap...
Look at this:
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/htc-confirms-another-delay-to-hero-upgrade-684928
If this is true, if HTC doesn't release the 2.1 upgrade until june, I'll buy a friggin NexusOne or other brand Android phone - or even an Iphone - before shopping an HTC again... This is the definition of badwill...
And HTC have no defense. Sprint Hero and Hero CDMA-leaks have been brewn for use with the European GSM Hero for a long time now, so the only reason for not releasing it must be sales/marketing reasons, not for technical reasons - well, my responce is; I'll buy another brand next time. I'll even rather lock myself into an Iphone, at least I get upgrades...
Yeah, there you have it from an HTC lover who's on the virge of redefining HTC as a four letter word...
I have been having progressively worse 3G connectivity issues on my Hero, works great on GPRS and HSDPA but as good as dead on 3G (T-Mobile UK network). I spoke to HTC regarding this as T-Mobile weren't able to help and they told me today that the update to 2.1 was due in the next couple of weeks and that this would resolve the issue.
This has been dragging on for months and affects hundreds of users that I know of, I am for lack of any other words fuming at both HTC and the network for even allowing the phones to be continually sold when they knew abot this months ago and leaving their customers without properly working devices, it's disgusting and it won't be forgotten!
How many times are they going to delay it. This is getting very old!
Really I mean i have been waiting since freaking janurary!!! this is getting super old and i hate waiting i want to go buy a NON HTC phone