Sprint developer site claims HTC Hero as network's "first Android device"
By Darren Murph 
posted Sep 3rd 2009 8:49AM
posted Sep 3rd 2009 8:49AM
"Announcing the HTC Hero, which will be the first Android device running on the Sprint network."The brief post (copied in full after the break) goes on to inform readers that the Sprint developer program will deploy an Android development section by September's close, and there's even a direct link to begin downloading the Android 1.5 SDK immediately. Of course, this isn't as good as a carefully worded press release from the bowels of Overland Park, but it's certainly enough to whet our appetites. C'mon Sprint -- out with the price and release date, pronto!
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Android
This section provides access to tools, SDKs, developer documentation, sample source code, and technical How-To's for building Android applications targeting Android powered devices available through Sprint.
Overview
Announcing the HTC Hero, which will be the first Android device running on the Sprint network.
By the end of September, the Sprint developer program will deploy an Android development section that will highlight some resources, value added services applicable to all android developers. FYI, you start developing now by downloading the Android 1.5 SDK
Register to attend our upcoming 2009 Open Developer Conference, where Sprint and our ecosystem partners including HTC will be talking Android:
- Technical overview sessions on Oct 26
- Android hands on coding labs the evening of Oct 26
Oh, BTW we have some BIG announcements coming by the end of the month that will be of great interest to all android developers...we promise it won't disappoint.
An SDK immediately available for download, before the phone gets launched.
Perhaps Palm should have talked a little more with Sprint before launching the Pre?
Or maybe Sprint learned a lesson from Palm?
Or maybe Android has been around for over a year, so providing a link to an SDK that exists isn't very hard.
Did you read Sprint's PR-fluff about this?
Poor Palm.
Here's Sprint's PR-fluff: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/The-Innovation-and-Openness-bw-2980301134.html?x=0&.v=1
They're undercutting the price of the Pre, too.
BTW - w.r.t. how long Android has been out - WebOS has been under development for years (3?). Palm (obviously) made a fundamental mistake by deciding NOT to have an SDK at the time the brand-new OS was displayed to the public; that could have been because they weren't capable of having one available due to lack of resources but, really, the REASON the mistake was made is irrelevant.
And, of course, the SDK STILL is not out in a robust form.
And the world is (obviously) falling over itself to "go Android".
@Freakin
It's amazing how you continue to freely display your stupidity here. Seriously, you should consider giving up typing.
Sprint Open yourself up to thousands of apps on the Now Network.™ On October 11th, Sprint is introducing our first device with the Android™ platform. Only from Sprint, it's the all-new HTC Hero,™ with Google™. Sign up for the latest Android updates at sprint.com/hero
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Whoa, I checked the developer site, and this wasn't pulled down right away, means that our phone's gonna be right around the corner!
Sprint fucked up big time. They should of kept the original look, Sprint's version is ugly as hell.
huh? Who said they changed the look of it? The last release of a hero rumor was just that... a rumor... It was supposed cheapo htc with the sense ui on it... I'm really hoping they didnt change it... I love the hero thats already out on the market... And if thats the one that comes, im switching networks... but if youre right and that last rumor turned out to be true, forget it, im all set lol
other news sites are reported that they've changed the looks. Removed the chin, added metallic buttons.
The guys at CNET say the phone has been officially announced, and they have an accompanying photo of the Sprint design team's abortion.
http://bit.ly/4sOAdW
Jesus tap-dancing Christ. Just when I think Sprint finally is getting its act together, it New Cokes itself right back into irrelevancy. For nine years, I've been a Sprint customer. I didn't bolt when it took away the totally free data plan I was supposed to have for as long as I remained a customer. I didn't bolt when I switched my number to a new area code and it jacked my data plan from $5/month to $15/month, despite telling me it wouldn't. But I can't take this anymore.
Now where's that Verizon guy with the glasses and all those technicians following him around?
wow those are some strong responses. I've been with Sprint for 7 years primarily because they are cheap, and more recently ATT service sucks in NYC, so no Iphone for me. Granted, I like UK version of the HTC Hero better, but CNet's picture shows it to be a more standard looking phone. I think you guys are over-reacting quite a bit here; it doesn't look like dog vomit. The guts of the phone are unchanged, and pretty damn good. The form factor isn't great, but jees man, compare it to the Mogul, which i do own from sprint, and well, it kind looks a lot like it. I'm betting that's what Sprint had in mind, since the Mogul did sell pretty well.
FYI, I do not work for Sprint, never have, and I am an EE.
lol @ Overland Park reference.
Lived in a neighboring suburb for almost 2 years (recently moved to FL) and actually interviewed for a few positions at Sprint (one of them in their QA testing lab for carrier certification of software/apps), Overland Park, KS is a nice place to live hehe.