http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/ Engadget Comments for HTC Hero (GSM) Android 2.1 update finally arrives... in Taiwan http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/2.2 is the most desired update as it gives performance improvements and tethering.]]>Jun 4th 2010 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/They probably want you to buy a newer HTC device. I'm sure XDA-Developers will find a way to bring this puppy to 2.2, hopefully.

On a side note, why do people complain that apple is not updating their 3 year old phone yet HTC doesn't even update their one year old phone to the latest OS?]]>Jun 4th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/"On a side note, why do people complain that apple is not updating their 3 year old phone yet HTC doesn't even update their one year old phone to the latest OS?"
Exactly. The fast-paced development of Android is actually a nirvana for handset manufactures, as it guarantees quick turn-around for people to buy newer handsets. Even HTC said that everybody should just buy a new phone every year.]]>Jun 4th 2010 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
Who really wants to buy a new phone every year though? Not a month goes by without a new HTC phone annoucement/release yet you are limited to the old OS. I love the HTC hardware but i'm outdated the minute i buy the phone since I'm not even certain i'll get the latest OS upgrade from HTC. ]]>Jun 4th 2010 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/To: Everyone complaining about upgrades. Don't buy a skinned UI android phone if you must have the latest OS as soon as/not too long after it drops.

Simple.]]>Jun 4th 2010 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Mystery to me too. I think people have a sense of entitlement when it comes to updates. And I don't know who started this though. Maybe it is Apple itself that somehow built the expectation in its customers that the product will be updated indefinitely.

As for mention of it during debates, it is mainly as a counterpoint that a single manufacturer and tightly controlled devices can be immune to "fragmentation" (more specifically I call it version fragmentation, but in this case obsolescence might apply better).

It seems the issue most people (here on Engadget, not sure how representative this is of the general population) have is not that version fragmentation/obsolescence happens, but rather the pace of it with Android (mainly due to its rapid development cycle both in software and hardware that runs it: major revisions every half a year and new devices coming out constantly with better specs).]]>Jun 4th 2010 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
It's said everyday, but It bears saying again (I'm sure someone will have to point it out again tomorrow) people like us, the sort of people who read technology/gadget blogs...are NOT typical. From where I'm sitting in my office I can see two guys with a Hero. They have no clue they're "obsolete" because it means nothing to them. They bought a phone on a specific date to perform specific functions...as far as they are aware their phones STILL perform these functions. They don't know about Davlik JIT, or push intents or WiFi hotspot tethering or or the fact they can't buy apps they've never even seen in the Market.

They represent the majority. THey are why HTC are gaining share each quarter.

You people seem to only GET it when it's Apple. Apple are right. they cater to the majority and their needs. They don't offer the cutting edge that jail-breaking would offer because the majority don't know or care. Why do you believe Android is different?]]>Jun 4th 2010 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/"You people seem to only GET it when it's Apple. Apple are right."
Really? I see the opposite. D0uchebag HTC can do no wrong. HTC is the love child of every gadget blog and readers, despite how d0uchy they are. Just watch how many people will complain when iPhone OS 4.0 is released, yet nobody question HTC where are the promised update for their older handsets like the Magic (HTC promised 2.x update for the Magic back in 2009).]]>Jun 4th 2010 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
That's the thing. People criticized Apple to no end for "abandoning" the oldest iPhone, yet nobody even say anything when d0uchebag HTC told them to buy new phone every year, and the fact that no Android device today have 2.2 other than the N1.]]>Jun 4th 2010 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Do you really worry who gadget blogs love this week ? Cause they never hate Apple ever period.]]>Jun 4th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
i feel your pain, i've been waiting a year for 2.1, my upgrades in december so im hoping that the update will come out by then, but i wont be holding my breath!]]>Jun 4th 2010 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 5:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
My Hero contract runs out in July what I'm thinking about doing is getting the new IPhone on an 18/24 month contract using it for a year and then putting it on ebay. I can then use the proceeds to buy whatever the hot new Android phone is off-line so I have a new phone for the remainder of my contract. Off line Android phones tend to be £300-400 and iphones tend not to depreciate much so I should be covered it just depends on how much the new Iphone costs in the first place.]]>Jun 4th 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
There just seems to be no high-end Android phones coming out in the UK, even from HTC. And older phones are just not getting updated.

They're not doing a 3G EVO, no Hero updates and no Incredible.

Why should I 'upgrade' to a previous gen phone when the iPhone4 is just around the corner?

No doubt a bunch of manufacturers will 'react' to the iPhone4 and bring out a comparable phone 6-8 months later. I swear, sometimes I think these guys *want* to lose to Apple...]]>Jun 4th 2010 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/.
The HTC Desire is a high end device and available in the UK.]]>Jun 4th 2010 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
Yeah the Desire has the same spec as the Incredible. ]]>Jun 4th 2010 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
Isn't it the same for every Smartphone or computer for that matter.

You can't expect older hardware to run the latest software especially in a marked developing as quickly as the Smartphone one. An analogy would be the PC market in the 90's. ]]>Jun 4th 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
Yes Apple invented the flip desk calendar, who knew ? they must make millions from their patent.....]]>Jun 4th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm]]>Jun 4th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Still looking around for a decent 2.1 rom atm
Hopefully this will fix help with it.]]>Jun 4th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 4th 2010 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/
Check it out!

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1002&start=0

pretty easy if you have your phone rooted

....if you dont have it rooted like me...go here! THis wiki helped me out a lot!

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_Custom_ROMs

Best of luck!]]>Jun 7th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-finally-arrives-in-taiwan/Jun 9th 2010 10:26PM