HTC has been working on Android 2.1 since last few months and have slowly started to send these updates to some old Android based devices.
HTC Hero users are also waiting to get Android 2.1 on their phones. The good news is Hero might get Android 2.1 upgrade in April end. A Modaco forum member contacted to HTC to get more information on the upcoming upgrade and he received a positive reply from HTC support team.
Support team to forum member -
Thank you for your enquiry about htc hero.
Some of the phones in our Android line up including your Hero are due to receive an upgrade, and it is scheduled to be released starting at the end of April. Your phone should be upgraded Over-The-Air. You can expect a pop-up message on your phone when connected to the internet once it is ready. When the upgrade is ready, we will notify you via our website and on various social media networks including Twitter and Face book.
If these steps have not helped, please let me know by responding using the link provided and I will be happy to check again for you.
Best regards,Ivona
HTC customer support team
HTC Corp. Global Service Division
HTC has not confirmed this news, but we might get an official announcement soon.
[via Techie Buzz]
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