Comments on: Android 2.1 Coming to Other Devices Too!!

By: BBHero

BBHero — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:04:29 +0000

so it didn’t happen. when will we get 2.1 on our Hero?

By: deathrowlivson

deathrowlivson — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:02:03 +0000

aight so…is it january 22nd or in a couple of days…or is january 22nd considered a couple days..gotta know so im not sweating in anticipation every night

By: ZED

ZED — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:10:04 +0000

Every HTC Hero carrier-free will get the update,verizon Hero will also get it the others i dont know.

I have to agree…pretty dumb questions.

“why google designed the phone?” Muahahahaha
My guess is,normally this reporter does the weather,the techy reporter was sick… :D
G1 probablly wont get the update amd to go a little beyond in my guess Hero wont be getting next major update after 2.0…like it happends with all devices.
N1 will be the first with promised lifetime updates.

By: whample

whample — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:54:27 +0000

The only thing keeping the devs from making a port that will work for the G1 are the damned drivers, especially the cam one.

By: Furret

Furret — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:29:03 +0000

I just can`t wait till I can update my Hero. I`m on 1.5… The old market and stuff just sucks a little.

By: Dean Cory

Dean Cory — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:21:31 +0000

I wonder when new Droid Eris’ and Moto Droid’s will have 2.1 out of the box.

By: Joost [Amsterdam, Holland]

Joost [Amsterdam, Holland] — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:16:56 +0000

Anyone know if the HTC Hero (with HTC sense) will be able to get the new Android version too?

By: GK

GK — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:15:14 +0000

Having some devices lag behind wouldn’t be so bad if Google hadn’t made such a monumental arse-up of the Market. Management of versions is particularly poor with no tools for devs to provide multiple app versions for different O/S versions.

Beware buying an unlocked Nexus also; like many other network-unlocked handsets you may find your access to the Market crippled although I’m sure having its name attached will inspire Google to fix problems with this handset that it has blatantly ignored on other handsets for months.

Just consider before you buy, Google puts everything into new features and NOTHING into customer support. HTC may be the manufacturer but Google is the supplier and your first point of contact when things go wrong. That’s if you can find out HOW to contact them.

By: Maj

Maj — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:20:26 +0000

2.1 update won’t be brought to the HTC G1, there was a rumor that there is an update but it was denied in a few days later.
And i think google were clear about this in the event during the q&a and how the old devices are weak and wont be able to handle the 3d effects and some of the apps. So there’s no hope in waiting for an update.
anyway, im going to sell my g1 pretty soon and probably get myself the nexus one.

By: Yvonne VS

Yvonne VS — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:41:38 +0000

Does anybody know Android phones don’t have a video call camera? And why do I not see any decent software on Android that manages appointments and tasks as well as Windows Mobile?
I am a fan of HTC. I have the HTC Touch HD, and didn’t buy the HD2 because it didn’t have a secondary camera. Does anybody know if HTC’s new phones will have video call?
Thank You
Happy New Year to all :)

By: doublebullout

doublebullout — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:26:26 +0000

Rubin’s response could also be interpreted to mean that the 2.1 update will be released a couple of days after 2.1 goes open source. That could be next week, next month, or even next quarter. The quote doesn’t necessarily mean that 2.1 updates will be rolling out by the end of this week.

By: ron

ron — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:45:36 +0000

any news even 2.0 available for european htc hero ? i think htc’s been working on it but no more update so far….

By: Greg O

Greg O — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:10:47 +0000

If you really want updated roms for older Android devices, you might be better off searching XDA or googling around.. ;)

The Carriers got their money, unless there is some MAJOR feature/bugfix that is demanded, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

By: grimdeath

grimdeath — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:57:32 +0000

FFS someone think about the G1 users!! We were the early adopters that laid the road for all you whippersnapper droid users :P I would really love to know if im going to be getting any further updates on my G1…it’s been a long time since it’s even been mentioned in the news really.

I know the N1 and the Droid are getting all the headlines these days but you guys should be worried as well if it means those of you stuck in 2 year contracts will end up with a phone that’s only supported for half your contract :/

By: Quboid

Quboid — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:48:59 +0000

ianc – HTC have said on their twitter feed that Sprint Heroes will get 2.1 and I can’t imagine them creating it for one line of Heroes and not the whole range. To be released “early next year”, which now refers to this year. When they said that, the update was going to be to 2.0 so it might be delayed a bit.

The previous update was a file you downloaded to your PC, plugged in your phone and ran the updater program. That update didn’t affect the actual Android build so I don’t know for sure if it will be the same