The HTC Hero last updated on Android 2.1

Taiwan and the division's parent company HTC has finally released the long awaited upgrade to Android 2.1, codenamed "Lightning" Hero of the HTC. This version of the operating system from Google is available since January 2010 and the manufacturer had announced in early November 2009 that it would update what was then its flagship smartphone.

Compared to Android 1.5 "cupcake," delivered at the terminal, and within it, including the new version provides a general optimization of performance (and hence of autonomy), a revamped interface, a new browser that supports HTML5, the management of Microsoft Exchange synchronization protocol or a better management of the camera. Some features jobs like animated wallpapers have been displaced due to the relative low power processor clocked at 528 MHz HTC Hero.

Flat, the update 2.1 HTC Android Hero is at present available only in Asia, where it is made available by the manufacturer , and the United States by Sprint which markets a specific version North American cellular network. Contacted by us, the French division of HTC said he had no information about the publication of such a hypothetical update in France or even Europe.

Never mind, a hacker community Modaco quickly released a variant of the update to HTC Asia adapted European Hero. A tool can even "cook" their own ROM to remove or add an application from his browser. Still, the handling is not without risk and is not covered by the warranty.